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Waiheke Island, New Zealand. Credit - https://jonistravelling.com/
Mana whenua to place rāhui around Waiheke
January 29, 2021

Mana whenua on Waiheke island are placing a 2 year rāhui around the island in a bid to stop four species of kaimoana from disappearing.

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New Zealand Parialemt house, Wellington. credit - https://www.parliament.nz/
New Zealand Continues To Disregard Biodiversity Targets, Lobbies For More Bottom Trawling
January 22, 2021

New Zealand is fast developing a reputation as a South Pacific vandal, says Greenpeace, as the government continues to fight against increased ocean protection.

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coral reefs. Credit - mongabay.com
New Zealand secures global sustainability event on coral reefs
January 21, 2021

The International Coral Reef Society’s Symposium will be held in Auckland in...mid-2025...The conference will bring together top scientists, environmental managers, conservationists, and others, giving an opportunity for New Zealand and Pacific experts to share insights with global coral ree

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Scallops (file photo). Photo: 123rf
Coromandel residents declare voluntary rāhui on collecting scallops at Opito Bay
December 19, 2020

Coromandel residents have declared a voluntary rāhui on collecting scallops from a bay on the eastern side of the peninsula. The ban at Ōpito Bay over summer is being put in place to prevent the collapse of the shellfish's population.

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how 20th century settler writers foreshadowed the Anthropocene. Credit - Shutterstock/Francisco Duarte Mendes
The forgotten environmental crisis: how 20th century settler writers foreshadowed the Anthropocene
December 11, 2020

Just as writers and artists today are responding to the Anthropocene through climate fiction and eco art, earlier generations chronicled an environmental crisis that presaged humanity’s global impact.

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Heritage Expeditions tour of Doubtful Sound. Credit - KATE EVANS/STUFF
The story of New Zealand's earliest conservation efforts
December 11, 2020

On Pigeon Island, in the shadow of the mighty bulk of Resolution Island in Fiordland’s Tamatea/Dusky Sound, there’s a poignant ruin. A few moss-covered bricks where a house once stood.

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The Environmental Defence Society warns of "death by a thousand cuts" to unique landscapes such as Waiheke Island due to lack of appropriate planning and protection. Photo / File
Auckland's Hauraki Gulf islands at risk from development, lack of protection: 'Death by a thousand cuts'
December 3, 2020

The unique landscapes of some of Auckland's treasured Hauraki Gulf islands are at risk from development and a "woeful" lack of planning and protection, a new report warns.

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Kākāpo could live in a proposed eco-sanctuary in Wellington. Pictured: Ruapuke survived hatching from a crushed egg and is now living on Whenua Hou/Codfish Island. (File photo)
Huge eco-sanctuary on the cards for Wainuiomata a 'game changer' for threatened species
November 25, 2020

The hills above the Hutt Valley could become the first mainland home for the nationally critical kākāpo, with plans on the table to build a massive, fenced eco-sanctuary.

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whale and dolphin strandings, Chatham Islands, New Zealand. Credit - Sam Wild
Scores of pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins dead after Chatham Islands stranding
November 25, 2020

More than 100 pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins are dead after being stranded on the Chatham Islands.

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Marlborough's largest braided river, the Wairau River, in 2016. credit - https://www.stuff.co.nz/
Wairau River Regional Park Plan Gets Green Light
November 20, 2020

A “visionary” new regional park along the banks of the lower Wairau River will be the first of its kind in Marlborough...Committee chair Nadine Taylor said the project was visionary and would safeguard and strengthen the natural values of Marlborough’s iconic Wairau River.

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