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Oil Spill update from New Zealand

Monday, December 19, 2011

The last two months of 2011 brought some good news for Forest & Bird (BirdLife in New Zealand) in the wake of the country’s worst ever maritime environmental disaster in October.

Pukeko crowned New Zealand Bird of the Year

Friday, November 25, 2011

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Pukeko crowned New Zealand Bird of the Year

The swamp-loving Pukeko has won Forest & Bird’s (BirdLife in New Zealand) annual Bird of the Year election...

Underbird ahead in the New Zealand polls

Thursday, November 17, 2011

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Our Critically Endangered parrot, the Kakapo, and our blue-suited swamp hen, the Pukeko, are well in front of the flock in Forest & Bird’s (BirdLife in New Zealand) annual Bird of the Year poll.

Celebrities flock to secure New Zealand’s Bird of the Year

Thursday, October 20, 2011

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Celebrities flock to secure New Zealand’s Bird of the Year

Singer Hollie Smith, actress Lisa Chappell and former All Black and seabird advocate Anton Oliver are throwing their celebrity weight behind some of our native birds in Forest & Bird’s (BirdLife in New Zealand) annual avian popularity contest, which opens today...

Tragic impact on wildlife from New Zealand oil disaster

Thursday, October 13, 2011

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Tragic impact on wildlife from New Zealand oil disaster

Hundreds of dead birds have already been found along the Bay of Plenty coastline as a result of the Rena oil spill disaster but these represent just a fraction of the affected wildlife, Forest & Bird have said.

New Zealand must wake up to oil spill dangers

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

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New Zealand must wake up to oil spill dangers

Forest & Bird have said the unfolding oil spill disaster in the Bay of Plenty is a stark warning about the potential catastrophe that could result from deep sea oil drilling in our waters.

Action needed to prevent environmental disaster in New Zealand

Monday, October 10, 2011

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Action needed to prevent environmental disaster in New Zealand

Forest & Bird (BirdLife in New Zealand) have said urgent action is needed to avoid an environmental disaster and to minimise seabird deaths as a result of the oil spill off the Bay of Plenty coast.

Forest & Bird appeals Denniston mine consent

Sunday, September 18, 2011

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Forest & Bird appeals Denniston mine consent

Forest & Bird (BirdLife in New Zealand) appeal against plan for open-cast coal mine

BirdLife speaks out on New Zealand seabird by-catch

Thursday, September 8, 2011

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BirdLife speaks out on New Zealand seabird by-catch

BirdLife International has joined forces with its New Zealand Partner Forest & Bird to remind their government there of its responsibilities towards reducing the toll of seabirds in the country’s fisheries...

Forest & Bird welcomes new marine reserve, but more needed…

Friday, August 26, 2011

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Forest & Bird (BirdLife in New Zealand) said today it welcomed the upcoming official opening of the Tawharanui Marine Reserve north of Auckland but warned it was a drop in the ocean compared with what is needed to give adequate protection to New Zealand’s marine life...

Forest & Bird wants unique West Coast environment saved

Friday, July 8, 2011

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Forest & Bird wants unique West Coast environment saved

Forest & Bird (BirdLife in New Zealand) announced today its proposal for a reserve on the Denniston and Stockton plateaux to protect the last remaining habitat of several endangered species, outstanding landscapes and unique ecosystems.

Seabird scientists warn of flaws in New Zealand bycatch framework

Thursday, June 23, 2011

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Fifty seabird biologists have written to New Zealand’s Fisheries Minister, concerned that the proposed framework for managing the incidental mortality of seabirds in New Zealand fisheries is flawed.

Tribute to conservationist Don Merton

Monday, April 11, 2011

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Tributes have been paid to New Zealand conservationist Don Merton.

Kokako chicks hatch in Auckland’s Ark

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

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Forest & Bird (BirdLife in New Zealand) have announced that the North Island kokako chicks have hatched in the Ark in the Park open sanctuary – the first time the threatened birds have bred in Auckland’s Waitakere Ranges for 80 years...