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COMMENT: Fishing is not the only threat, we are also mistreating the environment.
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Forest & Bird files Environment Court appeal
Call for more protection of endangered birds under Northland's Regional Plan.
Napier City Council wants more control over stormwater
The 'status quo' is not working in terms of managing stormwater, NCC says.
Climate change's 'thermal squeeze' hurting our birds
A "thermal squeeze" is driving threatened birds to higher, colder pockets of NZ's forests.
Letters: Cultural events protocol, our wildlife in crisis, council pay rates, the name of god
Never before has nature needed our help the way it does now.
'Border controls needed to stop kauri dieback'
Urgent action is needed to prevent the disease spreading to Waiheke, Forest and Bird said.
Climate change's hot summers could unleash more rat infestations
Rats get frisky in the hot weather and this can lead to population explosions.
It's not just Titirangi: Rat infestation doubles across NZ
Expert reveals there is a huge explosion in rat numbers in both forests and urban areas.
Hauraki Gulf: How to save our big blue backyard
"When we stop putting ourselves above the environment, we will get change."
Comment: Nature needs a game-changer
Comment: Environment Aotearoa 2019 report won't tell us how to fix our bleak situation.
Report card on NZ's vanishing nature: Must try harder
More work urgently needed to arrest decline of NZ's vanishing nature, report finds.
Tensions as council mulls future of popular Waitākere Ranges
Proposal to keep much of the regional park closed - but not everyone agrees.
Native trees 'dying from lack of water' while irrigator sprays road, Forest and Bird says
Owner of the farm says he is devastated by the incident in which the water was wasted.
More Hector's dolphin deaths prompts call for trawling ban
Three more endangered Hector's dolphins die in trawl nets, angering environmentalists.
Thomas Markle could face legal action over leaked Meghan letters
Kensington Palace considers legal action over leaked letter from Meghan to her father.
SPCA clarifies stance on 1080: 'Not anti-pest control' but must be humane
A statement said it realised there was "a need for population control of some species".
Auckland tree war put on hold by council
Pines stopped growing years ago, are stagnating and dying on their feet, says expert.
Calls for crayfish fishing ban for Auckland, Bay of Plenty as population 'collapses'
Forest & Bird wants to see a three-year ban to allow the population to recover.
Ruling could set precedent for mining on council reserves
A court ruling issued today could mean council reserves are better protected from mining.
Big bird: Kererū crowned New Zealand's Bird of the Year
Humble kererū beats out the kākāpō and kakī to win Bird of the Year competition.
Aussie hacker tries to shag way to top of bird comp
The shag went from one of the least voted for birds to the most, thanks to the fake votes.
DoC looks into claim 1080 dropped on people
DoC investigating claims that a helicopter pilot dropped 1080 on people.
Call to shut public out of all kauri forests
Forest and Bird has shut its own reserves to dramatise a need to close all kauri forests.
Concern over loss of wetland for skifield grows
Forest and Bird considering legal action after NZSki granted consent to build on wetland.
Dazed ruru ready to return to the wild
Neurological exams and flight test assured vets the ruru's reflexes work correctly.
Fishing boats refusing to take Govt observers: Forest & Bird
Lobby group says data shows 'industry is plagued by rogue operators'.
Dazed morepork needs neurological exam
The ruru may have flown into a window or been hit by a car.
Dazed morepork found outside cafe
It is not usual for ruru to sit on the ground in public and allow people to approach.
Cruise ship slaughter: Seabirds die in boxes
Calls for improvements after seabirds die aboard cruise ship after being placed in boxes.
Second endangered NZ sea lion killed in squid fishery
Two critically endangered NZ sea lions accidentally killed by boats this fishing season.
Farmer 'wiped out' third of rare NZ plant species
Brent Thomas says he is "horrified" and is working to reach a collaborative solution.
Fly-overs find 450 potential kauri dieback sites
Fly-overs reveal hundreds of new sites possibly infected with kauri dieback disease.
Long struggle over seabed mining continues in High Court
Ngāti Ruanui has strong case against seabed mining, will never agree to it.
DOC's latest move in battle against kauri dieback
Forest and Bird questions whether new stations will do much to stop spread of the disease.