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Forest & Bird calls for Mackenzie drylands park

Forest & Bird calls for Mackenzie drylands park

29 July 2010 – Wellington Forest & Bird media release Independent conservation organisation Forest & Bird welcomes the announcement by the Environmental Defence Society today that it has won a High Court case challenging intensive dairy farming in the Mackenzie Basin.

Horticulturists sentenced for the illegal importation of insects

Horticulturists sentenced for the illegal importation of insects

Two horticulturists, who pleaded guilty earlier this year to charges related to the illegal importation of the predatory mirid bug, Macrolophus pygmaeus, appeared in the Auckland District Court today for sentencing.

Pesticides need modern assessment

Pesticides need modern assessment

The New Zealand Food Safety Authority and the Environmental Risk Management Authority need to adopt the European Union method of assessing chemicals used on food the Green Party said today.

Sustainable Futures with Māori Land

Sustainable Futures with Māori Land

Dr Pita Sharples – Distinction Hotel; Rotorua There is one place in the world to which I will always return. From the old pā site at Horehore, I can trace my descent back over 46 generations to Tararoa.

Aoraki’s Eco-Building Course Has Given Hastings Designer The Edge

Aoraki’s Eco-Building Course Has Given Hastings Designer The Edge

Why build a wall to act as a windbreak when you can use natural contours of the land to achieve the same effect?

Black currants could relieve stress

Black currants could relieve stress

From champion sharpshooters to share-broking gurus, computer gamers to global athletes, the Blackcurrant is poised to be the beautiful berry!

Baring Head property purchased for future generations

Baring Head property purchased for future generations

Greater Wellington Regional Council Chair Fran Wilde and Minister of Conservation Kate Wilkinson today announced a consortium bid to buy a 240ha block of land at Baring Head had been successful.

IUCN Opens One Of Europe’s Greenest Buildings

IUCN Opens One Of Europe’s Greenest Buildings

Walking The Talk – IUCN Opens One Of Europe’s Greenest Office Buildings Gland, Switzerland, 4 June 2010 (IUCN) – IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, inaugurates its new Conservation Centre today, setting a benchmark for sustainable office construction.