Conservation Authority releases ‘Protecting New Zealand’s Rivers’ paper
A recent report outlines proposals for improving river protection.
Tag: "Conservation"
Dec 06, 2011 | 0 comments
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New sonar devices to aid bat bounce-back
New sonar devices to aid bat bounce-back A long-tailed breed of little Hamilton natives, who navigate by sonar, is threatened with extinction by hungry rats and loss of suitable trees. So Environment Waikato (EW) and Hamilton City Council (HCC), along with the Riverlea Environment Society, have launched a new conservation initiative called Project Echo to […]
May 26, 2010 | 0 comments
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Hush payment to DoC signals time for RMA reform
“Thank you very much Meridian Energy – we now know the price of recognising conservation values on private land,” says Don Nicolson, Federated Farmers President. “Thousands of hectares of indigenous vegetation and outstanding landscapes have been protected on private land by district and regional plans under the guise of section 6 of the Resource Management […]
Feb 17, 2009 | 0 comments
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City gardeners can help save wasps
Conserving areas of bush and forest in cities is essential to the conservation of New Zealand’s wasp species, according to research from Victoria University. With more than 1,000 native species, wasps are an important part of New Zealand’s biodiversity says Dr Rudi Schnitzler. “Despite their fearsome reputation, very few wasps are capable of stinging humans; […]
Feb 09, 2009 | 3 comments
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