Conservation Authority releases ‘Protecting New Zealand’s Rivers’ paper
A recent report outlines proposals for improving river protection.
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Dec 06, 2011 | 0 comments
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Urgent recall of strawberry kits sold by The Warehouse
MAF is urgently recalling strawberry seed kits sold by The Warehouse due to biosecurity risk.
Nov 23, 2011 | 0 comments
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Rose named after city gardens blooms in awards
A rose named after Hamilton Gardens has claimed a category award at the annual Pacific Rose Bowl.
“Greening the Rubble” wins growing support
A community response to the Canterbury earthquakes has received a prestigious local award for building temporary parks and gardens on damaged sites.
NGIA life member Mark Dean wins major conservation award
Campaigner and conservationist Mark Dean has been awarded the prestigious Loder Cup.
Sep 14, 2011 | 0 comments
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Size does matter….. are our kiwifruit exports in jeopardy?
The overuse of a chemical that helps fruit grow faster is causing a rash of exploding watermelons in eastern China. The same chemical is being used by a large number of NZ kiwifruit growers to boost fruit size.
May 26, 2011 | 0 comments
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Eco-friendly swimming pool revolution reaches NZ
A truly natural alternative to chemically reliant conventional swimming pools is now available in New Zealand.
Motueka-based Natural Pools NZ Limited, owned by accomplished landscape architect Alex Traut and Dr Hans Brutscher, is the exclusive agent for internationally-renowned Biotop Pools, an Austrian company that has designed and constructed over 3000 natural swimming pools in a quarter [...]
Mar 01, 2011 | 2 comments
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Pest Alert! Rainbow Skink
You may be aware that, in July last year, Department of Conservation and MAF Biosecurity New Zealand declared rainbow skink (Lampropholis delicata) an Unwanted Organism (UO) under the Biosecurity Act 1993. The declaration was based largely on the risk posed to native lizards from competition for resources with this invasive Australian skink.
Rainbow skinks are not [...]
