07 October 2009 This week’s screening of the BBC’s “Last Chance to See” programme featuring New Zealand’s own conservation ambassador Sirocco the kākāpō, has catapulted kākāpō recovery into the international spotlight. Department of Conservation staff have been amazed by the response that viewers of the “Last Chance to See” programme, starring Stephen Fry and Mark [...]
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Sirocco the kakapo an online phenomenon
Posted in Aotearoa, bbc, bird, birds, chick, Codfish Island, conservation, Department of Conservation, doc, extinction, island, kakapo, National Park, nature, new zealand, scoop, sponsorship, stephen fry, sustainability, Uncategorized, video, wildlife on October 9, 2009 |
Kiwi sanctuary helping against extinction
Posted in Aotearoa, Auckland, bird, birds, bush, chick, ecological, extinction, island, kiwi, nature, new zealand, nz, sustainability, tv3, video, wildlife on November 19, 2007 |
TV3 > News > Weather/Environment News > Story > Kiwi sanctuary helping against extinction They have been nothing more than a distant memory in the Auckland region for more than half a century, but now, kiwis are set to make a return. Forty of the birds have been transported to the Tawharanui sanctuary from an [...]
The magnificent mudfish
Posted in Christchurch, conservation, Department of Conservation, doc, extinction, mudfish, nature, new zealand, nz, sustainability, tv3, video, wildlife on October 17, 2007 |
Click here for the tv3 video In 1924 a north Canterbury farmer discovered a new species of fish – not an amazing feat in itself, except this fish doesn’t need water to survive Today, the town of Oxford made the critically endangered fish a local hero in an effort to save it. The endangered Canterbury [...]
Vodafone gets in behind the Yellow-eyed Penguins
Posted in bird, birds, conservation, Dunedin, ecological, Inspiration, nature, new zealand, Penguin, south island, sponsorship, sustainability, trust, wildlife, Yellow-eyed Penguin on October 10, 2007 |
Scoop: Vodafone gets in behind the Yellow-eyed Penguins Vodafone and Run The Red are excited to announce Donatelive! a new service which is the first of its kind in New Zealand. The service enables customers with Vodafone live! capable handsets to donate to the Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust. Users can donate $3, $5 or $9 and [...]
Long Gully control programme to protect native birds and bush
Posted in birds, bush, ecological, environment, karori sanctuary, nature, new zealand, nz, possum, rat, sustainability, trees, wellington, wildlife, wrc on October 3, 2007 |
Greater Wellington – Long Gully control programme to protect native birds and bush Native birds and bush in Long Gully, near the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary, will benefit from a possum and rat control operation which begins on Monday 8 October 2007. The operation is part of an ongoing programme to keep possum and rat numbers [...]
DOC goes digital intoducing- “meet the locals” tvnz6
Posted in birds, conservation, Department of Conservation, doc, ecological, environment, life, meet the locals, nature, new zealand, nz, sustainability, travel, trees, tvnz, wildlife, world on October 1, 2007 |
Some of the country’s shyest, weirdest and rarest inhabitants have stepped into the limelight on TVNZ’s new digital channel, TVNZ 6. Meet the Locals is a new series of four-minute shows featuring everything from electric fishing for our enigmatic native fish, to getting up close and personal with New Zealand’s mysterious short-tailed bats. The series [...]
Mainland — 18 Years of Supporting Penguins
Posted in Aotearoa, bird, birds, chick, conservation, ecological, environment, Inspiration, nature, new zealand, nz, Penguin, sponsorship, sustainability, trust, wildernesses, wildlife on September 14, 2007 |
Scoop: Mainland — 18 Years of Supporting Penguins click on image for mainland The Commitment: Mainland has been a major sponsor of the Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust since 1989. The association has become far more than just another sponsorship arrangement and is thought to be one of the longest standing relationships between a corporate and a [...]
New Zealand Ecological Society Annual Conference 2007
Posted in Aotearoa, bird, birds, conservation, ecological, environment, Inspiration, nature, new zealand, nz, Philosophy, sustainability, travel, trees, Wetlands on September 13, 2007 |
NZES Annual Conference 2007 click on image for the link The 2007 conference of the New Zealand Ecological Society is set for 18–23 November, in Christchurch. The venue will be the Central lecture block at the Ilam campus of the University of Canterbury. The conference features a major symposium titled “Feathers to Fur: the ecological [...]
Forest understory takes off
Posted in broad leaf, bush, climate change, conservation, environment, five finger, fungi, life, nature, new zealand, river, riverstone, sustainability, trees, Uncategorized, upper hutt, valley, wellington, whakatikei, whakatikei river valley restoration on September 2, 2007 |
Whakatikei Restoration project click on images for larger ( phone camera ) versions Five finger of various variety , plus many of the broad leaf plants and smaller trees, have very much made a strong comeback, with not only seedlings quite thick on the bush floor in many places, but with many of the third [...]
Honda Tree Fund Community Planting Day
Posted in botanical, bush, climate change, conservation, ecological, environment, global warming, honda, Inspiration, life, nature, new zealand, nz, sustainability, tree fund, trees, wellington, wildernesses, wildlife, world on August 31, 2007 |
Greater Wellington – Mauriceville community planting day Mauriceville village will be further enhanced next month with the planting of native trees and shrubs during a HondaTree Fund Community Planting Day. The HondaTree Fund has provided the funding to purchase 300 trees and shrubs for this year’s event along with mulch and fertiliser. The event has [...]
Dolphin protection plan – must go further
Posted in conservation, ecological, environment, forest and bird, Hector's, Maui's, nature, new zealand, nz, South Island Hector's, sustainability, wildlife, world on August 30, 2007 |
Forest and Bird Media Release The Threat Management Plan issued today to protect Hector’s and Maui’s dolphins is a good start, but must go further, Forest & Bird says. Forest & Bird Conservation Advocate Kirstie Knowles says that the Government plan’s proposals to establish five marine mammal sanctuaries and introduce a ban on set nets [...]
Valuable volcanic wetland area preserved
Posted in Auckland, conservation, environment, new zealand, sustainability, wetland, Wetlands, wildlife on August 29, 2007 |
Auckland City Council has purchased land in Onehunga containing a unique volcanic crater as part of its ongoing efforts to protect and enhance the city’s volcanic landscape. The council intends that the two properties in Onehunga at 36 Grotto Street and 29 Heretaunga Avenue become a public reserve. more
Island home planned for lizard species
Posted in conservation, environment, gecko, island, lizard, nature, new zealand, nz, skink, sustainability, tuatara, wildlife on August 28, 2007 |
Island home planned for lizard species and rescue bid for seagrass – 20 Aug 2007 – Pollution news – NZ Herald Eight species of lizards are to be relocated to a local island as part of a plan designed to improve the health of Whangarei Harbour. The plan, funded by Marsden Pt port owner Northport [...]
Rural living field day
Posted in botanical, bush, conservation, doc, environment, life, new zealand, sustainability, trees, wellington, wetland, Wetlands on August 21, 2007 |
Greater Wellington – Rural living field day 20 August 2007 Greater Wellington Regional Council, AgResearch and Wellington City Council are hosting a rural living field day in Ohariu Valley for anyone interested in developing their rural lifestyle block. Learn about landscape design, including what to plant, where and why and you can also take home [...]
OSNZ publishes significant scientific resource
Posted in Albatross, bat, bellbird, bird, birds, conservation, environment, Falcon, fantail, godwit, grey warbler, hawk, huia, kaka, kereru, kiwi, morepork, nature, new zealand, North Island robin, Rifleman, Saddleback, Shining Cuckoo, Silvereye, stitchbird, sustainability, takahe, weka, yellowhead on August 20, 2007 |
Scoop: OSNZ publishes significant scientific resource Scientific knowledge about New Zealand birdlife took a great leap forward today as the Ornithological Society of New Zealand published the Atlas of Bird Distribution in New Zealand 1999-2004. The atlas was launched today at Government House in Wellington by the Administrator of the Government, Rt. Hon. Dame Sian [...]
Robins the first birds to be transferred
Posted in bird, birds, conservation, doc, environment, karori sanctuary, Matiu/Somes Island, nature, new zealand, North Island robin, nz, sustainability, wellington, wildernesses, wildlife on August 17, 2007 |
Scoop: Robins the first birds to be transferred Outward bound: North Island robins the first birds to be transferred out of Karori Sanctuary Until now wildlife has arrived at Karori Sanctuary on a one-way ticket. But seven years after the first birds were released at the Sanctuary, bird numbers are booming and the Sanctuary is [...]
Baby tuatara hatches – a first for Matiu/Somes Island
Posted in environment, new zealand, sustainability, tuatara, wellington, wildlife on August 14, 2007 |
News | Victoria University of Wellington It’s official—tuatara are breeding on Matiu/Somes Island in Wellington Harbour. Proof comes in the form of a tiny baby tuatara which emerged last week from an egg found on the island. It’s the first known offspring of 54 Brothers Island tuatara transferred to the island nine years ago. And [...]
Science Supports Forest Regeneration
Posted in bellbird, birds, bush, climate change, conservation, ecological, environment, kereru, kiwi, maori, matai, new zealand, rimu, sustainability, Tongariro, trees, wildernesses, wildlife on August 10, 2007 |
Scientific research being carried out in the Ngāi Tūhoe forests in the central North Island is delivering valuable knowledge about indigenous forest ecosystems and giving Maori landowners tools to restore and preserve their native forest resource. Over the past four years, Landcare Research scientists have been working with the Tuawhenua Trust, to investigate why [...]
Greater Wellington – A fish ladder for Hull’s Creek
Posted in conservation, doc, environment, forest and bird, new zealand, river, sustainability, Uncategorized, upper hutt, wellington, Wetlands, wildlife on August 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Greater Wellington – A fish ladder for Hull’s Creek Giant Kokopu (Galaxias argenteus) Photograph by R.M. McDowall inanga (Galaxias maculatus) The Silverstream care group is a busy one. For over five years now it’s been working hard to restore the stream, create a native bird corridor, reduce erosion and create a walkway linking Silverstream to [...]
Create another world in your own back yard
Posted in conservation, doc, ecological, environment, life, nature, new zealand, nz, sustainability, wellington, wildernesses, wildlife on August 5, 2007 |
Create another world in your own back yard: media releases Greater Wellington residents are offered help to transform their back yards into havens for native wildlife during Conservation Week (August 6 – 12). They’ll receive a free native plant for their garden in exchange for a weed at a weed swap at The NewDowse, 45 [...]
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