1 February 2006
More bat pups being prepared for transfer

1 February 2006
Agencies get tough on didymo controls in Fiordland

31 January 2006
Te Waikoropupu Springs waters closed to prevent Didymo infestation

31 January 2006
Endangered birds help celebrate NZ’s culture and heritage

29 January 2006
Marine protection planning system modernised

27 January 2006
100 kilos of paua seized

26 January 2006
Kiwi romance helps with kiwi research

26 January 2006
More kokako chicks for Pukaha Mount Bruce

25 January 2006
Didymo confirmed in Waitaki River

24 January 2006
Peninsula Project monitoring results confirm possum control success

20 January 2006
One of world's rarest birds flourishing after DOC work

20 January 2006
Seizure of paua and fishing vessel

20 January 2006
Little blue penguins washing ashore

17 January 2006
Endangered leatherback turtle an unusual find

16 January 2006
Talks to commence on allocation in shared fisheries

13 January 2006
Biosecurity hunting Huntsman spiders in Hoon Hay, Hillmorton area

12 January 2006
Hunt on for remaining wild kakapo

11 January 2006
NZ reiterates deep concern about whaling

10 January 2006
Seizure of rock lobster and paua

22 December 2005
Scientific critique of Japan's whaling released

22 December 2005
North Island set net fishers urged to set nets carefully

22 December 2005
South Island set net fishers urged to set nets carefully

22 December 2005
Accredited persons awarded for vigilance at the border

22 December 2005
Te Anau boaties first to hear restored dawn chorus

21 December 2005
MAF applauds sentences for illegal logging

19 December 2005
No sea squirt detected in Whakatane

16 December 2005
Pull of Pukaha too strong for shore plover

15 December 2005
Ant eradication programme draws to a close

14 December 2005
NZ Dotterel - may they nest in peace

14 December 2005
New Nelson marine reserve to be in place next month

12 December 2005
Injured kakapo returns home

9 December 2005
Common sense changes to amateur fishing regulations

9 December 2005
Carter decides not to close Buller River

9 December 2005
Controls remain to protect Fiordland from invasive alga

8 December 2005
Marine protection advances with three new marine reserves

8 December 2005
Didymo control efforts strengthened – but personal responsibility the key

5 December 2005
No sea squirt detected in New Plymouth

5 December 2005
Hector’s dolphin found stranded on Peka Peka beach

2 December 2005
No sea squirt detected in Tauranga or Whitianga

2 December 2005
Another immigrant Painted apple moth caught

29 November 2005
Bilingual kiwi education kit launched

29 November 2005
Predators decimate Southland black-billed gull colonies

28 November 2005
Sea squirt found in Northland

28 November 2005
Wellington weed swap a big success

24 November 2005
Carcass provides crucial information about dolphin

22 November 2005
Parrot to have cracker Kiwi experience

22 November 2005
New guide and vision for plains launched

22 November 2005
More kaka go wild at Pukaha Mount Bruce

21 November 2005
No sea squirt detected in Opua (Northland)

21 November 2005
A line in the sand has been drawn for Mason Bay

18 November 2005
No sea squirt detected in Napier

17 November 2005
Stoats removed from Secretary Island Sanctuary

17 November 2005
Takahe chicks boosted by fine Fiordland spring

17 November 2005
Gardeners offered friendly alternatives to pest plants

16 November 2005
Solicitor forfeits $40,000 boat for taking excess scallops

16 November 2005
DOC prepares to spray wilding pine

16 November 2005
Mistletoe mission for East Coast volunteers

16 November 2005
No sea squirt detected in Dunedin

16 November 2005
Sea squirt not detected in Golden Bay

15 November 2005
Ministry of Fisheries makes preliminary decisions on marine farm permit applications in Golden / Tasman Bays

14 November 2005
Sea squirt not detected in Nelson

14 November 2005
Sea squirt not detected in Havelock or Bluff

14 November 2005
Orca tail fins revealing

11 November 2005
Sea Squirt found in Coromandel

11 November 2005
Looking after the ones that got away

8 November 2005
Advisory on Lyttelton Harbour Surveillance

7 November 2005
More help needed to trace Red-vented bulbul birds in Devonport

7 November 2005
‘Extinct’ seabird drops in for dinner

4 November 2005
First sea squirt inspections clear

4 November 2005
Didymo message gets hammered home in Fiordland

3 November 2005
Conservation and farming not mutually exclusive

2 November 2005
DOC Dads pace as blue ducks breed

2 November 2005
New flagship for NZ dotterel

1 November 2005
Biosecurity New Zealand widens search for invasive sea squirt

1 November 2005
No further didymo finds - but no guarantees given

27 October 2005
Dog Crushes Kiwi - Egg Alive

26 October 2005
Native frogs in the Hunua on the increase

25 October 2005
Controls to protect Fiordland National Park rivers from didymo

21 October 2005
Didymo cells found in Von River mouth, but further investigation needed

20 October 2005
Biosecurity New Zealand seeks public help to stop spread of sea squirt

20 October 2005
Frog Week 2005

19 October 2005
Know the Enemy – public watch crucial to keep New Zealand safe from pests

19 October 2005
World’s biggest conservation alliance eyes New Zealand and the South Pacific

18 October 2005
Biosecurity New Zealand checks Coastal Classic Yachts

13 October 2005
Biosecurity New Zealand and Aquaculture Industry Work Together on Seasquirt

13 October 2005
Real Journey for whio ducklings

12 October 2005
Clubbed tunicate survey to start in Viaduct Harbour on Thursday

11 October 2005
Change to race plan, strict cleaning, allow world jetboat event to proceed

11 October 2005
Painted apple moth catch another immigrant

7 October 2005
Fishery Officers Apprehend Poachers In Northland With 339 Undersize Paua

6 October 2005
Biosecurity New Zealand investigates ‘sea squirt' discovery

28 September 2005
Pukaha kiwi chick first for a century

21 September 2005
Manawatu Estuary in Foxton gets world ranking

19 September 2005
More kokako for Pukaha Mount Bruce forest

16 September 2005
Two Marlborough Sounds islands being cleared of pests

15 September 2005
Weedbusters at work

9 September 2005
Port of Napier first to achieve ‘place of first arrival' standard

6 September 2005
Aucklanders asked to look out for red-vented bulbul birds

5 September 2005
Marine scientist brings news topside

5 September 2005
UK fundraiser raises more than $14,000 to help rare New Zealand kokako

1 September 2005
Communication key to protecting our native frogs

30 August 2005
Whale survey shows some recovery in humpback numbers

29 August 2005
Second release of Campbell Island teal

26 August 2005
Arrival of kiwi chicks imminent in Pukaha Mount Bruce forest

23 August 2005
Reports of aquarium dumping alarms rangers

18 August 2005
More kiwi go to Rotoiti

11 August 2005
Saddleback returned to Motuihe Island

10 August 2005
Spread the word, not the algae: Avoid, Dedicate or Decontaminate river gear

9 August 2005
Government grants $1.55m for biodiversity work on private land

6 August 2005
‘Rescuing' seals may put them at risk

29 July 2005
Unique Fiordland management regime launching

29 July 2005
Marine reserve off Waiheke Island to open

29 July 2005
There's a lizard in my lettuce

27 July 2005
Kiwi caught in traps

14 July 2005
New way of looking at NZ oceans a world-first

11 July 2005
London fundraiser will benefit kokako

8 July 2005
Tagged great white shark makes unexpected move – implications for conservation

8 July 2005
New Fiordland Guardians appointed

5 July 2005
Water management

4 July 2005
Takahe take-off!

1 July 2005
New deer farming rules proposed

22 June 2005
Two new predator free havens to be created

17 June 2005
Carter approves Great Barrier marine reserve

14 June 2005
Chile commits to South Pacific fisheries management

13 June 2005
Survey to count whales in Cook Strait

13 June 2005
DOC imitates nature to save threatened plant

10 June 2005
Know the Enemy - Public armed to spot newly introduced pests

10 June 2005
Know the Enemy - Top eight pests to watch

09 June 2005
Minister announces Green Ribbon winners

06 June 2005
Have you seen a Southern right whale recently?

02 June 2005
Testing confirms Painted Apple Moth find a new arrival

02 June 2005
Hawkes Bay residents asked to contribute to river values analysis

01 June 2005
DOC helps farmers knock out wilding pines

27 May 2005
Marine reserve offender in court

26 May 2005
DOC protecting forest canopy in the Tararuas

23 May 2005
Kiwi doing well in new Rotoiti home

20 May 2005
Ministry for the Environment Statement of Intent 2005-2008

20 May 2005
Consultation begins on regulations to reduce seabird deaths

10 May 2005
Stewart Island kiwi gain protection

09 May 2005
Board applauds wilding pine weed-busting efforts in Canterbury high country

06 May 2005
Minister calls commercial squid fishers back to port to save sea birds

06 May 2005
OECD Environmental Performance Review of NZ

04 May 2005
More green geckos released onto Mana Island

02 May 2005
Bumper season for New Zealand dotterel

27 April 2005
Return of the weka

18 April 2005
Snipe take a step closer to mainland New Zealand

18 April 2005
Banking on Taranaki kiwi

18 April 2005
Seabird begins to bounce back on Little Barrier

15 April 2005
New Zealand’s great whites tagged for first time

15 April 2005
Deer repellent can be used in special hunting areas

13 April 2005
Fiordland Marine Management Bill becomes law

13 April 2005
Kapiti Island goes batty

12 April 2005
Stewart Island Flights helps endangered flightless bird

11 April 2005
Southlanders thanked for rare gecko find

07 April 2005
International award for NZ Weedbusters site

04 April 2005
Reptiles moving into tree houses on Matiu/Somes Island

31 March 2005
DOC proposes new boundaries for marine reserve at Nugget Point

23 March 2005
Bid to establish new Hutton's shearwater colony on Kaikoura Peninsula

21 March 2005
Three kakapo chicks and counting

14 March 2005
Garden escapes worry for New Zealand

12 March 2005
South Pacific fisheries to be protected

11 March 2005
First kiwi chick at Boundary Stream Mainland Island

10 March 2005
Jack and the kiwifruit vine!

08 March 2005
Vegetation control zone declared

08 March 2005
Seaweek: New marine reserve approved near Nelson

08 March 2005
Ahuriri Conservation Park opened for the public

04 March 2005
Nominations for Green Ribbon awards open

04 March 2005
Kakapo breeding season - update

03 March 2005
Taranaki rivers under threat

28 February 2005
Operation Ark provides emergency funding for Dart

25 February 2005
Kakapo breeding for first time in three years

25 February 2005
Kokako safe in Rotoehu Forest

25 February 2005
Community taking steps to save our Western Bay Kiwi

24 February 2005
Southland District Council and DOC work together to solve Stewart Island’s dog problem

22 February 2005
Taylor Dam pest fish eradication to start next week

22 February 2005
Motuihe Island to be restored as 'downtown' sanctuary

18 February 2005
Algae management options under review

17 February 2005
Search on for first kiwi chick at Rotoiti

17 February 2005
Rock wrens relocated to Anchor Island

17 February 2005
Community Trust returns threatened birds to Stewart Island residential area

14 February 2005
Tamanui bolsters Taranaki kokako gene pool

11 February 2005
Work of art commitment to kiwi

11 February 2005
Albatross chick brings hopes of Chathams colony

10 February 2005
Moth finds in Auckland

10 February 2005
MAF appoints new quarantine head

09 February 2005
Area-based restrictions in our marine environment – new summary report

03 February 2005
Endangered Fiordland whio facing the future

02 February 2005
Short-tailed bats to be transferred to Kapiti Island in world first

02 February 2005
'Snap Attack' on island rats

02 February 2005
The aftermath of the Kaimaumau and Te Paki fires

01 February 2005
Southland’s wonderful wetland

28 January 2005
Whio numbers rise in eastern Kahurangi National Park

27 January 2005
Skinks get a new home on Ulva Island

26 January 2005
Rowi transfer underway

25 January 2005
Island sanctuary for rare tree weta

20 January 2005
Government allocates $2.67m for biodiversity work

19 January 2005
Water programme of action

18 January 2005
Deadline extended for consultation on new marine protection policy

17 January 2005
Parakeet 'squatters' start family on Mana Island

16 January 2005
A stitch in time for endangered bird

11 January 2005
Tagged crayfish providing invaluable

11 January 2005
Commercial fishing banned on Motu, Mohaka and Whanganui rivers to protect eels information

30 December 2004
New Stewart Island fisheries reserve becomes a reality

24 December 2004
Recreational snapper catch under the spotlight this summer

24 December 2004
Kiwi killed by dog at Boundary Stream Mainland Island

24 December 2004
Kiwi killed by dog at Boundary Stream Mainland Island

23 December 2004
Fishing industry urged to reduce dolphin deaths in trawl nets in New Zealand waters

23 December 2004
Singing out for kokako success

23 December 2004
Community help appreciated by DOC weeds team

22 December 2004
Weather takes toll on Moutohora threatened plants

21 December 2004
Western Coromandel peninsula closed to pipi and cockle fishing

21 December 2004
Temporary Pukerua Bay fishery closure extended as sea life rebuilds

21 December 2004
New Pukaha Mount Bruce website launched

21 December 2004
Kokako Christmas present from Boundary Stream

17 December 2004
Results of Mimiwhangata Marine Reserve Consultation released

16 December 2004
All Kiwis need a break!

16 December 2004
Search for the Katipo - Where's the Itzy Bitzy Spider?

15 December 2004
Honey imports under review

15 December 2004
NZ spartina eradication impresses Aussies and Americans

10 December 2004
Tieke returned to Boundary Stream

10 December 2004
Ministry consulting on future management of New Zealand’s fisheries

09 December 2004
Fisheries scientists collaborating to protect the Tasman Sea

09 December 2004
Water Programme of Action

09 December 2004
Results of Great Barrier marine reserve consultation released

09 December 2004
Christmas cheer for campaign to save New Zealand’s native mistletoe

03 December 2004
Trawlers to reduce dolphin deaths

02 December 2004
Carter approves proposed marine reserve in Whangarei

02 December 2004
West Coast stoat ready

01 December 0024
Blumine Island to be transformed into new sanctuary

19 November 2004
'Tis the season for stitchbird (hihi) at Pukaha Mount Bruce

18 November 2004
Summit ponders progress on biosecurity strategy

17 November 2004
Air Force sights new dolphin species for NZ

15 November 2004
Fairy prions returning ‘home’ to Mana Island

15 November 2004
New planning system for marine reserves announced

11 November 2004
DOC launches rat control plan in the Catlins

08 November 2004
Good start to West Coast Kiwi season

05 November 2004
Southland spartina work recognised internationally

04 November 2004
Banded dotterel chicks die after eggs removed from nest

02 November 2004
Southern right whale sighting on East Coast

01 November 2004
MAF launches Biosecurity New Zealand

28 October 2004
Signs of kiwi breeding at Lake Rotoiti

27 October 2004
More kiwi, and an egg, in the Pukaha Mount Bruce forest

27 October 2004
DOC begins marine reserve discussions about Nugget Point this week

20 October 2004
First Birthday for NZ Weedbusters

19 October 2004
Doc takes stock of submissions on Mimiwhangata marine reserve proposal

13 October 2004
Campbell Island Teal arrive safely home

12 October 2004
DOC targets Wilding Pines

12 October 2004
Tuatara to journey to island home

01 October 2004
Marine reserves protect the marine environment – new report

01 October 2004
Fiordland Marine Area announced

28 September 2004
Opuiaki pest control enhancing the Kokako song

24 September 2004
Million dollar conservation project restores Raoul

24 September 2004
DOC targets illegal deer releases

24 September 2004
Cabinet decisions on deepwater biodiversity

15 September 2004
Improving the RMA - The proposed package

03 September 2004
World’s rarest duck goes home

02 September 2004
Guilty plea to kiwi charges

02 September 2004
Speculation about sea lion mortality well off the mark

24 August 2004
Water bird survey starts at Thames

20 August 2004
Southland tui study faces setback

17 August 2004
New Zealand / Australia talks to strengthen regional fisheries cooperation

11 August 2004
Applications invited for conservation grants

11 August 2004
South Island varroa response completed

10 August 2004
Kokako at Boundary Stream Mainland Island

10 August 2004
Cautious kahawai decisions recognise recreational fishers' interests

28 July 2004
Kiwi egg found at Pukaha/Mount Bruce

20 July 2004
Varroa movement controls to change

14 July 2004
Cook’s petrel expected to thrive on Little Barrier Island

13 July 2004
Kakapo illness identified

12 July 2004
Infectious disease kills three kakapo in three days

05 July 2004
Improving Lake Rotoiti's water quality

02 July 2004
Young kakapo head for Aphrodisiac Isle

22 June 2004
Varroa investigation continues

21 June 2004
Ministry of Fisheries Surveys Recreational Fishing

11 June 2004
No further finds of varroa in South Island

10 June 2004
Little Barrier rat removal

08 June 2004
Mataitai reserve to manage Paterson Inlet sustainably

05 June 2004
New protection for one of the world's largest pigeons

04 June 2004
2004 Green Ribbon Award winners

04 June 2004
Motukawanui Island a haven for kiwi

03 June 2004
New Zealand fisheries in good shape

02 June 2004
Kiwi killed by dogs

01 June 2004
Government announces way forward for Waitaki Bill

31 May 2004
Irrigation likely to have big impact on future New Zealand economy

28 May 2004
Weedbusting on Stewart Island

26 May 2004
More breeding space for kokako

25 May 2004
Kokako on the increase in Opuiaki

21 May 2004
Nine kiwi in new home at Rotoiti

21 May 2004
New island home for rare native frog

14 May 2004
Kiwi to return to Nelson Lakes

13 May 2004
Birds and beetles return to Mana Island

12 May 2004
Improving the Resource Management Act: 2004 programme

10 May 2004
Dog on island puts kiwi chicks at risk

07 May 2004
Kaikoura Island to be protected and restored

05 May 2004
A toad with a bit of sole

03 May 2004
Green Ribbon Awards 2004 - nominations close this Friday

03 May 2004
Forest recovering after attack on possums

28 April 2004
Orange-fronted parakeet recovery programme exceeds expectations

27 April 2004
Robin flourish on tuhua

22 April 2004
Return of kiwi to Nelson Lakes

20 April 2004
Green Ribbon Awards 2004 - nominations closing soon

14 April 2004
Devastating moth pest detained at border

14 April 2004
Millions of dollars to restore nature on private land

07 April 2004
Kokako Death a Setback for Puketi Restoration Project

22 March 2004
Green Ribbon Awards 2004 nominations now open

19 March 2004
New Zealand acclaimed as “world leader” in pest control

19 March 2004
Crazy Ants Found at Port of Wellington

12 March 2004
Knowledge Of Ross Sea Marine Biodiversity And Ecosystems Expands

08 March 2004
Captive-reared blue ducks released in Milford Track valleys

04 March 2004
Mohua breed successfully on offshore island sanctuaries

23 February 2004
Major pest discoveries at the Port of Auckland

13 February 2004
Maungataniwha Forest extended with new purchase

11 February 2004
MFish Alleges: 5 Fishing Industry Companies Misreport Catch

30 January 2004
Kokako breeding success in Hawke's Bay

28 January 2004
Kokako chicks go wild at Mount Bruce

23 January 2004
Ross Sea 2004 Discovery voyage begins

13 January 2004
West Coast Kiwi

05 January 2004
Real New Zealanders star in “four million careful owners” campaign

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