September 16, 2025 | News
Fisheries Minister Shane Jones announces a three-month emergency fishery closure around Otago Peninsula to protect the endangered hoiho, with public consultation on permanent measures to follow.
March 31, 2025 | News
The government is pushing for changes to the Wildlife Act after a High Court ruling blocked the incidental killing of protected species during infrastructure projects.
March 28, 2025 | News
Record numbers of long-tailed bats have been captured and tracked in Marlborough’s Pelorus area, marking a hopeful sign for the vulnerable species.
March 10, 2025 | News
The High Court has ruled that a Department of Conservation permit allowing the killing of protected species at the Mt Messenger bypass site was unlawful.
January 15, 2025 | News
The Ministry for Culture and Heritage, Manatū Taonga, has announced that the remains of a waka have been discovered on Rēkohu/Wharekauri, the Chatham Islands.
December 4, 2024 | News
Conservation and Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka says recent scrutiny hearings provided valuable insight into public priorities.
November 15, 2024 | News
The Chief Executive of Forest & Bird says the coalition government is undoing its positive work on the Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Bill by allowing commercial fishing in proposed protected areas.
September 16, 2024 | News
The hoiho or yellow-eyed penguin has swum away with Forest & Bird's 2024 Bird of the Year award.
September 13, 2024 | News
You've still got until Sunday to vote for Forest & Bird's Bird of the Year.
September 11, 2024 | News
Ngāti Hine kaumatua and New Zealand Order of Merit holder Kevin Prime says he's keen to talk frogs with Shane Jones.
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