Waikawa’s Tūturuatu /shore plover population has grown to 24 breeding pairs this year, passing the halfway mark to reaching its former population peak.
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Jones disappointed with Taranaki Crossing delays but says it's up to iwi to drive it
Jones says since he’s not the minister of conservation it’s not his responsibility.
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East Coast iwi 'shovel ready' to save their dying forest
On the East Coast where iwi guardians of Te Raukūmara Range are working to save their forest which lies between the Bay of Plenty and East Cape. Te Whānanu-ā-Apanui and Ngāti Porou have submitted a budget bid to the Minister of Conservation to support their restoration project.
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NewsNavy helps conservation workers return to whānau after year on Kermadecs
A Royal New Zealand Navy ship has helped conservation workers and scientists working in the Kermadec Islands over the past year return to their families in lockdown.
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Ngāti Wai prepare to remove dead whale from Whananaki beach
The Department of Conservation was first made aware of the Gray's Beaked whale about six metres long found stranded north of Whananaki around 7.30am this morning.
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Investigation underway after shark dies at Auckland beach
The shark was caught in a net so police and DOC are trying to find more information on how the incident occurred. People can be fined up to $250,000 and six months imprisonment for hunting, harming or killing a white shark.
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Ngāti Manuhiri warn boaties after dead dolphin calf found entangled
Ngāti Manuhiri and the Department of Conservation (DOC) and are urging all boaties to bring in broken lines and rubbish from their fishing trips after a dead baby dolphin was recovered from Tāwharanui beach in Auckland over the weekend.
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Māui dolphins often present in Taranaki
New underwater research has confirmed that Hector's or Māui dolphins are often present in the Taranaki region.
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Not too late for Māori to save NZ's polluted waters
Over half of NZ’s 800 monitored water sites show signs of increased nitrate pollution. Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones says intensification and urban growth have placed increasing pressure on both water quality and quantity.
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Four whales dead after stranding south of Whangārei
Four pilot whales have died after stranding themselves on Uretiti Beach near Ruakaka, south of Whangārei.
