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Unconsented works have been carried out in a Coromandel coastal wetland by a council that should be enforcing environmental laws – not breaking them, says Forest & Bird.

As whitebait season ends, Forest & Bird is calling for action to protect endangered native fish before it’s too late.  

Forest & Bird says rare native bats desperately need better protection in Hamilton, before they disappear from the region.

Widely considered an underdog, the valiant hoiho (yellow-eyed penguin) has smashed the feathered ceiling to win Bird of the Year, a first for seabirds in the competition's 14 year history.

Forest & Bird says that new evidence showing that Hector’s and Māui dolphins are often present off the Taranaki coast is further support for a precautionary approach towards fishing and other threats.

Forest & Bird is applauding the passage of the Zero Carbon Bill though Parliament today, 119 votes to 1.  

Forest & Bird says a new Government strategy for the minerals and petroleum sector lacks the urgency needed to address the biodiversity and climate crises.

Amid fevered Bird of the Year campaigning, Forest & Bird has issued a mid-election voting result update.