Our quiet little endemic grebe didn’t get a look in during Bird of the Century, but it’s still a winner for Ann Graeme. Forest & Bird magazine A version of this story was first published in the Winter 2024 issue of Forest & Bird magazine. ⏎Any dinkum Kiwi …

… count in 2008, despite the introduction of restrictions on fishing measures within dolphin habitat.  “This unnecessary … caught outside the Hector’s dolphin protection zone, where fishing methods such as set netting are prohibited. But under …

… In contrast, Forest & Bird says the commercial scallop industry has shown itself to be deliberately offensive and … a ban on dredging for scallops, writing, “This method of fishing is destructive, indiscriminate and seriously damages …

… to be fertile females, have become scarce. Commercial fishing since the 1960s has had a significant impact on eel …

… Nash urging him to make the changes we need to see a fishing industry that's truly sustainable in the long term.  Our …

… TV ad shows the reality in this country. The agriculture industry needs to take responsibility for their role in the …

Our rivers, lakes, and wetlands will have better protection from new freshwater rules, but a few key omissions leave it to chance whether our freshwater can be brought back from the brink. A simple national bottom line for nitrogen and phosphorus  …

… , and also covers regulatory failings, as well as lack of industry compliance and community engagement. “Forest & Bird … should work to achieve that. “Ultimately the minerals industry in New Zealand needs to swiftly transition to a …

… Forest & Bird has been calling for a government and industry led economic recovery that reshapes New Zealand’s …

… impacts of coastal pollution, seabed mining and damaging fishing practices.  “The Government also needs to learn the …

… & Bird Conservation Spokesperson Tom Kay says councils and industry leaders around the country appear to be ignoring the … job of protecting the environment. They need to work with industry leaders, banks, and farm advisors to deliver the … of our rivers and wildlife. We now need councils and industry leaders to listen to their own experts”.  For …

… to the ports of Westport and Greymouth. The proposed new industry, which could be operating for up to 50 years, would …

The country’s largest environmental organisations have sent an open letter to the Government this morning, calling for an end to new fossil fuel expansion. Forest and Bird, 350 Aotearoa, WWF-New Zealand, and Greenpeace New Zealand, have requested that …

… areas where they are less affected by land pollution and fishing. Being less impacted, mesophotic communities could … of these animals are easily damaged by any type of bottom fishing – lines and nets easily become entangled in erect … impacts on our oceans, including climate change and over-fishing. ”Mesophotic means “middle-light” and marine animal …

… & Bird is welcoming significantly greater restrictions on fishing methods that threaten dolphins, and applauding a plan … fishers to enable them to change to dolphin friendly fishing methods or leave the industry if they prefer.  … Loopholes remain in Māui and …