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Hoiho crowned Bird of the Year for 2019

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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.

Swim - experiencing the water by Annette Lees

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A very special Third Thursday Talk to close off our series for 2019. Writer, strategist, conservationist and local Bethells/Te Henga resident Annette Lees will be talking about her latest book. 

Better marine protection with Court of Appeal decision

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Forest & Bird says a Court of Appeal decision allowing local councils to regulate fishing activity is

Bird of the Year halftime results

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

Penguin Colony Trip

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Visit a local white flippered penguin colony.

Ocean report must spur govt & industry action

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The Ministry for the Environment’s latest report on the state of New Zealand’s oceans makes clear New Zealand is failing to do even the minimum for our oceans, which are in a state of crisis.
 

NelsonTasman: Banded Rail Survey at Paremata Flats

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Surveying the banded rail at Paremata Flats. Meet at the main entrance off Maori Pa Road at 7.30 am. Wear gumboots. Contact Ian ian.price@xtra.co.nz

NelsonTasman: Evening talk by Kevin Hague about 'Good News'

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'Good News, for a change'*  Nature is in crisis, and everyone is, no doubt, aware that Forest & Bird often has to blow the whistle on commercial activities that are making things worse and fight hard to defend nature.

Forest & Bird’s historic magazines added to Papers Past

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New Zealand’s longest-running conservation magazine has just been added to the National Library’s Papers Past website.

New option for protecting NZ sea lions on the table

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Forest & Bird has released a proposal for a new sea lion protection area off the remote Auckland Islands calling it a win-win for New Zealand sea lions and commercial squid fishing. 

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