forest & bird Archive

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    Podcast: Bird of the Year - by frog



    Forest and Bird are launching their Bird of the Year competition this week and Green Co-leader, Russel Norman, is officially championing the kokako. I talked to Russel about his choice of native bird and his great dream of a Giant Totara National Park that inspired it…along with a gaggle of other Green MPs on their [...] read more
    September 13, 2010 12:20 pm - 1 Comment
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    Erosion of environmental representation at ECan - by Russel Norman



    And so it begins… Forest and Bird revealed yesterday that the first local committee set up under the new ECan structure to consider the future of the Hurunui and Waiau river catchments was unlikely to have any members representing environmental concerns. I wish I could say I’m surprised, but with the Government’s not-so-hidden agenda for [...] read more
    June 1, 2010 4:45 pm - 17 Comments
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    Mining Schedule 4 is economically negligent - by frog



    That’s a tough word, but to my mind, selling off our clean, green image for only $36 per voter (one off price!) can only be described as negligent. read more
    May 31, 2010 3:27 pm - 3 Comments
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    Sea Lion Action at Parliament - by frog



    Green MP Metiria Turei addresses the action in front of parliament, hosted by the Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society on Wednesday. As usual, the government has got it wrong about the fishing industry’s kill quota, and yet another threatened species edges closer to extinction. Former Minister Steve Chadwick tried to make out that Labour’s [...] read more
    March 6, 2009 1:49 pm - 2 Comments
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    Help the Hurunui - by frog



    The Royal Forest & Bird Society is calling out for submissions in support of a Water Conservation Order: The NZ Recreational Canoeing Association and Fish and Game have jointly applied to the Ministry for the Environment for a Water Conservation Order on the Upper Hurunui River to protect the river and keep it in its [...] read more
    November 27, 2008 10:06 am - 2 Comments