Visitors to Thornton Beach on the Eastern Bay of Plenty are being asked to keep a watch for vehicles driving through the breeding grounds of the tūturiwhatu/Northern New Zealand dotterel and putting the birds at risk.
Hunting and Fishing Minister Todd McClay says more can be done to align conservation and hunting to preserve habitats.
The Department of Conservation is discouraging 4WD vehicles from travelling near nesting birds around the South Island’s braided rivers.
Tourism businesses and South Westland farmers are working together to restore the region’s ecological wellbeing by funding and participating in native tree planting.
Southern Lakes Sanctuary and Forest & Bird have started a crowdfunding effort to raise at least $10,000 to exterminate rats from the Makarora area at Mt Aspiring National Park.
Tiny house accommodation provider Tiny Away has partnered with app Guardians of Earth to promote biodiversity and nature exploration to guests.
A message of Kiwi conservation is now around the streets of Auckland in the form of a new art trail dotted around the city’s downtown.
Carnival Corporation’s Princess Cruises is providing funding for Dunedin-based Natures Wonders to support penguin colonies around Otago.
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The Department of Conservation has opened consultation on a plan to restore and revive the Rakitata (Rangitata) River in Canterbury.
The National Kiwi Hatchery is among a group of partners trialling a robotic kiwi to help protect native birds from uncontrolled dogs in the wild.
Trees That Count has launched a crowdfunding campaign that aims to raise money for native tree plantations, in celebration of the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
The Department of Conservation is calling for people to get involved with the 54th annual Conservation Week next month.
Conservation Minister Willow-Jean Prime has met with the Department of Conservation and Northland Regional Council to discuss a collaborative approach to future goals.
EcoZip Adventures has donated $2,000 to a community-led initiative to reforest a native reserve with native trees.
Drought, fire and higher temperatures could affect the region’s tourism industry.
A major ecological restoration in Hurunui will return more than five hectares of land back to native vegetation and adjacent areas to forest.
Ngā Manu Nature Reserve has been accredited a Silver Sustainable Tourism Business Award from Qualmark.
New Prime Minister Chris Hipkins’ reshuffle of government posts has seen the conservation portfolio land outside cabinet.
Air New Zealand and Trees That Count have reflected on their first partnership anniversary with a look at the achievements over the last year.
The $6.9m contestable Nature Heritage Fund has opened to help support areas containing threatened ecosystems around the country.
Applications must focus on one of the 150 species listed in the Department of Conservation’s Threatened Species Strategy.
Queenstown Airport is expanding its long-standing relationship with the Whakatipu Reforestation Trust to include continue a local biodiversity planting project.
Indigenous tourism and an enhanced sense of connection to local communities can help people fight the destruction of sites of environmental and cultural significance in Australia.
The eco-sanctuary’s commitment to to conservation can only be achieved with the help of visitors, says CEO Danielle Shanahan.
Poto Williams has been appointed conservation minister, with Kiri Allan moving to justice.
New Plymouth District Council, Pukerangiora hapū and the East Taranaki Environment Collective will develop a $10m wildlife centre at Inglewood.
The first steps to restoring Maungaruahine Pā at Te Puke are underway following a $355,000 funding injection from the Government’s Mahi mō te Taiao | Jobs for Nature programme.
Lake Waikaremoana will re-open to the public on 6 February and all tracks, huts and camp grounds in Te Uruwera will re-open from 14 February.
Otago’s Penguin Place and The Hokonui Rūnanga Catlins Biodiversity Project will receive combined funding of around $3.5m from the government.
Ōtorohanga Kiwi House is ready to welcome back Aucklanders from 15 December but does not expect many tourists until March or April next year.
A new calf has been born in the bottlenose dolphin pod that frequents the Bay of Islands, just ahead of the implementation of a new marine sanctuary in the area.
The National Kiwi Hatchery Aotearoa at Rotorua’s Rainbow Springs Nature Park has seen a substantial increase in brown kiwi chicks but a big fall in visitor numbers since the pandemic struck.
Kiwi North could be one of the earlier operators to see more custom in the post-lockdown era, says director Allie Fry.
Christchurch is solidifying plans around a shared-use City to Sea pathway that will allow for wetlands and ecological restoration.
First it was the Great Walks, then Great Rides, now a new multi-regional sanctuaries experience is hoping to launch.
Wildlife centres have struggled during the pandemic but new markets are emerging, says Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre’s GM.
Franz Josef Wilderness Tours has found rare long-tail bats/pekapeka near Franz Josef as part of a survey funded through the government’s Jobs for Nature programme.
Taranaki projects protecting taonga species have received a $9.8m boost through the government’s Jobs for Nature programme.
Rules are now in place to stop people anchoring boats or taking any kind of marine life from three offshore reef areas surrounding Motiti Island, off Papamoa Beach.
The Department of Conservation has warned that dogs must be kept on a leash while on conservation land, following the death of a kiwi.
A Predator Free Bay of Islands project is set to create 15 new jobs in the region when fully operational, the Department of Conservation says.
Jobs funded through $34m allocation from Jobs for Nature Community and Private Land Biodiversity funds administered by DOC.
Air and space travel accounted for 60% of tourism-related emissions in 2019.
The Milford Opportunities masterplan project is set to be launched publicly at the Te Anau Club on Wednesday 28 July at 11am.
Paul Atkins will replace Professor Dame Cindy Kiro.
Area includes the Grampians and Godley Peaks.
Kiwi Birdlife Park in partnership with the Whakatipu Wildlife Trust is hosting a predator control seminar on Tuesday 18 May.
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Reducing number of regional councils, lifting Māori representation among recommendations.