A Northland business created to support the ongoing work to restore the local forest in Opua has been named one of the top three environmental tours in the country.
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Milk bottle ambulance treating plastic waste problem
21-year-old Lucan Battison was sick of seeing plastic waste on the beach so he started Barefoot Bottles, a business that delivers milk in glass bottles straight to the doorsteps of Hawke's Bay residents.
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Kererū docos support Tūhoe conservation efforts
Learn about the kererū for your own well-being, that is the theme of the documentaries launched in Te Urewera National Park by the Tūhoe Tuawhenua Trust and Landcare Research. The groups have produced two documentaries about the wood pigeons to assist Tūhoe in their role as guardians.
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‘To hear the birds & see the bush is an awesome prospect,’ says Ngāti Oneone
The government has given an extra $52,000 to the Titirangi Restoration Project in Gisborne. The additional funding will help the continuation of the work that began in 2015 when introduced trees were removed to make way for native plants.
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“Visionary” Rongokako Marine Reserve celebrates 20th anniversary
A 20-year partnership between Ngāti Konohi and the Department of Conservation (DOC) to protect the marine environment of Te Tapuwae o Rongokako in Te Tairāwhiti has given rise to abundant marine life.
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Not too late for Māori to save NZ's polluted waters
Over half of NZ’s 800 monitored water sites show signs of increased nitrate pollution. Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones says intensification and urban growth have placed increasing pressure on both water quality and quantity.
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Crown listens to Ngāti Porou about saving the Raukumara Forest
The Crown are working towards a commitment with Ngāti Porou and others to manage the Raukūmara Range, which the iwi say has areas at imminent risk of biodiversity collapse.
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Ngāti Waewae unveil first pou at Kahurangi National Park
Ngāti Waewae have unveiled the first pou whenua (boundary post) in the Kahurangi National Park. It recognises the largest ever addition of land to a national park as well as iwi mana whenua and guardianship status in the area.
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Māori land saved and nurtured for future generations
Today marks a milestone in efforts to protect threatened species and biodiversity on nearly 7,000 hectares of privately owned Māori land in the central North Island. A pact between landowners, the Minister of Conservation and Ngā Whenua Rāhui has been signed, giving rise to eco-tourism opportunities, predator-free strategies and other land management plans.
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Northland marae's concern for wāhi tapu
A Northland marae concerned about the desecration of wāhi tapu has erected signs at two nearby beaches calling on motor vehicles to stay out of the area.
