Tairāwhiti Chief Fisheries Officer at the Ministry for Primary Industries, Richard Ratapu is sending out a firm warning to seafood poachers ahead of summer following multiple prosecutions of those caught taking product from the Rongokako Marine Reserve on the East Coast.
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Whale watching could boost tourism in Whakatāne
Snapshots from a drone have captured the first ever Southern Right Whale recorded to travel off the coast of Whakatāne.
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NewsNorthland's Russell State Forest receives 1080 drop
Northland's Russell State Forest has become the latest target for a 1080 aerial drop as part of a 20 year plan to help restore the forest.
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Nationwide silent hīkoi protests held against 1080
Thousands marched the streets in cities and towns across the country, in a united peaceful protest against the use of 1080. Hīkoi of a Poisoned Nation organiser Alan Gurden says they are calling for a moratorium on all 1080 activity immediately.
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DOC failed to consult iwi regarding cow burial on Motutapu Island – Conservation Minister
Heritage New Zealand has met with the Department of Conservation (DOC) and Ngai Tai ki Tāmaki about the burial of 49 dead cows by a farmer on Doc land on Motutapu Island in December. The iwi says it was not consulted and that the burial damaged a midden site.
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Sixth kauri dieback site found on Coromandel Peninsula
The disease has been found in a forest on a private property at Tairua on the Coromandel Peninsula.
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New research gives insight into the lives of tūpuna.
A first-of-its-kind study is showing the impacts on Māori as they closely observed and mourned changes to the environment such as the extinction of the Moa.
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New evidence to investigate cruel killing of threatened birds
At least nine red-billed gulls birds were tortured and killed on Sunday morning in Kaikōura.
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Thousands of East Coast ramarama infected by myrtle rust
It's been a month since myrtle rust was discovered on the East Cape and Department of Conservation ranger Graeme Atkins says the disease is spreading.
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Great white shark dissection
The discovery of a juvenile great white shark has provided scientists with the opportunity to learn more about the species.
