A massive effort is underway to turn Maungaharuru in northern Hawkes Bay back into a colony for endangered seabirds. The latest arrival of Kōrure (Mottled Petrel) will boost numbers there as part of the Poutiri Ao o Tāne project to repopulate the birds.
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Tau pleads guilty to two charges, faces new charge
Ngāpuhi leader Raniera (Sonny) Tau has pleaded guilty to hunting a protected bird. Tau earlier admitted to possession of five kereru.
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Native Affairs – Kiwi Care
The call of the Kiwi is being heard more and more in the 7.5 thousand hectare forest of Omataroa near Te Teko.
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Kaitiaki Kiwi aims to boost kiwi population to former levels
Increasing the population of kiwi in Waipoua Forest is the aim of Kaitiaki Kiwi. It's a collaboration between Te Roroa iwi and the community to boost the kiwi population to its former levels.
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Ngāti Pahauwera hunters oppose planned 1080 drop
A planned aerial drop of the poison 1080 in the Mohaka Forest at the end of October has got Ngāti Pahauwera hunters seeing red. Members of the Northern Hawke's Bay tribe say the poison would be detrimental to one of their main food sources.
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Young Tomairangi Harvey wins Japanese Film Festival award
Tomairangi Harvey (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāi Tūhoe) won an award last night at the Japanese Wildlife Film Festival for her short film, Te Ao o te Tuturuatu.
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Raniera Tau appears in Invercargill District Court
Today, Ngāpuhi Leader Raniera Tau stood before the Invercargill District Court on two charges.
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NewsFuture of kākāpō numbers suffers blow with loss of young female
The total population of the critically endangered kākāpō has dropped to 125 now following a discovery of a dead young female bird, Ellie, on Whenua Hōu (Codfish Island) west of Stewart Island.
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Calls for Ngāpuhi leader to stand down
Today, the Deputy Chairman of Tūhoronuku, Sam Napia, spoke about the issue regarding Raniera Tau and the kukupa birds.
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Ngāpuhi chairman under investigation for poaching wood pigeons
It is alleged Ngāpuhi chairman Sonny Tau is under investigation for poaching the protected native wood pigeon.
