Mountains to Sea Wellington is helping people take the plunge to learn about marine conservation by snorkelling marine reserves. The group is also building up young kids to be the next generation of ocean guardians.
Tag: Conservation. Showing results 11 - 20 of 42 in News
Showing results 11 - 20 of 42
Primary tabs
Search results
-
Kids trade tech for treasure hunt at Kaitoke Regional Park
More than 400 people traded technology for a treasure hunt in Wellington's Kaitoke Regional Park at the weekend where they learned about the environment and water conservation.
-
Zealandia's Tākahe chick starts solid foods and explores surroundings
Zealandia Eco sanctuary's rare Tākahe chick is kicking off the New Year with a new diet as it continues to grow. The chick is now out and about exploring its environment.
-
Zealandia sets 110 traps to catch suspected rogue weasel
Staff at Wellington's Zealandia eco-sanctuary are on the hunt for a rogue predator. The suspect intruder, thought to be a weasel, had its prints picked-up earlier this week and 110 traps have been set to try to catch the pest.
-
Endangered Tahitian flower connected to Māori
The tiare apetahi is a rare flower that can only be grown in the Tahitian island of Ra'īatea. Now endangered, the plant is heavily protected, and its legend has a spiritual connection to Māori.
-
Open letter opposes national 1080 ban
Environmentalist and indigenous rights advocate, Tina Ngata, has released a letter on an independent website called 'Ngahere Justice’ regarding the use of 1080 and prominent Māori environmentalists and activists have signed on to the statement.
-
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.
-
Iwi helping to save freshwater mussels
Two-hundred kākahi are set to be translocated to Zealandia this weekend, with the help of local iwi around Wellington.
-
Saving the Waiapu river
East Coast landowners have banded together with the local council and government representatives to discuss ways to control their erosion-prone land.
-
Marching for endangered Māui and Hectors Dolphins.
Protestors marched in Auckland today, calling for stronger protections for endangered Māui and Hector dolphins and to change to selective, sustainable fishing methods that don't catch dolphins - in areas where NZ dolphins and other vulnerable species are found
