Response to threat of butterfly questioned
Industry group Horticulture New Zealand is questioning the way that government agencies responded to the arrival of the destructive great white cabbage butterfly in Nelson three years ago. Finds of the...
View ArticleNIWA uses virtual microscope to strengthen NZ's biosecurity
Monday, 16 September 2013, 1:49 pm Press Release: NIWA uses virtual microscope to strengthen NZ's biosecurity NIWA scientists are pioneering a new way of tapping into international expertise through an...
View ArticleMore marine pests found in Pilot Bay
Tuesday, 29 October 2013, 4:52 pm Press Release: More marine pests found in Pilot Bay 29 October 2013 Divers from Bay of Plenty Regional Council and University of Waikato have found a second...
View ArticleMaud Island mice eradication begins (Department of Conservation of New Zealand)
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) Media contacts Phil Clerke, Senior Ranger Biodiversity, or Roy Grose, Picton Conservation Services Manager DOC Picton Office, tel: +64 3 520 3002 The...
View ArticleThe only good pampas is dead pampas
Tuesday, 15 April 2014, 12:55 pm Press Release: The only good pampas is dead pampas 15 April 2014 New pampas growth is appearing in Taranaki, prompting a reminder to land occupiers that they must...
View ArticleAnother Life: Like Sunday morning in Temple Bar – ‘marine vomit’ and other...
The creatures of the seabed are not always attractive to the human eye, though many so-called worms can resemble the loveliest of flowers. Some organisms, indeed, might almost have been designed to...
View ArticleSecretary Island close to becoming deer free (New Zealand Government)
(Source: New Zealand Government) Contact: Andrew Cudby DOC Programme Manager Service Te Anau Area Office Phone: +64 3 249 0200 Email: acudby@doc.govt.nz The Secretary Island deer eradication programme...
View ArticleAre antifouling paints harming our sealife?
Monday, 28 January 2013, 11:48 am Press Release: NIWA Are antifouling paints harming our sealife? NIWA has recently completed a national project for modelling the leaching of copper from antifouling...
View ArticleSecretary Island close to becoming deer free
Wednesday, 13 March 2013, 4:47 pm Press Release: Department of Conservation Secretary Island. Photo: Department of Conservation Media release 13 March 2013 Secretary Island close to becoming deer free...
View Article'Boaty bags' help keep pests away from Project Island Song's pest-free...
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) Contacts Helen Ough Dealy DOC Partnerships Ranger, Far North District Phone: +64 9 403 9006 or +64 9 407 0300 Email: hodealy@doc.govt.nz More than...
View ArticleCopper leaching into Kiwi waterways
Copper concentration in many New Zealand ports, including at Milford Sound, exceed guidelines for protection of marine aquatic life, new NIWA research suggests. An investigation by the environmental...
View ArticleMediterranean fanworm found in Pilot Bay
Wednesday, 25 September 2013, 2:40 pm Press Release: Mediterranean fanworm found in Pilot Bay 25 September 2013 Bay of Plenty Regional Council has confirmed that a single specimen of the invasive...
View ArticleLevy 'potential killer' for Fiordland
Environment Southland is calling on the Government to abolish a newly introduced second levy on cruise ships visiting Fiordland, saying it could stop cruise operators from coming to the area. In 2001,...
View ArticleMarine pest control plan roll out
A New Zealand first in pest management is set to roll out in Fiordland. Environment Southland and the Ministry of Primary Industries, the Department of Conservation, the Fiordland Marine Guardians and...
View ArticleSay no to freshwater pests in Fiordland (Department of Conservation of New...
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) DOC would like to remind park users of the importance of making sure they 'Check, Clean, Dry' when entering Fiordland National Park this summer to...
View ArticleIt’s time to eradicate Rhamnus from the Hauraki Gulf (City of Auckland)
(Source: City of Auckland) One of New Zealand's most invasive pest plant species, Rhamnus (also known as Evergreen Buckthorn) is taking over pohutukawa forests in the inner Hauraki Gulf. Auckland...
View ArticleLake users putting waterways at risk
Thursday, 30 January 2014, 3:59 pm Press Release: Boaties who aren’t cleaning their vessels and trailers between waterways are risking the spread of aquatic pest plants in Rotorua’s cleanest lake. Bay...
View ArticleGreat Mercury Island pest free (Department of Conservation of New Zealand)
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) Contacts Aniwa Tawa Department of Conservation Partnerships Ranger Ph: +64 7 869 5639 Email: atawa@doc.govt.nz Peter Corson Hauraki Coromandel...
View ArticlePest check reveals many dirty hulls
Marlborough boaties are being urged to keep their boats clean in order to prevent the spread of marine pests, despite the region receiving the all-clear for Mediterranean fanworm. The Marlborough...
View ArticleKina cull brings sealife back to Taranaki wharf
Beneath Wellington's waterfront a submarine renaissance is blooming, with maritime ecology returning to the shoreline and the vision of a "blue belt" for the capital coming to life. In late 2011 diver...
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