by F&O NEWS DESK | Feb 10, 2021 | Editor's pick, News
Forest & Bird congratulated He Pou a Rangi – the Climate Change Commission for delivering an “ambitious, achievable plan” to tackle climate change and endorsed its call for a stronger climate change target. The key takeaway from the report is that New Zealand...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Feb 10, 2021 | News
Global population of oceanic sharks and rays has declined by more than 70% in the past 50 years according to new research published in science journal Nature, with input from NIWA. The ongoing decline is likely to lead to the extinction of some species. New Zealand...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Feb 10, 2021 | News
The Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) recently revealed what it does with the seafood it seizes from people breaking the rules. A question that inevitably comes up is why MPI doesn’t donate the confiscated kaimoana to charity or people in need. “Sadly, it is just...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Jan 22, 2021 | News
Lake Clearwater in Ashburton Basin lakes is closed as of 21 December 2020 until further notice after potentially toxic blue-green algae (planktonic cyanobacteria) was found in the waters. Canterbury DHB’s Community and Public Health unit issued a health warning saying...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Jan 22, 2021 | News
With more Kiwis purchasing boats and getting out on the water this summer, Department of Conservation (DOC) is asking people to report any sightings of Hector’s and Māui dolphins. These smallest species of dolphins are only found in New Zealand and their dwindling...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Jan 21, 2021 | News
Department of Conservation (DOC) and kiwi protection groups are urging dog owners to train their pets to avoid kiwi, after recent reports of dead Coromandel brown kiwi were discovered in three locations: Tairua, Whenuakite, and Matarangi. The birds killed at Tairua...
