Wainui Beach is a small, beachside community on the outskirts of Gisborne. In 2017 the students at Wainui Beach School made nesting boxes for their local little blue penguins. This year they’re … [Read More...] about Wainui Beach pupils use building skills to help wildlife
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Bushy Point volunteers hold Triple Celebration
Otatara Landcare Group (OLG) in Southland has just celebrated its 20th year and two other impressive milestones: OLG’s total volunteer effort has reached 15,000 volunteer hours and 30,000 locally grown native plants have now been planted at its … [Read More...] about Bushy Point volunteers hold Triple Celebration
Saving mohua motivates Makarora Valley trappers
Ian Turnbull’s father was a member of the Central Otago Lakes Branch of Forest and Bird back in 1998 when the group first began trapping in the beech forest of the Makarora Valley near Wanaka. Now Ian himself is retired and part of the dedicated … [Read More...] about Saving mohua motivates Makarora Valley trappers
MIRO helps out overlooked banded dotterels
For the last 20 years or so, an area of gravel has been slowly forming at Robinson Bay on the Eastbourne foreshore, just across the harbour from Wellington City. Then about 9 years ago banded dotterels (pohowera/tūturiwhatu) arrived and began trying … [Read More...] about MIRO helps out overlooked banded dotterels
Biodiversity strategy discussion document
The NZ Biodiversity Strategy is an important document that sets out the framework for how we protect our biodiversity and ensure it thrives over the next 50 years. The Department of Conservation has recently released a discussion document … [Read More...] about Biodiversity strategy discussion document
EnviroMate100 bait station delivers time-controlled ‘dinner dishes’
Shane Hyde of Kaeo (Whangarei) left school at 16 and spent years working on predator control and weed control projects, but ill health in 2006, after spraying herbicides, forced him to rethink how he approached the physically demanding outdoor work. … [Read More...] about EnviroMate100 bait station delivers time-controlled ‘dinner dishes’