Dressing the guardians at Orokonui
Alyth Grant reports on the growth and care of the flax grove near the entrance to Orokonui Ecosanctuary.
Conservation
Need for new tools to control pests in NZ
Need for new tools to control pests in NZ
Urgent action is needed to develop new approaches and improve tools to protect New Zealand's environment and economy from pests as some older approaches to pest management become ''obsolete'', a new Royal Society of New Zealand report says.
Predators and plagues
Predators and plagues
Predator-free New Zealand is a wild dream gaining a popular voice. But what animals would we get rid of. And how? First, however, we have a looming rat and stoat plague with which to contend, writes Bruce Munro.
One man's predator is another man's companion
One man's predator is another man's companion
Predator-free is a fraught phrase with some hidden fish-hooks.
Island complex to be Blake Station
Island complex to be Blake Station
The new research station to be built on the environmentally protected Auckland Islands, 465km south of Bluff, will be named after the late Sir Peter Blake.
Sea lion threat plan needed 'promptly'
Sea lion threat plan needed 'promptly'
Urgent interim measures need to be taken to protect the endangered New Zealand sea lion population given the serious rate of decline in pup numbers in the Auckland Islands, scientists and conservationists say.
Conservation down from the hills
Conservation down from the hills
A new vision for conservation hopes to break down some of the old divisions, writes Tom McKinlay.
Awards honour conservationists
Awards honour conservationists
The great work of people who go the extra mile for conservation will be recognised through the Otago Conservation Awards.
Dogs maul penguins despite prohibitions
Dogs maul penguins despite prohibitions
A dog owner is being investigated after an attack on a penguin and others are facing $300 fines for having their dogs on Otago coastal beaches where they are prohibited.
Orokonui Ecosanctuary to be home to 60 wild tuatara
Orokonui Ecosanctuary to be home to 60 wild tuatara
Sixty wild tuatara from the Marlborough Sounds will soon make their home at Orokonui Ecosanctuary but only two captive-bred reptiles will be able to be seen by visitors until they have settled into their new environment.
'Huge rewards' from conservation
'Huge rewards' from conservation
Otago Peninsula, with all its flora and fauna, is very special to Moira Parker. Rebecca Fox asks this year's winner of the Coastal Otago Conservation Award about her passion for conservation work.
Fears for kakapo after virus found in South Island
Fears for kakapo after virus found in South Island
New Zealand's endangered kakapo could be at risk from a potentially fatal virus newly discovered in the South Island.
Skink trust wins title
Skink trust wins title
The Central Otago Ecological Trust, which aims to save the Otago skink from extinction, has taken top honours at the TrustPower Central Otago District Community Awards, announced in Cromwell last night.
Arrival of takahe 'dream come true'
Arrival of takahe 'dream come true'
A pair of flightless birds flew south yesterday, to Orokonui Ecosanctuary near Dunedin, where they became instant media stars.
Planting to help penguins
Planting to help penguins
A planting afternoon will be held at Brighton Domain this weekend to improve habitat for the region's penguins.
Good turnout for planting day
Good turnout for planting day
Volunteers of all ages took to the track at Lake Hayes to extend the existing Lake Hayes Project Gold site on a clear and crisp morning in late April.
High-country conservation
High-country conservation
What many farmers consider a concerted series of attacks on the way South Island high country farmers have managed their special lands and landscapes has ended rather unspectacularly.
Robins thrive after 1080 drop, study finds
Robins thrive after 1080 drop, study finds
A small population of robins in the Silver Peaks survived a 1080 drop and even flourished due to the poison killing its predators, a University of Otago study has found.
Case of shot sea lion dismays
Case of shot sea lion dismays
The shooting of a young New Zealand sea lion - a species as threatened as the African elephant or the kakapo - has shocked and dismayed those who work to ensure its survival.
Trust gives $11,000 to Doc mohua programme
Trust gives $11,000 to Doc mohua programme
The Mohua Charitable Trust has donated $11,000 to a Wanaka-based programme to save the mohua, a rare native bird, in the Mt Aspiring National Park.