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North OtagoSeptember 15

Still doubts about carp release

Despite the Department of Conservation (Doc) approving the release of grass carp in North Otago, the Otago Conservation Board opposed the decision and still has reservations.
South OtagoSeptember 12

Part of structure, trust chairman says

Cycle trails are becoming increasingly common around the country and Central Otago is no exception. Inland Otago Conservation Awards winner Clutha Gold Trail Charitable Trust's chairman Rod Peirce talks about constructing the 73km-long trail from Roxburgh to Lawrence.
Part of structure, trust chairman says
Part of structure, trust chairman says
NewsSeptember 9

Satisfaction in seeing improvement

Colinswood Bush is alive with birdsong and has the feel of forest, a tribute to Conservation Award finalist Nigel McPherson's stewardship. Mr McPherson (84) talks about 20 years leading the volunteers responsible for the restoration of the biodiversity of the native forest remnant on Otago Peninsula.
Satisfaction in seeing improvement
Satisfaction in seeing improvement
QueenstownSeptember 6

More community partnerships for Doc expected

Queenstown's potential for more conservation-community-commercial partnerships softened the blow of national restructuring and job cuts on its Department of Conservation (Doc) office.
More community partnerships for Doc expected
More community partnerships for Doc expected
NewsAugust 30

Doc cuts 17 positions in South restructuring

Seventeen jobs have been lost in Otago and Southland through the latest restructure of the Department of Conservation.
The MixAugust 23

Weed taking the 'bait

Whitebaiting is fast becoming a must-do national pastime. But it is just as quickly facing a new, potentially disastrous, threat from an invasive water plant, writes Bruce Munro.
DunedinAugust 23

Tributes as Doc area manager farewelled

Tributes flowed yesterday as the conservation community farewelled the Department of Conservation's Coastal Otago area manager Robin Thomas.
Tributes as Doc area manager farewelled
Tributes as Doc area manager farewelled
SouthlandAugust 23

Small fee for balloted hunting in Southland

The Department of Conservation (Doc) will introduce an application fee for hunting during balloted periods in Southland, but will not follow suit in Otago.
North OtagoAugust 16

Call for input on marine areas

Little blue penguins and yellow-eyed penguins living on the Oamaru coastline are among the Otago sea-life that could be better protected if marine protection areas are introduced in Otago, but the Department of Conservation (Doc) says public support and input is needed to decide where those should be.
Call for input on marine areas
Call for input on marine areas
NewsAugust 15

Fish and Game may take action

Fish and Game Otago will take legal action against the Otago Regional Council if it is not consulted during consent processes.
DunedinAugust 14

Whitebait rivers clear

Rivers in the South are expected to be clear for the start of the whitebait season today.
NewsAugust 14

Loss of affected party status worry

Fish and Game Otago is questioning how it can do its statutory duty of protecting trout and salmon if the Otago Regional Council fails to notify it of consent applications involving waterways.
QueenstownAugust 9

Hunters wanted to cull fallow deer

Deer hunters are being encouraged to visit the Caples Valley, near Glenorchy, in a bid to reduce fallow deer numbers.
Hunters wanted to cull fallow deer
Hunters wanted to cull fallow deer
DunedinAugust 8

Dummy penguins dupe peers

Two stationary yellow-eyed penguins standing guard over Sandfly Bay on Otago Peninsula have been confusing penguins, tourists and volunteers alike.
Dummy penguins dupe peers
Dummy penguins dupe peers
DunedinAugust 4

Cuts constraining monitoring

New Zealand is home to some of the world's rarest marine mammals, yet there are concerns about the level of funding for research to help protect them. Rebecca Fox talks to scientists and the Department of Conservation about the fine balance between protecting species and funding.
Cuts constraining monitoring
Cuts constraining monitoring
The MixAugust 4

The very rarest of rare birds

Sirocco is coming back to Orokonui to get you hooked on kakapo conservation, writes Karin Ludwig.
NewsAugust 2

Concern for pups

Discovering no New Zealand sea lion pups were born on one of only five breeding colonies in the Auckland Islands is a concern despite an overall increase in pups on the islands, University of Otago zoologist Dr Bruce Robertson says.
NewsAugust 2

Doc fund plan dismays both scientists, industry

A Department of Conservation plan allocating commercial fishing funding for marine research has fallen short of the expectations of both scientists and fishing interests.
DunedinJuly 29

Doc left 'dead in the water'

Otago's endangered wildlife and habitats are ''on their own'' because the Government's cuts and policies are undermining the processes set up to protect them, former Otago Conservation Board chairwoman Associate Prof Abby Smith says.
Doc left 'dead in the water'
Doc left 'dead in the water'
QueenstownJuly 15

4WD buffs' input sought

The Department of Conservation (Doc) wants more people to take advantage of Otago's 4WD roads and rugged routes and is asking four-wheel-drive enthusiasts to have their say about their hobby.
DunedinJuly 10

Where to for conservation?

It is hoped concerns such as competition between community groups and the Department of Conservation for funding will be addressed at a national conference in Dunedin later this year.
NewsJuly 7

Combined effort to protect rarest native fish

The disappearance of 25% of Otago's unique small fish in the past decade means trying to save those remaining is ''finger-in-the-dyke stuff'', the Department of Conservation warns.
SouthlandJuly 5

Mouse eradication plan reaches $1m target

A campaign backed by Wellington couple Gareth and Jo Morgan has reached its target of raising $1 million to fund the eradication of mice from the Antipodes Islands, 860km south of Stewart Island.
Mouse eradication plan reaches $1m target
Mouse eradication plan reaches $1m target
DunedinJune 27

'Special places' identified

People with a soft spot or interest in some of Otago's special places are being urged to take a close look at a 10-year strategy governing their management.
'Special places' identified
'Special places' identified