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South Islanders are twice as likely to visit a national park as their North Island counterparts, according to a survey.

The Department of Conservation's Wanaka area office plans to establish new tracks, routes and tramping facilities this coming season.

Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt could be catching pigs on Auckland Island by early next year.

The Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill reached Parliament last week with none of the controversy that attended its predecessor, the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004.

The Department of Conservation is planning to begin aerial applications of nontoxic pre-feed baits in Waitutu Forest, in the Fiordland National Park, today if weather conditions permit.