Forest And Bird
Mark Hanger: bat caves and prehistoric forests
Kathryn speaks with President of Forest and Bird Mark Hanger who has been leading small group nature tours around New Zealand and Australia for over thirty years, mainly for overseas tourists. Today… Audio, Gallery
Discovering the true power of trees
Tree Beings is an adventure through the secret world of trees and a reminder of how essential they are to our world. Author Raymond Huber joins the show from his base in Dunedin. Video, Audio
Councils reporting readings of pollution - Forest and Bird
Forest and Bird says multiple Canterbury councils are reporting high readings of pollution in public drinking water that could be linked to cancer.
The organisation says the data - obtained through… Audio
DOC proposes changes to whitebait season
Forest and Bird says the government's proposed changes to whitebaiting in New Zealand don't do enough to protect particular species. The Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage has released a proposal to… Audio
DoC Staff on a 1080 'hit list'
Picture and personal details of Department of Conservation staff are being shared online by those opposed to 1080. Incidents paint a picture of some protesters who will stop at nothing to halt use of… Audio
Yellow-eyed penguins under threat from fishing nets - Forest & Bird
Forest and Bird is warning an increase in yellow eyed penguins getting caught in fishing nets is pushing the nationally endangered bird to the brink of extinction.
It estimates 30 of the penguins… Video, Audio
ETS proposal for farmers ‘won’t make a difference’ – Forest and Bird
Forest and Bird spokesman Geoff Keey says a new proposal on how farmers should be included in the Emissions Trading Scheme is not going to make any difference. He spoke to Lisa Owen. Video, Audio
Drinking water nitrate levels 'dire and getting worse'
Nitrate levels in Canterbury's drinking water are increasing, Forest and Bird says, but the last time the regional council updated its risk map for drinking water wells was 17 months ago. Audio
Fishing companies threatened legal action over seabed rules
Official documents show fishing companies, including Talleys, threatened legal action against the government over proposed seabed protection in the South Pacific. Audio
Rubbish wash-out 'could be biggest eco-disaster since Rena spill'
Rubbish strewn in the flood-hit West Coast is potentially the bigger eco-disaster since the Rena oil spill, Forest and Bird says.
Farmers consider self-imposed water restrictions
Farmers in Central Otago may resort to voluntarily restricting their water use in the next week as the prolonged hot weather shows no sign of abating. Audio
Deaths of four Hector's dolphins disappoint Forest and Bird
Four Hector's dolphins have been killed by commercial fishers in the South Island this summer.
'Mega mast' prompts biggest ever DOC 1080 drops
Forest and Bird is calling on the Department of Conservation to ramp up its responses to what's being called a mega mast, which could unleash a plague of predators on threatened native species.
Forest and Bird on Coromandel marina project: 'The issues are all out there'
Forest and Bird says it's ludicrous that the government is putting money towards a study on a large Coromandel marina proposal despite environmental risks.
Tell me about your thesis
Rebecca Stirnemann is a conservationist for Forest and Bird here in New Zealand but her thesis focus was on endangered birds in the Pacific Island. She looked at how the hunting of birds has… Audio
DOC compromised values over kiwis’ care, Forest and Bird says
Forest and Bird is calling for an independent review into Department of Conservation's commercial partnerships with businesses and private landowners. This comes after RNZ revealed DOC allowed the… Video, Audio
Time to ruffle some feathers: Can the kea keep its title?
The public is being asked to vote in the annual Bird of the Year contest and help raise awareness of our natives' plight.
Our Changing World for 27 September 2018
A study into whether getting concussed while playing rugby makes players more likely to get concussion in the future, and trans-Pacific efforts to stop seabirds getting killed by fishing boats. Audio
Forest & Bird calls for end to whitebait sales
The whitebaiting season opens today, but Forest and Bird wants a ban on sales. The season runs until the end of November, except on the West Coast of the South Island, where it runs from September 1… Audio
Kauri dieback: MPI cannot force closures - biosecurity boss
Conservation group Forest and Bird is closing seven of its reserves to try and stop the spread of kauri dieback disease. The group says there's been a lack of leadership in the fight against the… Audio
