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Conservation

New centre highlights advances in pest control

In the News  |  Published: 31 August 201106 September 2011

‘Next generation’ tools for the control of pests in New Zealand were unveiled yesterday at the opening of the The […]

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End debate on 1080 – NZ Herald Editorial

In the News  |  Published: 13 June 201114 June 2011

An editorial in today’s New Zealand Herald acknowledges the shortcomings of 1080 but ultimately recognises the findings of the comprehensive […]

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DoC defends kakapo against ecological triage

In the News  |  Published: 13 April 201115 April 2011

An Australian ecologist has suggested that efforts to prevent the extinction of the native kakapo should be abandoned in favour […]

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ODT: Easiest option on marine reserves

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 03 February 2011

An editorial in the Otago Daily Times discusses the news that the government will establish three large marine reserves, and […]

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Media coverage: Key player in saving of kakapo dies

In the News  |  Published: 14 January 201114 January 2011

Richard Henry, the kakapo whose discovery in 1975 overturned the belief that kakapo had become extinct, has died. Henry, who […]

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ONLINE BRIEFING: Biodiversity in 2010 – taking stock

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 03 December 201004 July 2011

2010, the International Year of Biodiversity, is drawing to a close. This year’s targets for global biodiversity conservation — the […]

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Dom Post: Taking Kermadec arc off the mining map

In the News  |  Published: 31 August 2010

Research, Science and Technology minister Wayne Mapp says he supports the protection of the Kermadec region, and hence the restriction […]

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NZ Herald: Fish forever?

In the News  |  Published: 31 May 201031 May 2010

Peter Huck writes in the New Zealand Herald about our fisheries situation, the Quota Management System (introduced in the late […]

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Sustainable mining? – scientists weigh in

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 30 April 201003 May 2010

ONLINE BRIEFING: Monday 3 May, 11 AM NZT Hidden beneath our stunning landscapes — and formed by the same relentless […]

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The Press: Skinks slink to new home

In the News  |  Published: 12 April 2010

David Williams reports in The Press on the moving of several endangered skinks to a new ‘skinkery’ which, it is […]

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