Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Dr Jan Wright has launched a new report, On a pathway to extinction? An investigation […]
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Longfin eels – PCE calls for commercial fishing moratorium
Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Dr Jan Wright has launched a new report, On a pathway to extinction? An investigation […]
Continue reading‘Green growth: opportunities for NZ’ report – Experts respond
A major report into ‘green growth opportunities’ for New Zealand, outlining actions for industry and government to apply across several […]
Continue readingProtecting the Maui’s dolphin in Auckland
Writing for Fairfax’s Auckland Now, reporter Delwyn Dickey examines the science and politics of protecting the Maui’s dolphin. An excerpt […]
Continue readingNo safety net for sea lions in fisheries – expert
Devices installed in squid trawling nets to prevent sea lion bycatch lack evidence that they actually prevent sea lion deaths, […]
Continue readingAntarctica under threat
Antarctic researchers are calling on policy makers to look ahead to future challenges and protect the polar continent from growing […]
Continue readingWWF Report assesses NZ’s enviromental record – experts respond
New Zealand’s performance over the 20 years since the Rio Earth Summit across a range of environmental commitments is rated […]
Continue readingBriefing: Marine resource use in the EEZ
Did you know that 96 percent of New Zealand is underwater? New Zealand’s ocean territory is vast. Its EEZ (Exclusive […]
Continue readingMaui’s dolphins need better protection – scientists
A new Department of Conservation report estimates there are approximately 55 Maui’s dolphins left, leading experts to call for better […]
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Fishing mishaps reignite calls for Ross Sea protection
The Green party has called for the Ross Sea in Antarctica to become a marine protected area, in the wake […]
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