Potential unwanted impacts to our prized taonga species such as kea and kaka is a critical concern when controlling invasive predators in many parts of Aotearoa.
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Predator Free 2050
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Waihi — Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council and iwi collective Te Wahapū o Waihī have partnered to return 30ha of low-lying farmland to coastal wetland in an effort to improve the ecological health of Waihī Estuary.
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Bay of Plenty Regional Council
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New Plymouth — New Plymouth has far fewer rats than it did five years ago, thanks to the efforts of thousands of dedicated backyard trappers.
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Taranaki Regional Council
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Northland — A meeting between new Conservation Minister, Willow-Jean Prime, the Northland Regional Council and the Department of Conservation has highlighted the shared goals that local and central government have for Taitokerau, the council says.
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Northland Regional Council
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Napier — The National Aquarium of New Zealand released two sharks into the ocean early this morning, returning them to the waters from which they originated.
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Napier City Council
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A collaborative project between kiwi companies Groundtruth (providers of the 'TrapNZ' trapping data recording platform) and Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research has resulted in the creation of an online artificial intelligence (AI) software that is being released for free use.
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Predator Free 2050
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SAFE is alarmed that glue traps to catch rodents are making their way into Aotearoa despite being illegal.
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SAFE For Animals
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Napier — The world’s smallest penguin just came out with miniature versions named Pipi, Squishy and Eric – though they’re adult sized by 90 days! Three baby kororā recently hatched at the National Aquarium of New Zealand.
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Napier City Council
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Christchurch — The Papanui Innes Community Board today hosted community groups and local school students for the first stage of an historic replanting in Papanui.
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Ali Jones PR and Communications
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Tawa — Friends of Tawa Bush Reserves, responsible for preserving, maintaining and enhancing Tawa's native bush, joined EcoGecko Consultants and St Francis Xavier school students, to set up lizard surveying equipment early last month.
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Friends of Tawa Bush Reserves
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Bay of Plenty — Pitching tents and exploring just over the fence are the key themes for this years’ Conservation Week from November 1-9.
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Steve Brightwell
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NEW ZEALAND CHILDREN IMAGINE A FUTURE WITHOUT KIWI To launch its annual campaign Save Kiwi Month 2014, Kiwis for kiwi asked New Zealand children what a future without kiwi would feel like.
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Hustle & Bustle
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Rare blue whales have been spotted by NIWA scientists on a research expedition in the South Taranaki Bight.
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NIWA
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Nelson — Construction of a $4.7 million pest-proof fence around the Brook Waimarama Sanctuary could begin as early as May this year.
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Ecofind NZ
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An endangered native bird, the möhua, has been given a new safe home on a Marlborough Sounds island thanks to a South Island company playing a key role in the Christchurch rebuild.
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Ali Jones PR and Communications
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A major Milford Sound conservation project spearheaded by leading South Island tourism company Southern Discoveries is proving an outstanding success in restoring a natural haven to its former glory.
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Southern Public Relations
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Futurerivers
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New Zealand dolphins, also known as Hector's dolphins, are fascinating and beautiful animals.
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University of Otago
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Now that autumn's arrived butterfly lovers around New Zealand are tagging Monarch butterflies.
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Monarch Butterfly New Zealand Trust
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Auckland City — Researchers are elated to find the sparrow-sized New Zealand storm petrel, thought extinct until 2003, is breeding on Little Barrier Island Hauturu in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park.
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Auckland Council
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Chicks that stock up on their five-a-day outshine their love rivals in later life, a new study shows.
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Zoological Society of London
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Hamilton — The birth of not one, not two but three rare Nepalese pandas has thrilled keepers at Hamilton Zoo.
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Hamilton City Council
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