Palmerston North — Native fish could soon be living the high life at the top of the Turitea Dams as part of a five-month trap and transfer trial designed to boost native fish populations.

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Palmerston North — Staff from Palmerston North City Council together with Ricoh Palmerston North will spend this Sunday planting eco-sourced native trees as part of the Green Corridors project.

By Palmerston North City Council
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Palmerston North — The Natural and Cultural Heritage Incentive Fund is again open for heritage related projects.

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Whanganui — Conservation Minister Kate Wilkinson was in Whanganui today to celebrate the completion of the Whanganui National Park Management Plan.

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Feilding — TWO female New Zealand wood pigeons (kereru) are new residents at the Kowhai Park aviary in Feilding and lifted hopes for a successful breeding programme.

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Manawatu-Whanganui — Massey University’s Manawatu campus is currently home to 25 little blue penguins and two grey-faced petrels affected by the grounding of the container ship Rena.

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Manawatu-Whanganui — NEW Zealand’s tallest kowhai – located at Kitchener Park near Feilding – is already drawing more visitors because of a new directional sign at the entrance to the park’s southern walkway.

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Feilding — A MIXTURE of trees and shrubs are to be planted on railway land along Feilding’s bird corridor on Sunday by members of the Makino Rotary Club to mark Conservation Week, which starts on Monday, September 11.

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Palmerston North — After a karakia in Rotorua this morning by Pouoto Ngaropo, cultural advisor for Ngati Awa, the dolphin carcass believed to be Moko has arrived safely at Massey University in Palmerston North.

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Feilding — STUDENT ambassadors from the United States converged on the walkway near Kitchener Park, Feilding, last week to assist in an ongoing conservation project aimed at establishing and beautifying the area.

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Feilding — THE colour is to return to Kimbolton Road, Feilding.

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Palmerston North — The world is switching off for Earth Hour and Palmerston North city council challenges you to join this international campaign.

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Feilding — A RECAPTURED Indian ringneck parakeet and a third sulphur-crested cockatoo are now housed at the Kowhai Park Aviary, Feilding, after the recent loss of five rosellas and some java sparrows.

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Feilding — FREEING caged birds into the wild is condemning most of them to a quick death, says Kowhai Park Aviary Keeper, Brian Day, after the recent loss of five rosellas.

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Palmerston North — A couple of amorous ducks at the Victoria Esplanade are keeping the native New Zealand brown teal (pateke) from extinction.

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Manawatu-Whanganui — " King Country is a great piece of New Zealand and the Labour-led government's support of local community projects will go a long way to protect our native fauna," said MP for Tainui Nanaia Mahuta.

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Manawatu-Whanganui — Horizons Regional Council is to embark on a carefully-planned pest control at Manawatu River estuary to protect its most cherished inhabitants.

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