Canterbury Conservation

Christchurch — The Papanui Innes Community Board today hosted community groups and local school students for the first stage of an historic replanting in Papanui.

By Ali Jones PR and Communications
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Canterbury — Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says the Government has accepted Environment Canterbury’s recommendation to change the water conservation order that covers the Rakaia River.

By Gerry Brownlee
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Christchurch — Canterbury Museum will open a major international touring exhibition telling the epic story of Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s Terra Nova expedition to the South Pole next month.

By Canterbury Museum
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Canterbury — How best to protect braided river habitat and manage the threats to resident birds.

By Environment Canterbury
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Christchurch — Christchurch’s much-loved visitors, the bar-tailed Godwits, have at last returned to Christchurch bringing with them a sense of hope and a taste of spring.

By Christchurch City Council
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Canterbury — Environment Canterbury, The Department of Conservation and Christchurch City Council are working together on a long term project to eradicate Darwin’s Barberry from Otahuna in the Selwyn District.

By Environment Canterbury
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Canterbury — The 10th year of an operation to help protect two of New Zealand's rare and endemic birds begins in September in Ashburton District with the co-operation of landowners.

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Christchurch — US building restoration expert Professor Marcus Brandt is returning to Christchurch next week to continue his advocacy for a wooden spire for the city’s Anglican cathedral.

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Christchurch — Council has approved a Heritage Incentive Grant of up to $884,750 for conservation and maintenance work for the former Woods Brothers’ Flour Mill buildings in Addington.

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Lyttelton — An exciting heritage discovery has been made following recent demolition work at the site of the former Lyttelton Plunket building.

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Banks Peninsula — Conservation Minister Kate Wilkinson has welcomed the conviction of an endangered gecko smuggler but says tougher penalties are needed.

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Canterbury — A joint Rangitata River biodiversity protection/restoration project has received a major boost from the Environment Canterbury Immediate Steps funding programme.

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Canterbury — Rabbit-proof fencing and solar-powered hot-wire have been installed around the 2.3ha Eyrewell Scientific Reserve thanks to support from Environment Canterbury's Immediate Steps Programme.

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Ashburton — The ninth year of an operation to help protect two of New Zealand's rare and endemic birds begins in September in Ashburton District with the co-operation of landowners.

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Canterbury — The Department of Conservation (DOC) and Meridian Energy have scooped first prize for environmentally responsible large organisation Friday night for their collaboration on Project River Recovery.

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Christchurch — Tomorrow morning another Canterbury resident will move out of town.

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Christchurch — Do you want to find out more about godwits, those amazing birds that undertake the lengthy journey from Christchurch to Alaska and back each year? To celebrate this year’s departure of the birds, godwits expert Keith Woodley will address bird lovers at the annual Farewell to the Godwits (Kuaka) event at the Southshore Spit on Sunday.

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Canterbury — Scientists at the University of Canterbury have found evidence that one of the world’s rarest birds, the New Zealand black stilt or kakī, is a genetically distinct species and thus worthy of protection.

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Kaiapoi — More than 3000 native plants will be established at two community planting days at Coes Ford and Chamberlains Ford on the Selwyn River/Waikirikiri on Friday, October 1 and Sunday, October 3.

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Canterbury — Federated Farmers High Country remains prepared to help inform Forest & Bird about the realities of farming and conservation in the Mackenzie.

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Lake Tekapo — A world night sky reserve in the skies above Tekapo – Aoraki/Mt Cook will be fostered in the spirit of the 100 percent Pure New Zealand image, a driving force behind the night sky park said today.

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Canterbury — Each year, Environment Canterbury organises wilding tree control days in the high country; a community-based initiative aimed at removing young seedlings before they are mature enough to produce seed and create a longer-term problem.

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