Help look after dolphins and other marine mammals in the Bay of Islands - brochure
Threats & impacts - all regions
Apply for a Northland fire permit online.
Aggressive and invasive, Argentine ants pose a serious threat to New Zealand's natural environment.
Use this checklist to make sure the items you are carrying to the islands in the Eastern Bay of Islands (Ipipiri) are free of pests.
View suggested questions and answers to cover in any pre-trip briefings before visiting the islands of the Eastern Bay of Islands (Ipipiri).
Find out why boneseed, a native of South Africa is a problem in New Zealand and how to identify it, and learn what you can do to help stop the spread of boneseed.
Catfish were introduced in New Zealand in the 1870s. These hardy fish prey on small native fish, as well as eat and compete with koura.
Learn how deer negatively impact New Zealand's native forests.
Goats were introduced to New Zealand in the early days of European settlement and the descendents of those that escaped or were deliberately released thrived in the country's grass hills, forest and scrubland areas.
Although rabbits are the main diet of ferrets, this mustelid will attack, kill and eat native species. Learn more about this tenacious predator.
Learn why Gambusia affinis were originally introduced to New Zealand and how this pest fish is now negatively impacting our freshwater ecosystems.
Hedgehogs have voracious appetites. They pose a threat to native weta, skinks, and the eggs and chicks of ground-nesting birds.
Weed control on Northland's largest offshore island nature reserves, the Poor Knights Islands and Hen & Chicken Islands protects the islands' high natural values.
Kauri dieback (Phytophthora taxon Agathis or PTA), is a newly-identified disease which is attacking kauri trees.
Learn to identify moth plant and what you can do to help stop its spread in Northland.
View Northland Conservancy's most recently issued pesticide summary.
View an extract from the Northland fire incident log 2009/2010 listing the dates, location, hectares and vegetation type affected by wildfires in Northland during the 09/10 fire season.
Read Northland Weedbusters newsletters.
Find out more about wildfires in Northland, what you loose in a wildfire and how to prevent them.
Find out about the impact family pets have on New Zealand's wildlife and learn ways you can reduce the chance of your pet being part of this significant problem.
View photos from weeding fields trips on Hen and Chicken Islands.
Introduced to New Zealand in 1837 to establish a fur trade, the possum has become one of the greatest threats to our natural environment.
Learn about a major restoration project that aims to eradicate rodents and stoats from Ipipiri/Eastern Bay of Islands and to restore the biological, historical and cultural values of the islands.
Follow the progress of Operation Restore - Taranga (Hen) Island restoration project.
This brochure shows how targeted pest control can help our vulnerable native species that are under attack by imported predators.
Native to some parts of Australia, the rainbow lorikeet was illegally released in Auckland in the 1990s. This dominant and prolific bird now poses a significant threat to our native wildlife.
Native to Australia, rainbow skinks were first recorded in Auckland during the 1960s and are now posing a threat to our rare native lizards.
Learn about rats in New Zealand and pest control measures that have been put in place to reduce this threat to native plants and animals.
Rudd are a voracious fish that compete with New Zealand's native fish and damage habitat.
Learn about the negative impact stoats have on New Zealand's native species and what's being done to control this fierce predator.
Learn why sweet pea shrub is a problem, how to identify and control it, and find out how you can help prevent the spread of sweet pea shrub.
The Taranga (Hen) Island restoration project aims to eradicate kiore/Pacific rats off Taranga Island, Northland in winter 2011 in an effort to ensure the continued existence of Taranga's many threatened species.
View a series of short videos on 1080 and its effect on water, flora and fauna.
In recent years four social wasp species have been accidentally introduced in New Zealand. Learn how these wasps threaten our native ecosystems.
Weasels are found in low numbers in most habitats in New Zealand. This mustelid poses a significant threat to native wildlife.
Intermediate School student Hugh Mckenzie's award-winning science project showed that dirty vehicles could be spreading weeds into reserves.
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