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Date: 23 December 2013 Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation Ninety community groups are to receive $3.6 million in Government funding to support conservation projects throughout the country, Conservation Minister Dr Nick Smith announced today.
Date: 05 December 2013 More than 400 bags, filled with goodies for boaties and campers, are among the latest weapons being used by Project Island Song to keep the islands of the eastern Bay of Islands pest-free.
Date: 18 November 2013 At its meeting on 8 November 2013, the Northland Conservation Board recommended the approval of the Department of Conservation's new Conservation Management Strategy for Northland 2013–2023.
Date: 07 November 2013 Kerikeri High School students took part recently in the Bay of Islands' first floating conservation classroom.
Date: 30 October 2013 Five captive-bred Northland brown kiwi adults were returned by DOC to Motukawanui Island on 24 October.
Date: 18 September 2013 Another possible Māui dolphin death in Northland this month highlights the pressing need for greater protection. The Northland Conservation Board is urging Northlanders to have a say in ensuring the survival of this critically endangered species.
Date: 03 September 2013 With Conservation Week 2013 just around the corner, the Northland Conservation Board is encouraging Northlanders to grab their whānau and to get involved.
Date: 27 August 2013 Interested in kiwi, kauri, or kai? Want to walk, weed, plant or trap? Then the Department of Conservation's 2013 Conservation Week (8 to 15 September) activities and events are for you.
Date: 31 July 2013 There has been no sign of rodents on Taranga Island, off the Whangarei coastline, since a large-scale eradication took place there in May 2011. Monitoring has just been completed. No rodent sign was recorded, which confirms they have been eradicated.
Date: 17 June 2013 In a meeting in Whangarei on 31 May 2013, the Northland Conservation Board discussed a range of topics and heard presentations from other organisations and members of the public.
Date: 05 June 2013 Rodent-indicating dogs and their trainer/handler have had a busy season. Miriam Ritchie travels all over the country with her trained dogs. She urges boaties to be extra vigilant at this time of year to ensure they are not taking unwelcome guests out with them.
Date: 23 May 2013 Kiwi listeners throughout the Northland region are gearing up for the annual kiwi call count survey, with some stations about to receive their 20th year of data collection. The survey starts 28 May 2013, and continues through to 17 June 2013.
Date: 16 May 2013 Puketi Weedbusters, DOC, and the Puketi Forest Trust (PFT) are looking for volunteers to help with several upcoming and ongoing projects in Puketi Forest. Volunteers are needed to help control weeds, possums, and stoats, listen for kiwi, and take part in regular planting days.
Date: 05 April 2013 DOC is entering a new direction with a strong focus on community, business and iwi/hapu/whanau relationships. Bringing together these three elements is a new DOC Northland initiative, Te Ao Pakihi (The Business World).
Date: 25 March 2013 Read a media release from the Northland Conservation Board that provides an overview of key topics discussed at the last Board meeting Friday 15 March 2013 - Conservation planning takes a major step forward, ‘Save the kukupa’ campaign, and Ecological management.
Date: 06 March 2013 Source: New Zealand Conservation Authority The New Zealand Conservation Authority invites you to a public meeting to hear views on the proposal to establish a national park centred on the Waipoua Forest.
Date: 06 March 2013 Submissions on the draft Conservation Management Strategies for Northland, Auckland and Waikato need to be received by 4:30pm on Friday 15 March 2013.
Date: 04 March 2013 Due to the continued dry weather, all Fire Authorities across Northland have now imposed 'total fire bans' or what is called a 'Prohibited Fire Season' until further notice.
Date: 01 March 2013 In its fourth year, the LEARNZ Far North field trip focused on World Wetlands Day with a strong Tikanga Maori and Te Reo component.
Date: 25 February 2013 The most comprehensive biodiversity monitoring blitz ever undertaken on New Zealand's rocky shoreline will be a key feature of NZAEE Seaweek during 2-10 March 2013.
Date: 04 February 2013 A free weka aversion training session for dogs and their owners will be held in Matauwhi Bay Reserve, Russell on 18 February 2013.
Date: 22 January 2013 A new pest control initiative known as the 'Noose and Necklace' is underway in the eastern Bay of Islands to help protect the Cape Brett Peninsula and Project Island Song.
Date: 18 January 2013 Any dog can kill kiwi - This is the message on large road signs in place at Ngunguru, Parua Bay and Hikurangi, letting communities know 'kiwi are here' so please control your dog at all times.
Date: 18 January 2013 A comprehensive report on the natural areas of south-eastern Northland are highlighted in a new report entitled Natural areas of Rodney Ecological District (Northland).
Date: 17 January 2013 Two determined pensioners have transformed a Far North reserve from a gorse-covered haven for possums into a lush love nest for amorous moreporks.
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