Conservation / April 2020
May 2020 | March 2020-
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"As good as it gets"
- Zealandia
- My blinkers have been removed. Until recently, my love for and commitment to Zealandia has largely been focused inside the fence. Sure, I knew about the halo effect: how kākā are now all over ...
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Shore plover banding combos 2020
- Friends of Mana Island
- This is the message from the DOC ranger, 22/4/20 on how to ID the shore plovers…. Kia ora keen tūturuatu/shore plover spotters, First off, thanks to you all for being the eyes on the mainland for these special birds. Your sightings have been invaluable in tracking the movements of birds from Mana Island since the […]
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Mana Island, Moki Street, Titahi Bay, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5022, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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No change to recycling collections at Level 3 for Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council’s kerbside recycling collection will remain on hold when the country moves into the new Alert Level 3 phase proposed for next week by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
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Doing the lockdown dance at Zealandia
- Wellington City Council
- Even though the majority of the country has shut down, Zealandia and its many native and unique species have not been forgotten.
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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New research shows health benefits for Wellington's backyard trappers
- Predator Free Wellington
- Time spent involved in backyard and reserve trapping is improving the health of Wellingtonians. Researcher Dr Danielle Shanahan from Zealandia's Centre for People and Nature surveyed 1200 Wellington residents, and found that levels of depression, anxiety and stress are lower in people who spend more time in…
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Mice vs Mana – a tale of success
- Friends of Mana Island
- Mouse eradication programme on Mana Island – 1989-91 Between 1989 and 1991 there was a major mouse eradication programme on Mana Island. At the time, Mana was the largest island in the world to be cleared of mice. Estimates ranged from 5 to 15 million mice! This fascinating article in Forest & Bird magazine, published […]
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Mana Island, Moki Street, Titahi Bay, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5022, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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First quarterly impact report released
- Predator Free Wellington
- We've been busy behind the scenes, and have produced our first quarterly impact report. We wanted to capture all the great things happening in the predator free world and celebrate the difference all of us are making together. It is an interactive online report available here: Predator Free Wellington Quarterly…
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Health and safety at heart of decision to put recycling on hold
- Wellington City Council
- Tens of thousands of beverage bottles that have touched people’s mouths isn’t what the average person would want to be handling during a life-threatening pandemic.
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Select Committee backs LCK’s recommended changes to the Resource Management Act
- Low Carbon Kapiti
- Some good news – the Environment Select committee has recently reported back on changes to the Resource Management Act.
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