Conservation / August 2024
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Taking climate action to the courts public talk + 2024 AGM
- Low Carbon Kapiti
- 1pm Sunday 22 September. Ocean Road Community Centre, Paraparaumu Beach. There are many avenues for citizens to achieve positive climate action. Turning to the courts is one way that is being successfully used to ensure effective action against climate change, including in New Zealand. Lawyers for Climate Action NZ is a group of barristers, solicitors, […]
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Waste Not, Want Not
- Salient
- By Will Irvine (He/Him) Peeking out from an alleyway behind the beloved Chow and Library bars is a curious new addition to Wellington’s...
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Forresters Lane, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Free tyre recycling facility to open at Spicer Landfill
- Porirua City Council
- Porirua City Council has partnered with Tyrewise for this recycling initiative.
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Spicers Landfill, Tawa, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Bringing back the giants of the forest
- Zealandia
- A key part of our 500-year vision for Zealandia is a towering canopy of podocarps. Podocarps are Aotearoa New Zealand’s tallest trees, such as rimu, kahikatea, and tōtara. While we generally ...
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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From pines to podocarps
- Zealandia
- Towering above visitors in the ngahere/forest, the non-native pine trees at Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne were originally planted as a forestry trial as early as the 1880s. Jo Ledington, General Manager ...
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Take Action: Trapping at home with Predator Free Wellington
- Zealandia
- We know that you care about the native taonga of Aotearoa and so does Predator Free Wellington (PFW). We caught up with the PFW team about Phase 2 of their plan to remove rats, possums, weasels, and ...
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Out of one breeding season...and right into another!
- Zealandia
- Despite things slowing down in winter, preparing for the upcoming breeding season keeps our rangers busy. We provide a few different bird species with nest boxes, which mimic the natural ...
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Wellington Airport sponsorship to turbo-charge Predator Free Wellington
- Predator Free Wellington
- Wellington Airport is ramping up its partnership with Predator Free Wellington (PFW) and the fight against rats, stoats and weasels by coming onboard as PFW’s first ‘Wellington Family of Five’ sponsor. Wellington Airport’s chief executive Matt Clarke says the airport is proud to support the goal of creating…
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Media Release: Major national conservation milestone for rare native frog species
- Zealandia
- ZEALANDIA MEDIA RELEASE For immediate release: 27 August 2024 Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne has released a captive population of rare pepeketua/Hamilton’s frogs into the wild at the ...
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Celebrating our amazing volunteers
- Zealandia
- Recently we hosted a very special awards night for the volunteers of Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne. Over 500 people continue to support our staff by volunteering across the organisation, from ...
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Low Carbon Kāpiti submission on the draft second national emissions reduction plan (ERP2)
- Low Carbon Kapiti
- The New Zealand government is consulting on the draft second national emissions reduction plan (ERP2) until 25 August 2024.
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A nose for kiwi
- Zealandia
- While normally any furry mammals are kept well out of the sanctuary, this month we opened the gates for some very special working dogs. These dogs are part of the Conservation Dogs programme which ...
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Mindfood Magazine: Angels of the Everyday
- Predator Free Wellington
- This article was written by Anna Crichton for the August 2024 issue of Mindfood Magazine. Emma Rowell is part of a groundbreaking conservation project that is turning the tide on native bird loss. Predator Free Wellington’s mission is to create the world’s first predator-free capital city, working to remove…
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A day out with the Capture team
- Predator Free Wellington
- Who you gonna call? Our Capture team are on the frontline responding to sightings of rats in areas where they shouldn’t be. We spent the day with them to learn more. Ears to the ground. Cameras watching. A keen doggy nose. As we make more of the city predator free, our team is always ready to respond to rats…
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On the trail: a day with the Capture team
- Predator Free Wellington
- Who you gonna call? Our Capture team are on the frontline responding to sightings of rats in areas where they shouldn’t be. We spent the day with them to learn more. Ears to the ground. Cameras watching. A keen doggy nose. As we make more of the city predator free, our team is always ready to respond to rats…
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PFW on the BBC's 'What in the World' podcast
- Predator Free Wellington
- Our project continues to receive international attention. We featured on the 'What in the World' podcast from the BBC World Service. Emma Rowell, our Eradication Technical Officer, explained how we are removing rats, stoats, weasels and possums from Wellington. 'It turns out that New Zealand is basically the…
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New Focus for planting
- Manawa Karioi Ecological Restoration Project
- Our June working bees saw a focus on planting around some of our lookout points, with an emphasis on low-growing shrubs to avoid blocking the view.
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Te Ahi Ka - Loop Track, Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Dead weasel found in Zealandia’s biosecurity trapping network
- Zealandia
- Yesterday our solid sanctuary biosecurity systems put in place by our conservation team were put to the test, with a weasel discovered dead in a DOC200 trap at the southern end of the sanctuary. The ...
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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