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‘That’s on me’: Minister does u-turn on conservation land swap and sale provisions

Tama Potaka takes personal responsibility for public outcry over land sales, and says the provisions will be excised from his bill. Fox Meyer reports.

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Luxon offers to change bill after conservation land sale backlash

Critics feel the Prime Minister's offer is an empty promise, and wouldn’t extend protections beyond what’s already in the bill.

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Labour asks for comfort, Potaka asks for trust in preserving public land

The conservation minister says some conservation land may be swapped, but any deals would have to have a net benefit. But Shane Jones has other ideas.

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If you love Wingspan or Planet Zoo, take note of this must-have board game

Is this smaller version of Ark Nova worth trying, or are you better off ditching Sanctuary for the original?

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Feral cats on list as New Zealand toughens conservation

New Zealand's ambitious Predator Free 2050 strategy to rid the country of invasive mammals is adding feral cats to its target species list.

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Reform of NZ’s protected lands is overdue – but the public should decide about economic activities

The government’s proposed reforms of the rules governing public conservation land aim to dismantle any potential obstacle to “unleashing economic growth” in protected areas.

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Colossal Bioscience’s attempt to de-extinct the dire wolf is a dangerously deceptive publicity stunt

Colossal Biosciences, a Texas-based biotech company, made headlines this April after falsely claiming to resurrect the extinct dire wolf. The company presents this as a breakthrough for conservation biology. However, our team of conservation geneticists at the Western University — along with many other academics views it as a dangerous…

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Inside Disney’s high-tech mission to protect the Great Lizard Cuckoo at Lookout Cay

At Disney Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point, the brand is combining wildlife biology with modern technology for a major conservation project around the great lizard cuckoo.

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Takeaways from AP's report on Chinese gold mining threatening endangered protected site in Congo

For eight years a Chinese mining company has been vastly expanding inside an endangered World Heritage Site, accused by locals and conservationists of decimating the environment

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Chinese gold mining threatens a protected UN heritage site in Congo

For eight years a Chinese mining company has been vastly expanding inside an endangered World Heritage Site, accused by locals and conservationists of decimating the environment

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Lack of data foils SailGP probe

A Conservation investigation crumbled when SailGP didn’t provide data. David Williams reports.

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Ruapehu sale: Conservation concessions sign-off is the great unknown

Despite liquidation proceedings, Ruapehu Alpine Lifts will probably be sold as planned.

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High-country hoons ‘tear apart’ DoC land

Farmers say the conservation department has let former grazing land set aside for soil and water conservation become a playground for “Joe Bloggs in his four-wheel-drive”

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Conservation department confirms probe into SailGP race

News of a Conservation Department investigation emerges after SailGP’s finale

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Crisis-hit Conservation Dept considers closures, offloads

A $300m deferred maintenance backlog is forcing officials to consider drastic measures, writes David Williams.

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Students learn how AI is used for wildlife conservation

Pupils from schools near Knowsley Safari were given an insight into how animals are being protected globally

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Mackenzie protection deal disarmed

Two years on, a conservation agreement with the Defence Force isn’t yet inked

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‘Outstanding’ land stewards spark conservation clash

Environmental and local authority interests are in conflict as West Coast public conservation land is divvied up.

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Cost pressures or misplaced priorities? Inside DoC’s subantarctic research cuts

There are challenges to the Conservation Department’s failure to prioritise endangered marine species, using the excuse of Covid control and costs management.

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DoC forced to slash budgets in funding ‘crisis’

Official documents reveal the Conservation Department’s new boss walked straight into a budget crisis

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