Setting aside cool, south-facing slopes in our cities as nature refuges will increase the chances of survival of our vulnerable native species in the face of global heating. Our Climate Advocate Adelia Hallett writes more. New research by Victoria University’s Faculty of Architecture and Design, published today, says that city...
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The latest round of climate negotiations (COP24) in Poland just wrapped up and Adelia Hallett, our climate advocate, breaks down what it all means. The short version is that the latest agreement agrees on ‘how’ to count emissions, but not on the ‘what’, that is, the actual target we need...
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Forest & Bird, New Zealand's largest independent conservation organisation, moved its bank accounts from ANZ because of serious concerns over the bank’s investments in fossil fuels. Forest & Bird asked ANZ for a fossil fuel divestment plan in 2016, but hasn’t been satisfied with the company’s response. In March 2018,...
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One-hundred and fifty scientists from around the country have signed this letter to the Government asking for bold action to tackle climate change. Here is their letter in-full: We the undersigned, representing diverse academic disciplines, call on the government to take robust and emergency action in response to the deepening...
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When I first encountered a wrybill (ngutuparore), I was almost in shock seeing what looked like a deformed bill, pointing to the right. Then I learned that wrybill, a small plover, weighing about 70 grams, is the only bird in the world with an asymmetrically turned bill. It is endemic...
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In the summer of 2017, Forest & Bird committee member Stefan Fairweather took six months off work to walk the length of New Zealand on the Te Araroa trail. He has written a book on his journey entitled "North to South". Kia ora from Christchurch, People often ask me “why...
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Weka are one of New Zealand's many flightless birds. But compared with some of their more media-savvy contemporaries, it's hard for them to get noticed. From the takahē coming out of hiding to the kiwi being the national icon, or the kākāpō being featured on BBC having intimate relations with someone's head —...
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Melissa Boardman and Hannah Shand are Wellington-based artists with a passion for Aotearoa's wildlife — and a particular soft spot for the New Zealand robin (toutouwai). As this year's campaign managers for the New Zealand robin, they are using art to share the toutouwai's story. Together, in different styles, they have created...
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Yesterday saw #NationalPoetryDay2018 and #BirdOfTheYear trending alongside one another on Twitter. Alison Ballance from Team Hoiho challenged Twitter to combine the two, calling for people to write poems about their Bird of the Year. A poem about bird beaks from @giselledraws Giselle Clarkson is running her campaign for the royal...
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