Community conservation in Rēkohu/Wharekauri/the Chatham Islands is receiving a boost, with grants to support local projects announced today by Minister of Conservation Eugenie Sage.

A new ecosanctuary with a predator proof fence on Golden Bay’s Cape Farewell, which will restore a safe home for sea birds, rare native plants, giant snails, and geckos, was officially opened today by the Minister of Conservation Eugenie Sage.

With several native whitebait species in decline the Minister of Conservation Eugenie Sage has today released proposals to standardise and improve management of whitebait across New Zealand.

The vulnerability of New Zealand’s aquatic environments to climate change is highlighted in a new report on Waituna Lagoon in Southland’s internationally recognised Awarua Wetland. Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage says the Department of Conservation (DOC) report illustrates the need to act now to manage climate change impacts. “Waituna Lagoon is a taonga for Te Rūnanga o Awarua and a natural treasure for New Zealanders; especially as we have destroyed so many wetlands. It is home to distinctive indigenous plants and...

Nature sustains us and is the basis of all life.  In Government the Greens have led the way in making sure our precious plants and animals are protected, and our wild places are looked after for future generations.  We've achieved a huge amount Our increased support for the Department of Conservation has led to the biggest funding increase in decades, meaning more rangers can do more work to protect nature for all of us.  Plastics are being phased out to...

A proposed national plan of action to reduce the number of seabirds caught in fisheries is being circulated for public feedback.

Steeped in Māori and European history, the recent reopening of Banks Peninsula’s Ripapa Island has been celebrated today by Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke and Minister of Conservation Eugenie Sage.

Our wild places, plants, and animals are taonga to be cherished and protected. The Department of Conservation (DOC) should be well funded to protect and advocate for nature All threatened species should have a recovery plan in place. DOC’s core capacity should be improved by hiring and training more scientific and technical staff, field workers, rangers, educational officers, and locally based volunteer initiatives. DOC’s capacity to work constructively with tangata whenua should be improved. Government should purchase and protect land...

Everyone in Aotearoa New Zealand should be able to swim, fish, and collect kai moana in our waters, free from pollution. When we use the sea’s resources we should do so sustainably. The sea should be protected from pollution, drilling and mining The Coastal Policy Statement should be amended to address sewerage disposal, run-off in rivers, and sedimentation from on-land development. The risk of oil and chemical spills should be reduced as much as possible. There should be no new...