Rip It Up And Start Over – Fast-Track Approvals Bill Needs To Be Scrapped – Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird warns the Fast-track Approvals Bill poses significant risks to the environment, to local communities, to democracy and…
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DOC Job Cuts Will Have Long-term Consequences For Nature – Forest and Bird
Forest & Bird is warning of long-term consequences for nature and the economy following today’s announcement of 131 proposed jobs…
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Fast Track Is Outright Assault On Environment – Forest And Bird
A new sweeping fast-track consenting bill being tabled in parliament today is anti-nature, anti-democracy, and will leave a mess for…
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Abandoned Mining Appeal May Mean Fast Track For Coal – Forest and Bird
A long-running court battle against a new opencast coal mine has been abandoned by the mining company today, but environmentalists…
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Forest & Bird Says Hazard Policy A Must To Protect Kiwi Communities From Future Floods – Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird is calling on Penny Simmonds and Simon Watts – the respective ministers for the environment and climate…
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Climate Change And Environment Out Of Cabinet: A Big Risk – Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird today warned that placing the climate change and environment portfolios outside of cabinet is a big risk…
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NPSIB Announcement A Significant Win For Native Species And Habitats – Forest and Bird
A significant and collaborative win for nature is how Forest & Bird describes Aotearoa New Zealand’s finalised National Policy Statement…
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Call For Moratorium On New Mines On Conservation Land After Labour Fails To Fulfil Its Promise – Forest And Bird
The Government has failed to support a Bill which would have ended new mines on conservation land. Forest & Bird…
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Pivotal Court Win Against Coal – Forest And Bird
An Environment Court decision against a new proposed West Coast coal mine is a massive win for the climate and…
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Local And Central Government Need To Get On With Fixing The Freshwater Crisis – Forest And Bird
A new report backs up Forest & Bird’s view that Cyclone Gabrielle has illustrated the impact of encroaching on floodplains…