Archives For 30/11/1999

Our teams are made up of all kinds of folk and, in the case of Wink, dogs too. Wink is a one-eyed Conservation Dog with a very important job: to help rid Aotearoa of Spartina grass. This is Wink’’s story to becoming the dog that he is today.

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Rob McGowan, a prominent rongoā Māori practitioner well respected for his work in the restoration of rongoā practise and traditional knowledge of native plants in Aotearoa, explains why we need to care for rongoā plants to help Papatūānuku thrive, even if that means using 1080.

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One of Rakiura’s long term volunteers talks about her experience and how it’s helped her understand and get involved in conservation work.

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Thousands of New Zealand’s took up the challenge this Conservation Week and got involved in protecting our native flora, fauna, marine and freshwater spaces! From tree plantings to beach cleanups here is a small snapshot of what went on around the country last week.

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Motunau Island is the only offshore predator free island in Canterbury. Community ranger Vanessa Mander tells us why ridding the island of boxthorn weeds is important for the sea birds survival.

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