Date: 18 November 2009
NZ Dotterels number only 1,700 approximately nationally and this breading season, they appear to be enjoying our Eastern Bay beaches.
Date: 11 November 2009
It is a busy time for the Whakatane Kiwi Project. It is halfway through the nesting season and every helping hand is appreciated – including a set of paws!
Date: 29 October 2009
Access to the scenic reserve on North-Eastern beach of Lake Okareka (formerly known as the Aqua Skiers beach) is closed for the immediate future. The beach front area is under construction with the development of an amenity area for visitors.
Date: 15 October 2009
If effort equals reward then the expansive 360-degree views from the summit of Rainbow Mountain are one of the best rewards to be gained by walking to the top – even if the effort just got a little easier.
Date: 25 September 2009
A heavy lift helicopter put the finishing touches on five years of work by Department of Conservation in the Waiorongomai Valley, near Te Aroha.
Date: 30 September 2009
Ten kokako flew to the southern part of the South Island in a less than conventional manner today after boarding an Air New Zealand flight this morning in Rotorua.
Date: 16 September 2009
Kokako birds are being moved from Kaharoa to Fiordland this week as part of a major translocation operation by DOC, enabled by the Kaharoa Kokako Trust.
Date: 21 August 2009
Matapihi locals received a rare treat last Friday when they encountered an immature Leopard seal snoozing on the edge of the Waimapu Estuary, near Tauranga Airport.
Date: 28 August 2009
Bay of Plenty people are being encouraged to get involved in conservation this September by joining many local community groups and DOC online and in a series of activities on offer throughout the Bay as around Conservation Week (13-20 September).
Date: 12 August 2009
A large number of little blue penguins washing up on our shores have had authorities and the public concerned, however tests show that the Tauranga deaths are just part of nature’s cycle.
Date: 11 August 2009
Whitebait season in the Bay of Plenty starts this Saturday 15th August and DOC is urging fishers to protect the fishery for future generations by complying with the regulations.
Date: 27 July 2009
Ignorance was ruled as no excuse last Friday in the Tauranga District Court, where fines and costs totalling $1650 were imposed on three men caught fishing in the Tuhua (Mayor Island) Marine Reserve last January.
Date: 29 May 2009
Several Bay of Plenty and Waikato iwi have come together to loan four North Island brown kiwi to Tuhua (Mayor) Island and Te Whanau a Tauwhao, helping to secure the long term survival of the species in the region.
Date: 30 April 2009
Back country huts in Whirinaki Forest Park will continue to be maintained to high levels under a new agreement between the Rotorua Branch of New Zealand Deerstalkers Association and Department of Conservation.
Date: 01 May 2009
You could spend an awful long time looking for an axe buried in Whirinaki Forest Park. But come September, that’s exactly what organisers of the Whirinaki25 community event are hoping to find.
Date: 27 February 2009
It will be heads down, tails up at New Zealand's beaches next week, as thousands of people take part in Seaweek activities all around the country.
Date: 22 January 2009
Flagrant disregard for the boundaries of the Eastern Bay of Plenty’s only marine reserve, Te Paepae o Aotea (Volkner Rocks), has tarred the Whakatane Tuna Tournament.
Date: 13 January 2009
It would appear that one of Eastern Bay’s favourite little birds, the little blue penguin, have been also been seen enjoying our beaches, especially over the last week.
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