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Media Release Index 2004

December
15 - Government power-grab gets first debate
15 - Crunch time for New Zealand's rivers - www.livingrivers.org.nz
12 - DOC scientists lose jobs through under-funding
02 -
"Think Big 2" RMA Bill shuts out public
01 - Controversial RMA Bill about to reach Parliament
01 - Cape Kidnappers decision welcomed


November
14 - Conference calls for end to sea lion deaths
12 - Fisheries Minister caves-in to industry pressure
07 - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe benefits from environmental double standard
05 - PCE farming report at critical time for Canterbury water
04 - Forest and Bird welcomes PCE report on farming
03 - DOC reveals to Parliament native animals need more help

October
18 - Councillor accreditation welcomed
14 - Kaipara groups oppose aquaculture
06 - Public deserves a better explanation from RMA Minister
05 - Government hid list of potential 'fast track' projects

September
24 - Government wriggles to avoid bottom trawling moratorium
23 - Hoki cut good news, but future cuts possible
20 - Government plans to cap local environmental standards
16 - Motatapu should have gone through Tenure Review
16 - Benson-Pope confirms environmentalists' RMA fears
15 - Pet projects get special treatment in RMA reform
09 - Call to extend Auckland Island marine mammal sanctuary
03 - Anti-1080 misinformation slated
01 - MFish proposes annual slaughter of up to 598 protected NZ sea lions

August
26 - Seafood industry scrapes the bottom
18 - Rare weka relative discovered on Philippine Island
17 - First returning albatross welcomed
12 - Government keeps controversial RMA document secret
09 - Conservation Order protects 'Middle Earth' waters
09 - Dr Cullen's call-in 'Think Big II'?
06 - Puhoi tunnel and new eco-viaduct is a great option
02 - Great Barrier Marine Reserve proposal welcomed

July

28 - Hydro report threat to conservation
21 - Cuts to snapper, oreo and rig quota needed
21 - Overseas ownership of High Country still permitted
15 - Dr Cullen's speechwriter out to lunch?
15 - National standards will improve RMA performance
14 - 'Don't blame the RMA' PM told by 13 major organisations
12 - National declares war on 'clean green' NZ
12 - Kakapo deaths sad news for all New Zealanders
12 - Forest and Bird appeals Cypress mine decision
08 - Marine reserve proposal at Mimiwhangata welcomed
06 - Top of the south transmission problem a 'beat up'
05 - Polititcians fiddle while clean green image slips away
01 - Waikato farmer gains 'Old Blue' conservation award

June
27 - Endorsement for Government wildlands programme
27 - Time to stop dogs killing kiwi
26 - 100,000 Albatross Petition Presented To UN
21 - Cyress open cast mine very disappointing
20 - Non-complying Hoki fishery may lose certification
20 - Albatross Voyage end leads to next step in World campaign
11 - MFish doesn't know own act
10 - United urged to learn difference between gorse and kahikatea
07 -Orange roughy fishers urged to keep to the facts
03 - Ministry of Fisheries’ claims misleading
03 - Forest and Bird launches the Best Fish Guide and challenges the fishing industry to 'Pull up their stocks'
01 - Court fee increase another blow for environmental care
01 - Crown agency attends anti-Government strategy meeting
01 - High country package good news for farmers

May
31 - Forest and Bird commends farmers for Clent Hills protection
30 - Thanks Auckland for putting up with the spray!
28 - Budget projects welcome but Vote Conservation cut
26 - Over 50 conservation projects cut to pay for Project Ark
23 - Unsustainable hoki should lose Marine Stewardship Council accreditation
17 - Common Border with Oz could mean snakes in your garden
12 - New island sanctuaries great news for native birds
12 - RMA review will waste time and money
07 - Motu Kaikoura purchase great for Auckland
07 - Water Conservation Order decision applauded

April
14 - Operation Ark good but where's the money?
08 - Albatross protection plan leaves too much in the air
07 - Court decision allows more sea lion killing
06 - Squid fishing increase would kill 500 more albatross and petrels
04 - Forest and Bird joins global effort to save birds

March
31 - RMA overhaul would harm environment and human health
31 - Electricity market reforms not RMA to blame
29 - Energy planning needed in wake of Aqua demise
25 - No new mine for state owned polluter
12 - International recognition for kiwi conservationist
12 - Mt Burnett dolomite quarry extension declined
12 - Forest and Bird dismayed by Pike mine decision
12 - Privileged position for mining should end
09 - DoC report reveals Pike coal mine should not proceed
05 - Gerry Eckhoff Asleep on the Job?
05 - Gondola be Gone!

February
27 - Waitaki fast track opposed
26 - Sorry - no cats allowed; MAF tightens sea container rules
25 - 2/3 of critically endangered Maui's dolphin may get fins bolted
23 - Minister urged to cancel decision to put dolphins at risk
17 - Family cat gains statutory MAF biosecurity accreditation
16 - Oyster farm seeks fast-track precedent to avoid moratorium
13 - Farmers Choose to Destock the High Country
12 - Remarkables Mountain Lodge would be a travesty
09 - Oil spill reinforces need for ban on big ships in fiord

January
23 - Prime Minister to farewell Albatross Voyage
06 - Albatross voyage arrives in Wellington

 



 


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