Nicky Snoyink

Forest & Bird is calling for the government to urgently fund the largest deer, pig, and goat control programme New Zealand has ever seen.

Official data shows virtually all conservation land and large… Audio

Many mayors and councils are gearing up for a fight over the government's Three Waters reforms, while environmentalists are preparing to meet them on the riverbanks of the country's polluted rivers.

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Forest & Bird is alarmed that some conservation land where Tahr numbers need to be reduced is excluded from this year's control operations plan. There's been a lot of disagreement on how best to… Audio

The rules over the culling and hunting of Himalayan Tahr are causing consternation for both hunters and environmentalists. Audio

Volunteers helped remove more than 13,000 bags of rubbish from Fox River that had spewed from a disused landfill in flooding in March. The volunteers finished up this weekend, and the Defence Force… Audio

The Resource Management Act overhaul announced by the government today has been welcomed by Forest and Bird. The environmental lobby group says the 30 year old law was well intended but has failed in… Audio

The government has stepped in to clean up the vast West Coast rubbish spill, after local authorities ran out of cash to finish the job. But what's being done to stop it happening elsewhere?  Audio

A major clean up on the Fox River in Westland has been put on hold, as the local council says it has run out of money to fund it.

RNZ reported on Monday that volunteers trying to pick up the rubbish… Audio

More bad weather is heading for the West Coast, hampering efforts to clean up tonnes of rubbish along the coastline. Two weeks ago flooding in the region caused an old landfill to become exposed, and… Audio

There's concern not enough is being done to control Tahr  in New Zealand. Forest & Bird day the population is now five times what it should be, which could threaten our native alpine ecosystems.  Audio