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A Victoria University researcher is trying to find out just how deadly the domestic cat is for native wildlife. In a joint project with the Wellington City Council, miniature cameras have been attached to the collars of a group of … Read More

The Enhancing the Halo project aims to make Wellington New Zealand’s natural capital. As part of this, there will be a number of surveys of the predators that roam in the backyards of Wellingtonians. The intention is to bring to … Read More

There are many community groups working locally around New Zealand to protect and restore rivers and streams. Some are engaged in monitoring water quality and biological diversity while others focus on replanting stream banks and restoring fish habitats, or increasing … Read More

On one level the government’s enthusiasm for the economic bounty from deep sea oil is understandable; on two others it’s unacceptable. Any economic windfall of national significance is welcome, but so far two aspects of the hunt for this one … Read More

Russel Norman was slated earlier this week for pointing out that the dreadful typhoon that struck the Philippines was no act of God but a direct result of our carbon emissions. Meanwhile John Key is cosying up with a Christian … Read More

Some of you may have seen this recent blog from James Russell of Auckland University. James is a world expert in rats and mice and in 2012 received the Prime Minister’s MacDiarmid Emerging Scientist Prize. Earlier this year he made a trip to the Antipodes courtesy … Read More

With the local election results out of the way, attention now turns to sorting out our transport network. And judging by the proposals on the table, there is plenty of work to do. National roading projects are judged (in part) … Read More

Time to be the Natural Capital In an election bemoaned for a lack of issues and poor turnout, one strong message has been sent to the Town Hall in Wellington: we want to make Wellington the Natural Capital. Conservation is … Read More

Simon Bridges appearance on Campbell Live on Monday did little to quell the disquiet about offshore drilling. It’s not that offshore drilling is bad per se – there are clearly economic benefits to be had – but we have to … Read More