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Opponents of a breakwater development in Northland’s Paihia are heartbroken to hear Regional Development Minister Shane Jones wants to breathe life into the...

Optimism after kiwi heard calling

The calls of two pairs of surviving kiwi have been heard in Ōpua Forest - giving a conservation group hope its efforts over the last 12 years have not been in vain.

A Bay of Islands conservation group is pleading with dog owners to keep their pets under control after the death of at least six kiwi in the past fortnight.

A Bay of Islands conservation group is pleading with dog owners to keep their pets under control after the death of at least six kiwi in the past fortnight.

Northland's wandering dog problem apparently continues to cost kiwi lives.

Dogs are suspected to be behind the deaths of six kiwi at Ōpua Forest in the last fortnight, with dog owners urged to prevent their pets from roaming and k

Northland's wandering dog problem apparently continues to cost kiwi lives.

The truth about cats and (conservation) dogs 14 minutes to read Milo, the feral cat-detecting dog, is retiring after eight years in the bush. Kim Knight meets her at home in Paihia and reports on the conservation canines training to track everything from carnivorous snails to Kauri dieback disease. Shes the colour of a glossy chocolate pudding. Whip-thin, whip-smart. It hurts when her tail thwacks a shin. A blitz of energy that focuses, suddenly, on the photographer. Milo, the German s...

Date Time Princess Cruises’ Guests Support Wildlife in New Zealand’s Bay of Islands About 50 children from New Zealand’s Bay of Islands have been busy building ‘houses’ for threatened kiwis and penguins as part of the community’s effort to encourage the return of native wildlife in the area. The children were part of an enthusiastic group of volunteers who helped build rock and cement shelters for the Kororā (Māori for little blue penguin) along the shoreline at the Waitangi Treat...