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Frank Film07:00, May 28 2021 FRANK FILM The West Coasts Ōkārito Lagoon is an ancient and pristine wetland, but New Zealand’s largest unmodified wetland is on fragile ground. Sunrise over the Ōkārito Lagoon. It is an ancient and pristine landscape, stretching 3200 hectares across estuary waters and brackish inlets, home to more than 70 species of birds, many threatened. On a flat-bottomed boat Paula Sheridan and Swade Finch, owners of Ōkārito Eco Boat tours, slide through watery channel...

South Westland predator-free project massive win for biodiversity, economy 12 Mar, 2021 02:00 AM 2 minutes to read The Country The $45 million predator-free project announced for South Westland yesterday was a "massive" win for biodiversity and the local economy, former Federated Farmers president Katie Milne says. The five-year mountain to sea project, which encompasses the Whataroa, Okāritō and Franz Josef townships, is being supported by $3 million of Jobs for Nature funding in addition to...

Predator Free South Westland The area from Ōkārito lagoon to the Southern Alps will be part of the 100,000ha targeted for pest removal. The block was used to research how areas bordered by rivers, mountains and the sea could be protected from reinvasion. Zip used 1080 and traps to remove the pest, then kept them out using natural barriers like rivers and mountains plus lured trail cameras and traps. Allan said the $45m funding over five years would be used to eliminate possums, rats and st...

Thursday, 11 March 2021, 4:39 pm The $45 million predator-free project announced for South Westland today is a "massive" win for biodiversity and the local economy, Katie Milne says. The former Federated Farmers President, who has taken on the role of chairing Predator Free South Westland, said the 50 jobs expected to be created during the five-year assault on possum, rat and stoat numbers was excellent news for a district hit harder than many by Covid-19 economic fallout. "We’ll also be bri...

Ambitious: $45m allocated to goal of making NZ predator-free by 2050 Newshub 11/03/2021 © Video - Newshub; Image - Getty Watch: The Predator Free South Westland project launched on Thursday. The Government has allocated $45 million to the goal of making New Zealand predator-free by 2050. The money is to be spent on the West Coast in a project that will create 50 jobs in Franz Josef. The Predator Free South Westland project was launched by Conservation Minister Kiri Allan on Thursday. "I’...