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Fire and Emergency New Zealand is urging people not to light fires on islands that are public conservation land this summer following campfires being lit on Motumaire near Paihia, and Waewaetorea in the outer Bay of Islands. This comes after several ...
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Nelson Mandela Bay endurance athlete Sharon Jessop finished her 89-day 1,881km extreme run to the Mozambican border this week with two overriding epiphanies — community ownership of game reserves is the way to go, and tourism is the new gold.
Pet owners are increasingly bringing pet cats and dogs to pest-free islands, where they can wreak destruction on fragile native animals, the Department of Conservation says. Urupukapuka Island, near Russell, has been pest-free for more than 10 years, and is home to flourishing native bird populations. Photo: 123F In the Bay of Islands, ranger Helen Ough Dealy said dogs were often brought onto the protected islands, particularly during summer. But owners had also been caught walking their cats on leashes, and with cats on a paddle board. Rangers were also finding more and more boats moored a...