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Climate scientist Dr Jim Salinger, of Queenstown, is the 2024 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Te Pou Whakarae o Aotearoa.

A Queenstown pair have both been named as finalists in the Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Awards. Dr Jim Salinger is a finalist in the New...

A life dedicated to protecting and enhancing the environment was celebrated in Arrowtown last week, taking the guest of honour by surprise....

Mountain Scene July 5, 2021 By GUY WILLIAMS Queenstown’s power couple of conservation, Barbara and Neill Simpson (above), have been bestowed with Rotary’s highest honour. The founders of the Wakatipu Reforestation Trust were made Paul Harris Fellows by the club’s resort branch at its ‘change-over night’ at Bazaar restaurant late last month. The fellowships recognised their contribution over 40 years to ecology, botany and environmental education in the Whakatipu Basin and beyond. The club also presented Hans Arnestedt and Helen and Tom McPhail with certificates of ap...

Robyn Ogle stands down after 26-plus years as secretary of Whanganui botanical group 3 May, 2021 04:00 PM 3 minutes to read Robyn Ogle was the secretary of the Whanganui Museum Botanical Group for more than 26 years. Photo / Bevan Conley Robyn Ogle was the secretary of the Whanganui Museum Botanical Group for more than 26 years. Photo / Bevan Conley By Laurel Stowell Brought up in suburban Auckland, Robyn Ogle extended her interest in the natural world through 54 years of marriage to Whanganui ecologist Colin Ogle. She was the secretary for the Whanganui Museum Botanical Group for more than 2...