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Stevenson’s Peninsula – Lake Wanaka – inaugural control project for Upper Clutha Wilding Tree Group

Date: 14th January 2025

The Upper Clutha Wilding Tree Group (UCWTG) are a community-led, not-for-profit organisation with the goal of protecting the outstanding natural landscapes and indigenous biodiversity of the Upper Clutha region from the threat of key…

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The Tort of Nuisance – a potential avenue to leverage wilding pine control

Date: 9th December 2024

The success of the national collaboration that is the wilding pine management network is based on the “carrot approach” – good relationships where landowners, agencies and communities agree that wilding pine control is necessary,…

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WILDINGS AND THE POWER IN OUR RURAL COMMUNITIES

Date: 13th November 2024

A great article published recently in Country Wide magazine celebrated how great the rural community are at stepping up and helping out well beyond the farm gate. Thake very much to Jo Grigg, a…

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PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE BIOSECURITY ACT – Submissions close December 13th 2024

Date: 13th November 2024

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has completed a review of the Biosecurity Act 1993. They have a developed a range of proposals to update and modernise the Act. Submissions from stakeholders are essential…

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WILDING CONIFER CONTROL AND ERADICATION BILL

Date: 13th November 2024

Miles Anderson, National MP for Waitaki is a tireless campaigner for wilding pine management. He has put a bill in the “tin”. Every bill is given a housie token, and that token goes into…

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HELP IMPROVE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF WILDING PINES

Date: 13th November 2024

Scion and Manaaki Whenua-Landcare Research are conducting a survey to understand how perceptions of wilding conifers differ across regions of Aotearoa New Zealand, and between professions and stakeholders. They are also interested in understanding how these…

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Webinar #2: Video link now available – The enemy of my enemy.

Date: 11th September 2024

The enemy of my enemy…. Invasive mammals as seed predators of wilding conifers. Tom Carlin from Scion recently completed our second webinar with a great presentation. You can watch this on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1cizVVDmoc Tom along…

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2024 Wilding Webinar -101 Gene editing – Douglas fir – Video recording now available

Date: 17th August 2024

First webinar successfully done The first test of the 2024 Wilding Conifer Action Webinar Series run by the Wilding Pine Network, Scion and the National Wilding Conifer Control Programme webinar was very well received….

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Second emissions reduction plan (ERP2) out for consultation until 21 August 2024

Date: 18th July 2024

If you are interested in how the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) works and what role it plays in New Zealand’s climate change response take a look at https://consult.environment.govt.nz/climate/second-emissions-reduction-plan/. The Ministry for the Environment is…

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Minister foreshadows hard choices for Conservation Department

Date: 14th June 2024

DoC will pull back from some areas but focus more keenly on others, the minister says, while seeking external partners and investors Minister foreshadows hard choices for Conservation Department (msn.com) This article provides an…

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