Large Hunua Ranges vegetation fire burning towards native bush south of Auckland
A large grass fire is burning south of Auckland and is heading towards native bush as helicopters have been called in to help ...
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This tiny native plant has cannabis-like properties – here’s why that’s exciting
A tiny plant found only in remote parts of New Zealand has been revealed to have ... not to go hunting and harvesting it. “Very few plants that we know of make these type of compounds ...
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Farmers watch as their conservation partner the QEII National Trust faces strained circumstances
Farmers who reserve some of their land for native bush are watching in dismay as their conservation partner, the QEII National Trust, runs short of cash. So serious is this problem, the trust is ...
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Vigilance urged against wildfire risk in parks
Wildfires in California, bushfires in Australia and some significant vegetation fires across New Zealand have brought global attention to fire risk and are a good reminder of the risks posed by ...
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Dramatic decline in Tongariro’s native plants as invasive heather spreads
Native plants in the Tongariro National Park ... The work, funded by a Marsden Grant from the Royal Society of New Zealand, was part of broader research investigating how changes in alpine plant ...