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Conservation Minister Sandra Lee today said she was alarmed at the death of 304 seabirds killed by a commercial longline vessel on a recent fishing trip for ling.

Conservation Minister Sandra Lee has completed a review of the management decisions taken to date to minimise the risks to safety associated with the impending Ruapehu Crater Lake lahar.

Conservation Minister's speech notes for the first reading debate of the "Aquaculture Moratorium" Bill

The Minister of Conservation has marked the first anniversary of the death of conservationist Bing Lucas with the launch of a DOC Publication: The State of Wilderness in New Zealand.

A unique Auckland rock forest at Almorah Road in Epsom has been saved from land developers.

Possums are a major issue for Government and this Government is putting more resources into possum control than any previous Government.

Conservation Minister Sandra Lee has added to the tributes being paid today to Sir Peter Blake who was killed in a shooting in Amazonia after his vessel was attacked by pirates.

Minister of Conservation Sandra Lee today acknowledged the contributions of volunteers, as New Zealand commemorated International Year of Volunteers--2001.

Hon Sandra Lee: "...the department can never lose sight of the fact that it manages huts and tracks on behalf of the public of New Zealand."

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The Minister of Conservation Sandra Lee said today it was deplorable that Japan is yet again sending a whaling fleet to Antarctica to kill minke whales.

Prime Minister Helen Clark and Conservation Minister Sandra Lee were in the Southland township of Tuatapere today attending festivities to mark the official opening of the Hump Ridge Track.

New Zealand's first tussock grasslands conservation park has been opened.

Cabinet has authorised the setting up of a ministerial committee to work with the Minister of Conservation on coordinating government responses on the potential Ruapehu lahar issue.

Conservation Minister Sandra Lee is saddened by suggestions today that the tree on One Tree Hill may not be replaced.

"I commend the authorities for their prompt response to this incident," Conservation Minister Sandra Lee said today.

Minister of Conservation Sandra Lee today announced that she has approved a permit for the Hastings District Council’s discharge of wastewater.

Overwhelming public support has spurred the creation of New Zealand's first tussocklands park, on Canterbury’s Torlesse Range.

Conservation Minister Sandra Lee is inviting people to help guide government policy and priorities on biosecurity and its role in protecting native species through participation in the development of a New Zealand Biosecurity Strategy.

New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark and Conservation Minister Sandra Lee today welcomed the decision by the Cook Islands to give legal protection to whales within the Cook's Exclusive Economic Zone.

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Conservation Minister Sandra Lee today announced appointments to the Bay of Plenty Conservation Board, effective from the start of this month.

Conservation Minister Sandra Lee today announced appointments to the Canterbury Aoraki Conservation Board, effective from the start of this month.

Conservation Minister Sandra Lee today announced appointments to the Chatham Islands Conservation Board, effective from the start of this month.