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Conservation Minister Nick Smith today announced the decision to proceed with the Parininihi Marine reserve proposal but has reduced the size of the reserve in response to submissions from fishing

  • Nick Smith
  • Conservation

Conservation Minister Nick Smith today welcomed the announcement of the formal World Heritage listing of the New Zealand subantarctic islands by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultur

  • Nick Smith
  • Conservation

Conservation Minister Nick Smith today announced that the Government would introduce an import prohibition on trout under the Customs and Excise Act 1996, in order to ensure the conservation of tro

  • Nick Smith
  • Conservation

Conservation Minister Nick Smith today welcomed the introduction of the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Bill to Parliament.

  • Nick Smith
  • Conservation

Conservation Minister, Nick Smith today announced that the Government intends to prepare a National Policy Statement to help local authorities interpret and implement the conservation principles of

  • Nick Smith
  • Conservation

"Water quality in popular coastal playgrounds will be safeguarded by new Marine Pollution Regulations that prohibit dumping of garbage and controls sewage discharges from boats," the Minister for t

  • Nick Smith
  • Conservation

Conservation Minister Nick Smith says it is a bit rich for Forest and Bird to criticise the Government allowing 140,000 hectares of production indigenous forest, when that is exactly what the Socie

  • Nick Smith
  • Conservation

Conservation Minister Nick Smith today announced that a small scale muster of Kaimanawa horses is scheduled to begin this weekend, weather permitting.

  • Nick Smith
  • Conservation

The Department of Conservation has no intention of charging schools for public access to national parks and other conservation areas.

  • Nick Smith
  • Conservation

The temporary ban on coastal permits for new marine farms in the Marlborough Sounds has been extended for another year, Minister of Conservation Nick Smith announced today.

  • Nick Smith
  • Conservation

The Coalition Government is committed to additional Conservation funding for visitor structures, pest control, endangered species and marine reserves in this year's Budget.

  • Nick Smith
  • Conservation

Conservation Minister Nick Smith today promised a $1 million dollar boost in this year's Budget for marine conservation.

  • Nick Smith
  • Conservation

The report on consumer credit law reform in New Zealand by the Consumers' Institute is a welcome contribution toward developing a clear understanding of the issues that need addressing in this area

  • Robyn McDonald
  • Conservation

Protesters Have Until Friday to Remove Illegal Structures

  • Nick Smith
  • Conservation

The Minister of Conservation Nick Smith today announced the protection, through the Nga Whenua Rahui Fund, of 3400 hectares of indigenous forest of the Maraekowhai block, in the upper reaches of th

  • Nick Smith
  • Conservation

Conservation Minister Nick Smith today formally closed the Auckland and Campbell Islands to visitors in response to potential risks to human health, from the mystery illness that has caused mass fa

  • Nick Smith
  • Conservation

Conservation Minister, Nick Smith today released scientific research from a joint Department of Conservation and Auckland University project, indicating that the remnants of the once numerous New Z

  • Nick Smith
  • Conservation