2022 media releases

Date: 02 June 2022
Rotorua residents are being urged to share any information they have on a suspected bird poisoning at Hamurana Reserve.

Date: 26 May 2022
Threatened native mistletoe has been discovered in a corner of the Eastern Bay of Plenty where it has not previously been recorded.

Date: 22 April 2022
Efforts to rescue a kiwi egg living life on the edge near roadworks have proven successful and Eastern Bay of Plenty locals couldn't be happier.

Date: 19 April 2022
A survey of North Island kōkako following an aerial 1080 predator control operation in the Mamaku Ranges has revealed 71 pairs – up from 44 pairs in 2018.

Date: 31 March 2022
The discovery of an injured juvenile New Zealand falcon/kārearea near Rotorua serves as a reminder the young birds are more visible in autumn, say experts.

Date: 15 February 2022
The first steps to restoring Maungaruahine Pā, an imposing hilltop fortress which stands gazing out over the flat lands to the coast at Pāpāmoa, are underway.

Date: 17 January 2022
The occupier of a lakefront home at Lake Rotoehu has been issued an infringement notice for the unauthorised removal of native vegetation including raupō.