Ngā mihi nui Duke McLeod at Revolution Radio – OAR FM Dunedin – Community Access Media for having me on as your guest today! It was a pleasure to discuss New Zealand sea lions/pakake, vehicular vandalism impacts on wildlife, the Clutha District Council‘s ‘Vehicles on Beaches Bylaw’ and Sea Society’s origin with you! Go on. …
– On the 10th of December 2004, New Zealand became the third country in the world to make all indoor workplaces, including bars and restaurants smoke-free. – On the 1st of November 2009, New Zealand banned texting and using handheld cell phones while driving. – In 2014, New Zealand drivers could no longer exceed 50 …
Thank you to everyone who has already made a submission to the Clutha District Council about their proposed ‘Vehicles on Beaches Bylaw’. We appreciate you, and everyone who signed our initial petition on Change.org. It is your efforts that have put this Bylaw on the table. Submissions close on the 20th of June 2022 via …
Tune into Revolution Radio – OAR FM Dunedin – Community Access Media 105.4 FM next Tuesday the 31st at 10.00am! Revolution Radio Host Duke McLeod and I are going to be discussing how special New Zealand sea lions/pakake are, how it is essential for their population recovery to have vehicles restricted on beaches, how people …
I have been lucky enough to live in a home which is entirely powered by 14 solar panels that sit on the rooves of two sheds. The panels feed energy to 24 batteries which store enough energy for three days of power. If there is not enough sun a backup generator is used. After moving …
Thank you, Fergus Sutherland, for this cool, yet unfortunately realistic New Zealand sea lion/pakake cartoon! For those of you who have not had the pleasure of meeting Fergus and his wife Mary, they are Otago-locals. Fergus is a keen conservationist: actively involved in yellow-eyed penguin/hoiho and pakake conservation. He is an artist, and the Secretary …
Here we go whānau. Approximately two years in the making, and the day has come to vote for essential protection measures for wildlife in The Catlins. New Zealand sea lions/pakake were once distributed from Cape Reinga/Te Rerenga Wairua to the Subantarctic Islands, before humans colonised Aotearoa. They were nearly wiped out due to our over-harvesting …
“I believe the greatest privilege in this world is to use your freedom of speech for those who have no voice.” – Ricky Gervais Beginning tomorrow – until the 20th of June 2022, use your freedom of speech and speak up on behalf of New Zealand sea lions/pakake, yellow-eyed penguins/hoiho, and all of the voiceless …
Thank you, Richard Davison at the Otago Daily Times; it is good to see another article addressing the current threats facing wildlife in The Catlins. The Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust have made a proposal to the Clutha District Council calling for better dog control measures to protect penguins at Jacks Bay. Trust General Manager Sue Murray …
Check out the awesome video by CNN Travel featuring Hannah Yeardley: a volunteer at the New Zealand Sea Lion Trust and Jim Fyfe: a senior ranger at the Department of Conservation! Access the article here: https://edition.cnn.com/…/new-zealand-sea…/index.html. When ‘Mum’ appeared at Taieri Mouth in Dunedin NZ in 1993, she gave birth to the first pup born …