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![Liberating our birdsong needs public's backing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Liberating our birdsong needs public's backing
Getting rid of pests may sound far-fetched, but as Jamie Morton reports, so did the idea of conquering Mt Everest.
![Monorail opponents gather signatures](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Monorail opponents gather signatures
Backers of the $170 million Fiordland monorail say the plan has public support - but a petition opposing the scheme has collected almost 20,000 signatures.
![Key backs Smith over dam report](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Key backs Smith over dam report
John Key is backing Nick Smith who is once again under fire for allegedly intervening inappropriately in a departmental issue.
![Farmer fury over alleged land grab](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Farmer fury over alleged land grab
Furious West Coast farmers, one of whom had 96 per cent of his property declared a wetland without his knowledge, say their land is now worthless.
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Conservation Week launches today
Conservation Week has launched today with a proposal for a new conservation park on Great Barrier Island and a pest eradication programme on Rakitu Island in the Hauraki Gulf.
![Preserve our precious land](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Preserve our precious land
Dionne Christian explores how we can help our natural wonderlands for Conservation Week.
![More than 100 DoC staff likely to lose jobs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
More than 100 DoC staff likely to lose jobs
The Department of Conservation have confirmed more than 100 staff are likely to lose their jobs as part of a restructuring process.
![Ugly campaign may save kakapo](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ugly campaign may save kakapo
The native kakapo, one of the most endangered species in the world, has been named on a list of the ugliest animals in the world. The reason? Conservation.
![Stockton Plateau rehabilitation slammed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Stockton Plateau rehabilitation slammed
Forest and Bird says efforts to rehabilitate the Stockton Plateau after open-cast coalmining has missed the point, with bright green grass sown rather than restoring the natural tussock landscape.
![Commissioner: Use more 1080](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Commissioner: Use more 1080
Forest & Bird has backed renewed calls by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment for more use of 1080 poison to protect native species on conservation land.
![4 of the best island treasures](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
4 of the best island treasures
Only minutes away in the Hauraki Gulf are plenty of sanctuaries for animals - and humans.
![Photo recall: Greener island a tribute to hard work](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Photo recall: Greener island a tribute to hard work
One hand on his hip and another around a dying pohutukawa tree branch, Jim Henry was in no doubt of the job ahead of him and his team of Department of Conservation staff.
![Coast's whale tragedies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Coast's whale tragedies
Three dead whales have washed up on West Coast beaches in as many days.
![Rare visitor fatally shot](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rare visitor fatally shot
A pelican - one of only 20 believed to be in the country - has been found shot dead on the banks of the Waikato River.
![Heli-hunting ban about 'fairness'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Heli-hunting ban about 'fairness'
The heli-hunting season on Department of Conservation land ends in late July and it is quite likely to be the last.
![DoC cuts mean fewer specialists](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
DoC cuts mean fewer specialists
Some of the Department of Conservation's most valued staff have become endangered species under the state agency's radical reorganisation to combat lack of money.
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Under new management
At Rotoiti in Nelson Lakes National Park, thriving beech forest alive with birdsong and well-used tracks point to the kind of conservation partnership the Department of Conservation hopes can take root throughout its vast estate.