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$20k reward offered in seal killing case
DOC says it is yet to receive any "concrete" information on who carried out the brutal clubbing to death of 23 fur seals near Kaikoura.
DoC follows leads on seal slaughter
DoC is following up leads on who carried out the brutal clubbing of 23 fur seals near Kaikoura last week.
Shooter's wife's plea: 'Don't judge'
The wife of the hunter who killed school teacher Rosemary Ives has made an impassioned plea for the public not to judge him, but says he will accept a prison term if one is imposed.
<i>John Roughan</i>: Hidden danger in sacred sand
There would be plenty of mana in customary marine title without the power to exclude the public from sacred sand.
Police set sights on night shooters
The fatal shooting of Lower Hutt teacher Rosemary Ives was one of three dangerous night hunting incidents over Labour Weekend.
Hunters seethe over stupidity of 'yahoos'
Anger is growing among hunters over the accidental shooting of a tramper as she was brushing her teeth.
Auckland Island: Where Rambo rules
Watch out for the sea lions when you're on the Auckland Islands, warns Jim Eagles.
Marine noise 'worth inquiry'
The possible connection between undersea noise and mass whale strandings in New Zealand deserves more attention, say marine scientists.
IRD, Education chiefs get top state sector pay hikes
Among the 24 state sector CEOs whose performance over the year had been reviewed, six were paid more, five were paid less and 13 stayed the same.
Funding to trial new killer traps announced
Possums, rats and stoats have something new to fear after the Government and the Green Party today announced $4 million in funding to trial self-resetting traps.