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Fire risk temporarily restricts vehicle access to some South Island conservation areas

Fire risk temporarily restricts vehicle access to some South Island conservation areas
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South Island Conservation Areas Limit Vehicle Access Amid Fire Risk

South Island Conservation Areas Limit Vehicle Access Amid Fire Risk
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Fire Risk Temporarily Restricts Vehicle Access To Some South Island Conservation Areas

Areas of public conservation land in the Hakatere, St James, and Molesworth, in the eastern South Island will temporarily close to motorised vehicles due to high fire risk. The restrictions aim to reduce the risk of vehicles including 4WDs accidentally .

Arthur's Pass residents fight to save building at heart of national park

ALDEN WILLIAMS/Stuff Former senior DOC ranger Chris Stewart, left, and local resident and motelier Peter Neale want the centre saved. Motelier Peter Neale said the iconic building was well-loved, and locals were told by DOC the cost to repair and strengthen it would be about $3 million, much less than a new building. The centre was “a real focal point” for visitors passing through, he said. “I think it was the third most visited [national park centre] in the country pre-Covid, behind Aoraki and Punakaiki.” Adults and children alike enjoyed the displays, which featured a model showing the terrain of the park, Richard Seddon’s stagecoach, and displays on everything from history and weather, to birds and pounamu, he said.

Inquiries continuing into alleged killing of critically endangered gulls

A truck driving through a gull colony in North Canterbury. Photo: Supplied / Ashley-Rakahuri Rivercare Group Nest cams on the Ashley River bed captured four wheel drive vehicles and motorbikes driving through the colony last week, with the Canterbury Regional Council reporting that 10 birds were killed. The native birds are protected and classed as a critically endangered species. Gulls killed by people driving their 4WDs through a gull colony in North Canterbury. Photo: Supplied / Ashley-Rakahuri Rivercare Group DOC North Canterbury operations manager Kingsley Timpson said rangers are making good progress to find those responsible. We are progressing quite satisfactorily in terms of trying to reach a solution with locating these people, and having a conversation with them to determine exactly what went on, Timpson said.

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