#Latest news with #HochstetterNZ Herald03-06-2025GeneralNZ HeraldDevelopers still accountable for wildlife harm, DoC vows after changes to actNZTA reported two deaths of Hochstetter's frogs during its recent upgrade work to the Brynderwyns section of SH1. It said about 150 frogs were successfully relocated. Changes to the Wildlife Act won't reduce the onus on developers of big infrastructure projects to rigorously assess and manage ecological impacts on threatened and taonga species, the Department of Conservation says. Last month, the coalition Government pushed through amendments to the act, reinstating the Director-General of Conservation's (DGC)
NZ Herald03-06-2025GeneralNZ HeraldDevelopers still accountable for wildlife harm, DoC vows after changes to actNZTA reported two deaths of Hochstetter's frogs during its recent upgrade work to the Brynderwyns section of SH1. It said about 150 frogs were successfully relocated. Changes to the Wildlife Act won't reduce the onus on developers of big infrastructure projects to rigorously assess and manage ecological impacts on threatened and taonga species, the Department of Conservation says. Last month, the coalition Government pushed through amendments to the act, reinstating the Director-General of Conservation's (DGC)
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