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Nice one, Niue
Yesterday, New Zealand's Pacific outpost of Niue announced the intention to protect 40% of its waters from fishing and other extractive activities. The protected area will include deep ocean seamounts and the biodiversity-rich Beveridge Reef.
It makes New Zealand's 0.3% protection seem paltry, especially with the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary still lingering in political purgatory.
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Unbreakable code
Mantis shrimps broadcast their presence to fellow shrimps by using a code made from polarised light that only they can see.
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#SundayDoco: South Pacific
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Forbidden catch
In the iceberg-strewn waters off East Antarctica, pirates illegally catch Antarctic toothfish—a deep-dwelling favourite of top chefs, a fishery worth nearly $600 million. One summer, authorities pursued the poachers in a daring four-month chase across three oceans.
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LEOPARD SEAL PUP BORN IN NEW ZEALAND
A leopard seal pup was born at St Kilda Beach in Dunedin last week. Dr Krista Hupman, cetacean biologist at NIWA, describes the importance of this event.
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SUPPORT FOR CLIMATE CHANGE COMMISSION
The head of a top power company says New Zealand needs to tackle climate change with a special body to advise and lead policy action, including an emissions trading scheme.
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