Posted in NEWS by NZTU Media | June 16, 2025
The Taxpayers’ Union has revealed through an Official Information Act request that the Department of Conservation (DOC) has spent $411,875 on the endangered southern Powelliphanta augusta snails.Following the collapse of Solid Energy, DOC took over responsibility for the captive snails, with additional habitat restoration projects now costing more...
Read more about Taxpayers Slugged for $400k Boutique SnailsPosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | June 5, 2025
The Taxpayers’ Union can reveal through an Official Information Act response that the Environmental Defence Society (EDS) received $157,000 from the Department of Conservation in the 2023/24 financial year to produce two reports at $560.71 per page.This follows earlier revelations that payment to the EDS had...
Read more about REVEALED: DOC’s $157,000 Payout to EDS Eco-LobbyistsPosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | January 11, 2024
The Taxpayers’ Union is demanding accountability from the Department of Conservation (DOC) and the Te Urewera board following a ruling by the High Court that the burning and removal of the huts in Te Urewera was unlawful.According to information obtained under the Official Information Act,...
Read more about Accountability Needed over Disastrous Failure to Care for Te UreweraPosted in NEWS by New Union | June 29, 2014
Documents we've obtained show that the Department of Conservation has spent over $100,000 to send staff overseas to learn a skill not applicable in New Zealand. 47 staff have traveled to Australia to learn how to conduct controlled burn-offs, despite the practice not being...
Read more about Waste Watch: DoC sending staff to australia to burn taxpayer cash