Timeline Of Environmental History Of New Zealand

This is a timeline of environmental history of New Zealand. These events relate to the Natural Environment of New Zealand as a result of Human activity.
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PRE 1800S

Arrival of Maori .

900s — Kiore rat introduced by Maori settlers {Link without Title} .

1500s — Final extinction of all eleven species of Moa .

1642 — Tasman is first European to reach New Zealand.

1769 — New Zealand mapped by James Cook , and the Norway Rat believed to have arrived in New Zealand aboard his ship, the Endeavour {Link without Title} .

1790s — Sealers and Whalers arrive.

1800S

Gorse introduced as hedging plant.

Rabbits introduced {Link without Title} .

Sheep and Cattle introduced.

1830S

1830

1831

1832

1833

1834

1835

1836

1837 Australian brush-tailed Possum introduced.

1838

1839

1840S

1840 Treaty Of Waitangi

1841

1842

1843

1844

1845

1846

1847

1848

1849

1850S

1850

1851

1852

1853

1854

1855

1856

1857

1858

1859

1860S

Ship rat spreads throughout North Island.

1860

--- Australian Magpie introduced.

1861

---The Protection of Certain Animals Act passed - legislated that: "No Deer of any kind, Hare, Swan, Partridge, English Plover, Rook, Starling, Thrush or Blackbird" could be shot for the rest of the decade. {Link without Title}

1862

1863

1864

---Wild Birds Protection Act - legislated that: "No Wild Duck, Paradise Duck, or Pigeon indigenous in the colony shall be hunted, taken, or killed except during the months of April, May, June, and July in any year". {Link without Title}

1865

1866

1867

---Trout and Salmon Protection Act passed - made provision for "the preservation and propagation of Salmon and Trout in this Colony". {Link without Title}

1868

1869

1870S

Ship rat spreads throughout South Island].

Rook introduced from Europe

1870

--- Hedgehog s, which devour large quantities of Insect s, are introduced.

1871

1872

1873

1874

1875

---Seal hunting restricted to a short annual season. {Link without Title}

1876

---Rabbit Nuisance Act passed. {Link without Title}

1877

1878

1879

--- Ferret s introduced to control Rabbit s even after warnings were made of their effects on bird life.

1880S

1880

1881

1882

--- Small Birds Nuisance Act passed {Link without Title}

1883

1884

1885

--- Stoat s and Weasel s are liberated as a misguided attempt to control rabbits.

1886

1887

--- 23 September —Te Heuheu gifts Ruapehu , Tongariro and Ngauruhoe to people of New Zealand.

1888

1889

1890S

1890

---An area of land, that will become the Trounson Kauri Park, is set aside by the Government. {Link without Title}

1891

1892

1893

---Rainbow trout successfully introduced by the Auckland Acclimatisation Society.

1894

---Protection of Fur Seal population due to declining numbers.

---The Stephens Island Wren is made extinct by the Lighthouse keeper's Cat .

--- Tongariro National Park Act passed.

1895

1896

1897

--- Kapiti Island is designated as an island reserve.

1898

1899

1900S

1900

--- Egmont National Park established

1901

---Noxious Weeds Act passed

1902

1903

---Scenery Preservation Act passed.

1904

---Scenery Preservation Commission appointed.

1905

1906

1907

--- Tongariro National Park is formally gazetted.

---Last known Huia sighted and then shot.

1908

1909

1910S

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920S

1920

1921

--- Herbert Guthrie-Smith s ''Tutira: The Story of a New Zealand Sheep Station'' is published.

---Animals Protection and Game Act 1921-22

1922

1923

---The Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society Of New Zealand is formed.

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

---Attempt made to protect Bush in an area near what will be the Abel Tasman National Park .

1930S

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

---Protection removed from Mustelid s.

1937

1938

1939

1940S

1940

1941

1942

--- Abel Tasman National Park established.

1943

1944

1945

1946

--- Possum s no longer protected.

1947

1948

--- Takahe rediscovered in the Murchison Mountains in Fiordland .

1949

---Forest Act 1949 is passed.

1950S

1950

1951

1952

---Waipoua Forest Sanctuary formed.

--- Fiordland National Park established.

1953

--- Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park established.

---Wildlife Act 1953 is passed.

1954

--- 28 July — Te Urewera National Park gazetted. Additions made later. {Link without Title}

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960S

1960

1961

1962

1963

1964

--- Mount Aspiring National Park established.

1965

---Hydro dam proposed at Tuapeka River mouth is opposed by local residents. {Link without Title}

1966

1967

--- Rudd illegally introduced into New Zealand. {Link without Title}

1968

1969

--- Save Manapouri Campaign gains nationwide headlines.

1970S

1970

---264,907 New Zealanders, almost 10 percent of the population, sign the Save Manapouri petition

---EDS formed {Link without Title}

1971

--- CoEnCo formed {Link without Title}

1972

--- Values Party formed at Victoria University Of Wellington

1973

---Government decides to put South Island Beech forests up for tender for chipping.

1974

---Greenpeace New Zealand formed. {Link without Title}

1975

1976

---CoEnCo renamed as ECO {Link without Title}

1977

---The "Territorial Sea and Exclusive Economic Zone Act" is passed. {Link without Title}

---Queen Elizabeth II National Trust Act set up to encourage the protection of private land from development.

--- Native Forest Action Council presents 341,159 signature petition to Government for forest protection.

--- 23 December —Reserves Act passed (includes provision for Wilderness Areas) {Link without Title}

--- 23 December —Wild Animal Control Act passed {Link without Title}

1978

--- 1 April —Reserves Act comes into force

---Tree top protest in Pureora Forest.

1979

---Five Black Robin s left but saved from extinction by Don Merton and team.

--- 1 January —Marine Mammals Protection Act came into force.

1980S

1980

---Protests over a proposed aluminium smelter at ''.

--- Clyde Dam protests.

--- Native Forest Restoration Trust established to purchase and protect native forests. {Link without Title}

1981

1982

1983

--- 1 October —Fisheries Act comes into force (establishes a fishing quota system).

1984

---New Zealand declared nuclear free by Labour Government .

1985

--- 10 July —Bombing of Rainbow Warrior by French secret agents.

1986

---Environment Act passed (establishes Ministry For The Environment (MfE) and Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment (PCE) ) {Link without Title}

---Quota Management System (QMS) introduced to conserve fish stocks within the Exclusive Economic Zone .

--- Kea given full protection.

--- West Coast Accord signed for the protection of portions of native forest from logging.

1987

--- Paparoa National Park established.

---A group of South Island farmers smuggle in RCD (rabbit calicivirus disease) and release it on their farms, after official approval is denied.

--- 1 January —Environment Act comes into force {Link without Title}

--- 1 April —Conservation Act comes into force (establishes DoC, Fish and Game)

1988

1989

--- 1 June —Trade in Endangered Species Act comes into force ( CITES )

1990S

1990

---Banning of wood chip exports.

---Creation of Tongariro National Park World Heritage site. {Link without Title}

---Creation of Te Wahipounamu World Heritage site. {Link without Title}

--- Green Party Of Aotearoa New Zealand is formed. {Link without Title}

---Establishment of the Forest Heritage Fund (later renamed " Nature Heritage Fund ").

---Ministry for the Environment Green Ribbon Award established {Link without Title}

1991

---Protests over the mining of Ilmenite on the West Coast .

--- Resource Management Act 1991 passed into law.

---Crown Minerals Act 1991 is passed.

1992

1993

--- Biosecurity Act 1993 is passed.

---Forests Act 1949 is amended.

--- Forest And Bird develop the Forest Friendly Awards to classify Invasive garden plants.

--- 9 June - New Zealand Post issues a set of stamps on Conservation .

--- 15 November - A West Coast environmentalist claims his house was the target of arson due to his anti-mining stance. ( The Press - 24 August, 2004)

1994

---Rats eradicated from Kapiti Island .

---Resource consent given to mine sand in Mangawhai Harbour.

--- Basel Convention comes into force in New Zealand.

1995

1996

---Environment Court, formerly called the Planning Tribunal, is constituted by the RM Amendment Act 1996 with upgraded powers {Link without Title}

--- Kahurangi National Park gazetted.

---Fisheries Act 1996 is passed (though parts of it come into force only spasmodically over the next few years).

--- Hazardous Substances And New Organisms Act 1996 is passed.

---Ozone Protection Layer Act 1996 is passed.

1997

--- Native Forest Action commences lobbying to save West Coast forests. {Link without Title}

---Wild Greens group formed. {Link without Title}

---Zerowaste Trust established. {Link without Title}

1998

---Creation of New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands World Heritage site. {Link without Title}

1999

--- Labour / Alliance coalition Government gains power.

--- New Zealand Department Of Conservation publishes "Karst Management Guidelines" to assist with Cave and Karst protection. {Link without Title}

--- Karori Wildlife Sanctuary construction completed, limited public access available.

--- Proposed West Coast Ilmenite mine project is abandoned. ( The Press - 6 February, 1999)

2000S

2000

---A gondola is proposed from Lake Wakatipu area to the Milford Sound road.

--- Varroa bee mite discovered in New Zealand. {Link without Title}

---West Coast loop road through conservation land is promoted by group of South Island mayors.

--- 15 June Biotech lobby group Life Sciences Network web site goes live. {Link without Title}

2001

---Moratorium on new Marine Farming applications, initially for two years.

---Forest restoration on the Kapiti Coast . {Link without Title}

--- National Plant Pest Accord is developed to prevent the spread of Invasive plants.

--- German tourist fined for smuggling a Gecko .

--- 30 May —Government announces transfer of all Timberlands managed forests to DoC .

--- 18 August —Macraes mine extension turned down by Sandra Lee-Vercoe , the Minister of Conservation.

2002

--- Rakiura National Park established.

---New Zealand ratifies the Kyoto Protocol .

---New Zealand Waste Strategy released by the Ministry For The Environment . {Link without Title}

--- Ferret s no longer able to be bred, sold or distributed.

--- 25 January — ''New Zealand Environment'' magazine launched.

2003

--- YHA started a ''Young Environmentalist'' programme.

--- Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry , Ministry For The Environment , and Fonterra sign the Clean Streams Accord . {Link without Title}

--- 24 April —New Zealand population tops 4,000,000.

--- 26 May — Campbell Island declared Rat free. {Link without Title}

--- 5 September ''New Zealand Environment'' magazine discontinued.

--- 11 September - Environment Minister addresses pollution in the Rotorua lakes. {Link without Title}

--- 31 October —Businessman jailed for clearing native Bush (this has set a precident) {Link without Title}

2004

---''Rock snot'', ('' Didymosphenia Geminata ''), an invasive freshwater weed is found in some New Zealand rivers. {Link without Title}

---Group to proceed with the Milford Gondola .

--- Nitrate s an increasing problem in Canterbury's groundwater. [http://ecan.govt.nz/About-Us/Media-Releases/news.asp?Id=501 , [http://ecan.govt.nz/About-Us/Media-Releases/news.asp?Id=493]

--- Monorail proposed to shorten tourist trip between Queenstown and Milford Sound .

--- Pike River coal mine given go-ahead.

--- Kaikoura Green Globe Conference declaration.

--- Rat s successfully eradicated from Raoul Island . {Link without Title}

--- 20 January —Two Czech visitors fined for plant smuggling {Link without Title}

--- 12 March — Mount Burnett mining road application turned down. {Link without Title}

--- 25 March —Open cast mine proposed at Happy Valley (Cypress Mine). {Link without Title}

--- 29 March — Meridian Energy Limited proposed Project Aqua is cancelled. {Link without Title}

--- 10 May — Kaikoura Island protected. {Link without Title}

--- 17 May — Montréal Protocol comes into force. {Link without Title}

--- 11 October —Banded fairy prion returns to Mana Island for nesting, the first successful transfer to another location. (Hundreds of chicks have been moved there from Stephens Island since 2001.) ( Porirua City News , 17 November, page 16)

--- 18 October —More invasive plants discovered in Auckland {Link without Title}

--- 3 November — PCE releases report on the environmental effects of farming. {Link without Title}

--- 31 December —Moratorium on marine farms lifted after the passing of the Aquaculture Reform Bill. {Link without Title}

2005

---Non-toxic shot only is to be used for hunting from the 2005 season onwards. {Link without Title}

--- 14 March —Application lodged for mining black sands off the west coast of the North Island . [http://www.option4.co.nz/Marine_Protection/wcmining.htm [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=10115097]

--- 1 April - The Income Tax Act 2004, which makes it easier to claim environmental expenditure, comes into force. [http://www.ird.govt.nz/resources/file/ebe0974571cfebb/TIB17-7.pdf [http://www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/land/infosheet-environment-tax-changes-oct05/infosheet-environment-tax-changes-oct05.html]

--- 22 April —Landsborough Station purchased. {Link without Title}

--- 1 May — Pesticide s blamed for killing native Frog s. {Link without Title}

--- 26 May —Environment Court rules in favour of Solid Energy for the Cypress coal mine. [http://www.forestandbird.org.nz/mediarelease/2005/0526_dismaldecisioncypress.asp [http://www.greens.org.nz/searchdocs/PR8720.html]

--- 1 July — Molesworth Station transferred from LINZ to DoC . {Link without Title}

--- 28 July — First criminal conviction for killing a Fur Seal handed down. {Link without Title}

--- September - '' Rock Snot '' found in the Buller River . {Link without Title}

--- November - Last remaining use of reusable glass milk bottles will end.

--- 18 November - Cavers protest about potential damage to Te Tahi Cave when used for adventure racing.

--- 20 December - A tunnel is proposed to link Queenstown and the Milford Sound road. {Link without Title}

2006

--- 26 January - New Zealand is rated top in the Pilot 2006 Environmental Performance Index . [http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3549287a7693,00.html

--- February - The New Zealand fishing industry proposes limits on bottom trawling.

--- 8 April - A pipe bomb is used to blow up a Conservationist s letterbox. {Link without Title}

--- 9 - 12 April - Gecko s are stolen from a Christchurch zoo but later recovered. [http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3636008a11,00.html

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