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Hundreds went to catch a glimpse of the animal.

Acting Operations Manager of the Department of Conservation Olivia Keane said the animal was sadly found dead by dock staff.

Keane told staff the Ministry of Primary Industries had been informed and would be testing for bird flu.

Work by a Victoria University researcher may prove the country's next big gas reserve has already been discovered, and it lies in the national dairy herd.

The Ministers of Finance, Conservation and Culture and Heritage have confirmed they have not been approached for help.

The Department of Conservation will meet with the zoo next week and a report is being prepared for the Christchurch City Council.

HealthNZ is not commenting on why radiology images and patient administration systems went offline for several hours overnight on Wednesday in its central region.

Gary Baird, the agency's National Director of Digital Services and Technology, says the issue was resolved by Thursday morning.

ACT and New Zealand First also point out that National's policy has an element of smoke and mirrors at play.

The redirection of funds will require topping up the Department of Conservation's budget by about $100 million over four years.

And that will either mean more borrowing or less spending elsewhere.

Let's not pretend that a dollar in the government's coffers has a little tag on it and you can follow it all the way through.

Some security for Banks Peninsula's tourism operators and hopes of a lifeline for threatened Hector's dolphins.

The Department of Conservation's imposed a 10-year moratorium on new marine mammal permits and reduced tourism trips around the Hector's habitat.

Mahanui Operations Manager Andy Thompson says the dolphins are being pushed out of Akaroa Harbour, putting them and businesses at risk.

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be? Spokespeople for the Conservation and the Culture and Heritage Ministers say they have not been approached yet.

The Department of Conservation says it will meet with the zoo next week.

Christchurch Mayor Phil Major wouldn't front up for an interview but said in a statement he's aware of Orana Park's financial plight and a report is being prepared for an upcoming council meeting.

But Herewood Ward Councillor Aaron Kewin says he would sign a cheque for $4 million right now if it was up to him.

ACT and New Zealand First also point out that National's policy has an element of smoke and mirrors at play.

The redirection of funds will require topping up the Department of Conservation's budget by about $100 million over four years.

And that will either mean more borrowing or less spending elsewhere.

Let's not pretend that a dollar in the government's coffers has a little tag on it and you can follow it all the way through.

The tracks are a little bit rough.

They need a little more maintenance, but I don't imagine that the Department of Conservation is probably going to do that until they see the hut usage numbers come up, obviously because they need some revenue to pay for it.

So I'm kind of on the side trying to encourage the use of them a lot more up here so we can see the huts get more maintenance and tracks get more maintenance and then they'll be a little bit more user-friendly.

Yeah.