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Show your heart for the Hauraki

It’s time to stand together for Tīkapa Moana, the Hauraki Gulf. Despite a massive public mandate, the government continues to allow bottom trawlers to bulldoze the seafloor of this precious Marine Park. On April 11 we’re sending an unmissable message: Ban bottom trawling now.

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Save Denniston: Stand up for Nature

The Denniston Plateau is a unique landscape of vast sandstone pavements, fragile wetlands, endangered wildlife and historically rare ecosystems. But now this 'lost world' is under threat from a massive coal mining expansion.

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Fiordland Hike & Bike Challenge

8-11 November 2026, 4 days, 31kms through amazing trails, including parts of Routeburn, Kepler and Milford tracks. Be immersed in nature, while challenging yourself to help protect and restore it by fundraising for Forest & Bird.

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Join us to be a voice for nature

The challenges facing nature need your voice now more than ever before. Everywhere we turn, nature is up for grabs whether from coal mining interests or deep sea oil explorers. We must be there to make sure the environment’s voice is heard.

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Our birds need you!

Imagine an Aotearoa New Zealand where our native wildlife are free to once again flourish. A landscape once again filled with beautiful birdsong and a revitalised ecosystem of our uniquely New Zealand flora and fauna. Give a Trap & be part of making Aotearoa predator-free by 2050.

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We are nature's voice and work to defend nature – across our Land, Fresh water, Oceans and Climate & Economy. But we can't do it without your support.

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Kiwi Conservation Club

For over 35 years, Forest & Bird’s Kiwi Conservation Club | Hakuturi Toa (KCC) has been connecting Kiwi kids to New Zealand’s amazing wildlife and wild places.

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Latest media releases

Flotilla sends clear warning to Government: ban bottom trawling in the Hauraki Gulf

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31 Mar 2026
Fisheries amendment erases what is good about the Act

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20 Mar 2026
Bioblitz reveals remarkable biodiversity in area slated for coal mine

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24 Feb 2026
Avatar moth wins 2026 Bug of the Year

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20 Feb 2026

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Upcoming events

Native Plant Nursery

Working Bee

1 Jan 2000 - 1 Jan 2030
Monthly Meeting: Peter Laurenson, author of 'Aotearoa Light'

Public talk

8 Apr 2026 - 8 Apr 2026
Care of Pearl Creek

Pest Control - Weeds

11 Apr 2026 - 11 Apr 2026
Paremata Flats Weeding Crew

Pest Control - Weeds

12 Apr 2026 - 12 Apr 2026

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