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Bird of the Year 2024

BREAKING: The hoiho yellow-eyed penguin has come from behind to snag the top perch for Bird Of The Year for a 2nd time! The hoiho won last in 2019 and joins the kākāpō in being the only birds to win twice.
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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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Te Kuha landscape with a lone tramper.

STOP the War on Nature

The Govt's "fast-track" Bill is an unprecedented attack on nature and on democracy. It would give three ministers sweeping powers to approve any bad development they want, no matter how damaging. Help us STOP this war on nature.
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Force of Nature

Breaking news: Forest & Bird’s landmark book, Force of Nature Te Aumangea o te ao Tūroa celebrates 100 years of our ground-breaking and inspiring mahi, and the thousands of New Zealanders who have made it possible.
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Forest & Bird is Aotearoa/New Zealand's leading independent conservation organisation.

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.

Forest & Bird is defending nature across Aotearoa/New Zealand...

Forest & Bird is Aotearoa/New Zealand's leading independent conservation organisation.

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Supporting Forest & Bird is one of the best things you can do for New Zealand's environment. We need people like you to support us, so that nature will always have a voice.

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