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It is of major concern that changes proposed in the Fast-track Approvals Amendment Bill are likely to exclude the potential for Forest & Bird (and other New Zealanders including independent experts, community groups and NGOs) to participate in decis
The Government’s new Fast-track Approvals Amendment Bill will effectively shut New Zealanders out of decisions that will affect generations to come and shape the future of our environment.
Forest & Bird, with award-winning musicians Delaney Davidson and Troy Kingi, have today released Kārearea, the first track in the new musical series Waiata Manu – honouring New Zealand's Bird of the Year
Forest & Bird has warned that proposals to introduce Herds of Special Interest (HOSI) for pest species on public conservation land set a dangerous precedent and undermine the very purpose of these areas.
A new Fast-track Approvals Amendment Bill slams the door shut on communities, says Forest & Bird.
Forest & Bird has launched a petition calling on Conservation Minister Tama Potaka to reclassify the Denniston Plateau as a scientific reserve – a move that would permanently safeguard this ecological taonga from mining.
Our native forests are bigger climate heroes than we realised. By Caroline Wood
A version of this story was first published in the Spring 2025 issue of Forest & Bird magazine.
Forest & Bird is fighting (again) to save Denniston’s ancient landscape, home to plants and animals found nowhere else in the world. This time will be harder as the government has silenced conservation voices with its undemocratic process.
Harsh conditions on the Denniston Plateau have given rise to an elfin world of tiny trees, wetland tussocks, and fascinating lichens. By Lynley Hargreaves
As three years of Jobs for Nature funding comes to an end, our Tautuku project manager reflects on what has been achieved. By Francesca Cunninghame
The team at Mahakirau Forest Sanctuary has removed more than 18,000 predators over two decades, helping restore a precious Coromandel biodiversity hotspot. By Kerrie Waterworth
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