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Forest & Bird is deeply concerned by the Environment Select Committee’s report on the Fast-track Approvals Amendment Bill, which ignores overwhelming public opposition and expert advice. 

Forest & Bird is alarmed by a steep decline in central government environmental spending for 2025/26 according to the latest estimate from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE).  

Forest & Bird is proud to announce that Dr Kelvin Lloyd has been awarded the prestigious Loder Cup, one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s highest honours for conservation.  

New Zealand has plummeted to 44th place out of 67 countries in the 2026 Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI), reflecting the Government's extensive weakening of climate and environmental protections. 

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.  

While more protection is needed, Forest & Bird is celebrating the passing of the Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Bill as a hard-won milestone.

an early lead, the kārearea New Zealand falcon kept its talons firmly on the top spot and has snatched the crown in the 20th anniversary Bird of the Year competition. 

As part of its 20th anniversary celebration of Bird of the Year, Forest & Bird is excited to announce a new musical partnership to celebrate its annual avian election. 

The kārearea has kept its talons latched onto first place in the race to be crowned Bird of the Year 2025 – however the battle behind it is heating up. 

From Monday 15 September to Sunday 28 September, New Zealanders will once again flock online to vote for their favourite native birds, with the 2025 champion announced on Monday 29 September. 

First there was Wordle. Now there is Birdle NZ – a new version of the daily guessing game released by Forest & Bird as it celebrates two decades of the Bird of the Year.

Forest & Bird has lodged formal comments on two major projects that are seeking approval under the controversial new Fast-track Approvals Act: the Tekapo Power Scheme and the Waihi North gold mine. 

Forest & Bird is celebrating 20 years of Bird of the Year with the launch of a brand-new book. 

Conservation Minister Tama Potaka today announced the Government is progressing with its Modernising Conservation Land Management proposals, including a new National Conservation Policy Statement.  

Members of the Hauraki Gulf Alliance have deployed a massive ‘Ban Bottom Trawling’ banner on the deck of the Rainbow Warrior, demanding an end to destructive bottom trawling in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park.

Forest & Bird has honoured Upper Coromandel with its branch award for its exceptional advocacy for nature and hands-on environmental protection and restoration work. 

Forest & Bird has honoured six long-serving members with the Tī Kōuka award for their exceptional service over a long period to the organisation and to conservation in their regions. 

Forest & Bird has announced the recipients of the organisation's annual honours at their AGM today. These include: 

Leading New Zealand ecologist and botanist Dr Kelvin Lloyd has been awarded Forest & Bird’s prestigious Old Blue award for his outstanding work protecting and enhancing New Zealand’s natural treasures.

Ian (Mo) Turnbull of Hāwea has received Forest and Bird’s prestigious Old Blue award for his outstanding service to Forest & Bird’s Central Otago Lakes branch and to conservation in his region.  

South Otago conservationist couple Jane and Jim Young have been honoured with Forest & Bird’s prestigious Old Blue award for their outstanding work with the organisation’s South Otago branch and for conservation over many years. 

Jessica Lamb of Ōtautahi Christchurch has been awarded Forest & Bird’s Te Kaiārahi Rangatahi o te Taiao Youth Award for her leadership in Forest & Bird Youth and dedicated service to conservation and the environment.  

Forest & Bird is condemning a new Government plan to accept pests like deer and tahr in our national parks.

Forest & Bird says groundbreaking NIWA-led research, just released, shows New Zealand’s native forests are absorbing significantly more carbon dioxide than previously thought and this should be the catalyst for urgent Government action to knock down

Forest & Bird is devastated by the scale of a recent commercial bycatch event that saw 207 seabirds, in this case adult tītī sooty shearwater, caught by a single trawler near Te Waewae Bay, off the Southland coast, leaving their chicks to starve to

Forest & Bird is asking Inland Revenue Te Tari Taake whether the fines for illegally draining a wetland are also tax deductible, after the department published a "how-to" on claiming expenses for destroying critical habitats.

Forest & Bird cautiously welcomes today’s government announcement on the development of a high integrity ‘voluntary nature credits market’ in Aotearoa New Zealand.  

Forest & Bird’s iconic Bird of the Year competition is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year – two decades of campaigning, squawking, strategising, and sparking real action for our native birds. 

New Zealand’s environment and communities will face greater pollution, increased biodiversity loss and environmental damage, with a long-term cost to the economy, if today’s Government rollbacks come into effect.