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Hawke’s Bay farmer James Hunter shares his conservation story in the hope it will inspire others to choose nature-based solutions on their farms. By Caroline Wood

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

What is stewardship land? 

Nora Paicu is a leader of the Ōtepoti Dunedin Hub of Forest & Bird Youth. She's always loved volunteering and protecting the environment – and is driven by a deep passion for preserving what matters.

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 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

In our Winter issue, we look at the power of nature-based solutions to solve some of the world’s global climate challenges while simultaneously boosting biodiversity and supporting human wellbeing.

Forest & Bird has worked with local councils, private landowners, and iwi throughout the country to publish a new resource showcasing a selection of nature-based projects throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. 

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 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.

Detailed answers to common questions about the proposal to expand coal mining on the Denniston Plateau.

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. 

Please find Forest & Bird's guidance on writing a submission on the Department of Conservation's Implementation plan for New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy is available below.

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. 

Forest & Bird is calling on the Government to create a new scientific reserve covering the Denniston Plateau on the West Coast to save it from being mined for coal. 

Forest & Bird says the Government’s lack of investment in New Zealand’s environment in Budget 2025 is deeply concerning given the importance of the environment to our economy and society. 

The week after the Government published an action plan which skirts around a $1.5 billion gap in funding for conservation, Forest & Bird is baffled by the prioritisation of government time and energy into helping 512 hunters shoot 86 deer in a natio

Rat footprints have been discovered inside Tarapuruhi Bushy Park, near Whanganui, during a major incursion response, Forest & Bird confirmed today. 

Aotearoa New Zealand needs a nature-based solutions approach to climate change. Forest & Bird urges the Government and decision-makers to prioritise planting, restoring, and protecting native forests as a key climate action. 

April 2025 | Forest & Bird submits that proposed amendments to the Fisheries Act 1996 reduce transparency and represent a backwards step for ecosystem-based fisheries management. 

Forest & Bird says the need to urgently increase planting and regeneration of native forests as permanent carbon sinks and for native biodiversity is backed up by a report out today from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE),

Encouraging insects and other critters to your urban garden is key to creating a healthy habitat for birds, lizards, and other native wildlife. By Geraldine Canham-Harvey

Forest & Bird is concerned about modelling revealing that meeting the Government’s climate commitments would require planting vast areas of conservation and other Crown land in permanent pine forests, in a desperate attempt to meet Aotearoa New Zeal

Ongoing 1080 operations contributed to a stunning display of red rātā flowers in Paparoa National Park this summer. By Dean Baigent-Mercer

More than 600,000 tonnes of carbon worth an estimated $32m were lost in fires at two of New Zealand’s most important wetlands. By Caroline Wood

There are things conservationists can do make our land more resilient to fire risk in the future. By Caroline Wood

Forest & Bird says the resource management reforms announced today need to protect, restore, and enhance the things that matter to Kiwis. New Zealanders care about the environment, they love our quality of life. 

In our Autumn issue, we highlight some unusual and quirky endangered native plants and meet the passionate conservationists trying to protect them from climate impacts such as storm surges and wildfires.

Forest & Bird volunteers and staff worked hard over summer to protect and monitor precious long-tailed bat roosts in Marlborough. By Lynn Freeman

Western Pacific leatherback turtles are in big trouble. Peter Langlands looks at how we can better protect these giants of the ocean when they visit our waters.

February 2025 | Forest & Bird made submissions on two Department of Conservation consultations. 

A treasure trove of letters and other archives has shed new light on the fledgling Society’s efforts to engage with Māori on shared conservation goals. By Michael Pringle

Forest & Bird emphasised the following.