… It’s opposed by environmental groups, iwi, locals, and fishing companies. Plants and animals living in the area will … in the High Court, alongside other environmental, iwi, and fishing organisations. Join us in defending our ocean by …

Forest & Bird is welcoming a new Government policy on fresh water, which will go a long way to restore waterways in New Zealand by curbing pollution and improving protection for wetland habitats.   The Government has released their proposed National …

Is the proposed NZ Battery Project the country’s climate saviour or a potential $4bn white elephant? By Chelsea McGaw, Tom Kay, and Caroline Wood The government is considering raising Lake Onslow, in Central Otago, to create New Zealand’s largest …

Communities around the motu have been asking for the pollution of their rivers and lakes to be addressed for years. What you can do Sign our letter asking the Prime Minister, Rt Hon Christopher Luxon, to protect the health of freshwater for the health and …

… mine, despite my family’s  previous involvement in the industry. It’s clear  to me that coal mining has to stop. … to have grasped the fact that continuing  to support an industry that is doing active harm to our  country and our … Kevin Hague, Forest &  Bird’s chief executive. “The coal industry already has years of consented  mining. Allowing new …

This resources page provides links to further information related to our monthly public talks. Stocker Scholarship winner Saskia Brown's Master's research on the extent and impacts of macrophyte invasion in remote freshwater ecosystems. The extent and …

… bottom trawling damaging feeding grounds, being caught in fishing nets, and disturbance from humans. The hoiho campaign …

Meet the man determined to change the face of conservation in Aotearoa one genetic "barcode" at a time. By Jazmine Ropne r Hidden away among the beige warehouses where movies are made on Wellington’s Miramar Peninsula, Wilderlab scientists are testing an …

Mining, quarrying and infrastructure projects will be allowed to destroy New Zealand’s rarest and most important native species and habitats if they meet a 'significance test' under a government policy released for consultation today.   The National …

… and businesses, as well as evidence-based debate with industry, went into the Essential Freshwater policy package …

… wetland birds like bitterns, as well as recreational fishing, boating, and windsurfing. Debs Martin, Forest & Bird … standards. Lake Emma, which is popular for wildlife and fishing and surrounded by intact wetland areas, is also …

… the harbour, and would also threaten a booming aquaculture industry.” The timing of the public survey coincides with …

… at the EPA hearing and the High Court, alongside iwi, fishing, and other environmental groups.   "The strength of argument presented by conservation, iwi, and fishing groups has been heard, and the ocean species of …

Forest & Bird is celebrating an Environment Court report released today that recommends a Water Conservation Order (WCO) for the entirety of the Ngaruroro River.   The report recognises the outstanding native bird habitat in both the upper and lower …

More than 100 towns and cities across New Zealand have families and communities living alongside rivers or on flood plains protected by flood mitigation schemes.   2022 was the wettest and warmest winter on record for Aotearoa, in which extreme rainfall …