… and advocacy work over many years to protect nature in one of New Zealand’s most extensive and diverse regions. “The … to the east as well as large intensively farmed areas. One of the branch’s major projects is more than two decades … The branch has a strong Kiwi Conservation Club (KCC) for children, and is the driving force behind Invercargill’s …

… 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), Alt-F Reset: Examining the drivers … says Dean Baigent-Mercer, Regional Conservation Manager for Forest & Bird.    “The report rightly questions the …

… and litigation the likes of which we have not seen for many, many years. “New Zealand is a biodiversity hotspot, … Bill as it is currently worded is only going to fast-track one thing – environmental destruction and further damage to … that it is open to reconsidering parts of the Bill such as one of the most egregious sections that gives decision-making …

… the whole of New Zealand. “This is absolutely wonderful news for nature, and particularly for the plants and animals … new coal mines right now, the last place you should put one is kiwi habitat in an outstanding natural landscape, … Supreme Court ruling fantastic for nature …

… A public event calling for an end to bottom trawling in the Hauraki Gulf will be … boats, kayaks and paddleboards.  Called ‘Show Your Heart for the Hauraki’, the event has been organised by Forest & Bird and Greenpeace Aotearoa as an opportunity for the public to express their views on banning bottom …

… inspiring environmental, cultural, and social guardians for her best-selling book Guardians of Aotearoa . Here, she … expressed a world view where that divide made no sense. For Māori in particular, human well-being and that of the … of love for the organisation in the pages of this book. One Forest & Bird stalwart featured is the legendary Andy …

… the Hauraki” documentary producer Mandy Kupenga says: “For too long, the practice of bottom trawling has bulldozed … Gulf isn’t just a conservation decision. It’s a moral one.”  Gulf advocate Shaun Lee says the Minister of Oceans … to listen to 97.2% of 8,909 submitters who have asked for a full ban on bottom impact fishing in the Gulf”. LegaSea …

… .   A small hapū on Motiti Island has been battling for more  than 60 years to protect the local marine … island is 200 and they  depend on the harvest from the sea for 90% of their food.  The people are finding it very hard … of the  Motiti Island Maoris to have the  fishing reserved for their people  is most reasonable.”  The Minister of Māori …

… One of New Zealand’s rarest birds is settling in to a new … Hihi (Notiomystis cincta) are believed to be named in part for their alarm call, which sounds a little like “stitch”. … translocations to Bushy Park, if it failed? “All the news to date is positive and encouraging, some of it even …

… Penny Simmonds and Simon Watts – the respective ministers for the environment and climate change – to take action and … they need to help keep communities safe and is calling for the policy to be introduced as soon as possible.  The NPS-NHD, which was proposed by the Ministry for the Environment last year , would direct how …

… conservation manager, says the Far North Solar application for an industrial-scale solar array is inappropriate in the … Its location, between two rivers, is significant habitat for birds, lizards, and invertebrates, including kakī black … learn from past mistakes. We shouldn’t be trying to solve one environmental crisis by exacerbating another. “The …

… West Coast are the latest nature sanctuaries to feature in 26 Forest & Bird Centennial. This creative conservation … project has seen 26 New Zealand writers and artists visit 13 of Forest & Bird’s 128 local branch projects to meet … stands of regenerating kauri and kahikatea, and has one of the largest kahikatea trees in the Auckland …

… Network Aotearoa, School Strike 4 Climate NZ, and Parents for Climate Aotearoa. Environmental NGOs wrote to Southland … Collieries Limited (NBCL), an overseas owned company, for coal exploration in the Ohai forestry area. The letter … sought by NBCL. It also puts forward a courageous vision for Southland, proposing a decline from coal and a move …

… New Zealanders choose KiwiSaver funds that are good for nature as well as their retirement nest egg. Most New … to avoid unsustainable and unhealthy food. But there is one important area of our life where few of us act – our … but could back that up with evidence. We have chosen 26 funds from 10 KiwiSaver providers. They use different …

… of significant biodiversity shows a flagrant disregard for nature and a safe climate, says Forest & Bird.  “New … be going through cases developers have lost in the courts, one by one, and changing the law to allow them to now go ahead …