In the spring 2019 issue FUNGI KINGDOM Some of New Zealand’s mushrooms are so rare they could disappear tomorrow and nobody would ever know. We meet some of the scientists trying to save the world’s most threatened fungi in the spring issue of Forest & …

Dick Jackson Memorial Reserve Te Tai Poutini West Coast My Tāiko Whakapapa Writer: Richard Parmatatau My Tāiko whakapapa wings its way away down, down, down the ages a decade passes ‘til home across across oceans navigating swirling swishing mingling. …

A new sweeping fast-track approvals bill being tabled in parliament today is anti-nature, anti-democracy, and will leave a mess for future governments to clean up, says Forest & Bird.  “New Zealand has environmental laws based on science for a reason – to …

Most of our rivers, lakes, and wetlands have better protection from new freshwater rules announced today, but a few key omissions leave our fresh water at risk.    "This is better protection than our rivers have ever had, but it is still piecemeal, and …

… is a national crisis caused by the Ministry for Primary Industry's (MPI's) shambolic failure to manage the …

… & Bird Climate Advocate Geoff Keey.   "The agriculture industry has had over thirty years to deal with its climate …

Tessa Hiscox: Safeguarding bees safeguards biodiversity Pollinating insects play a central role in the climate and biodiversity emergencies. Bees are vital to sustainable food production and the economy due to their function in agriculture and ecology. …

… cuts New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions and transforms fishing, farming, and forestry into a genuinely sustainable …

The campaign for better water quality is continuing to gather support, with organisations representing half a million members and supporters now backing the recently launched Freshwater Rescue Plan. Support has been boosted with eight new organisations …

… we can make a difference in our own back yard. Over fishing in the Hauraki Gulf is a bit like the destruction of …

The sanctuary is a 30 hectare ECan reserve situated between Coutts Island Road, Templars Island, and the Waimakariri river. Until about five years ago, the reserve consisted mostly of weeds such as grey willow, poplar, blackberry and Old man's beard. ECan …

Freshwater is the next target in the coalition Government’s War on Nature. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and his coalition Government want to take away the world-leading freshwater policy we fought decades for.  This legislation was due to come into …

… our public conservation land from mining, but the mining industry are pushing back. Unless we have your support, we …

… and Kaipara) return to their original, healthy states. Fishing and aquaculture activities follow ecosystem-based …

… doing the right thing and reporting these deaths, but the industry and government can no longer downplay the fact that …