A proposed law that would give two district councils the right to destroy coastal mangrove forests has met strong opposition from Forest & Bird, who say the Mangrove Management Bill is really a license for the two councils to destroy native habitats. …

… increase. Once again, the plans, backed by the tourism industry and private business, give little consideration to  … This case also sets a precedent by  allowing the tourism industry to have a strong voice when it  comes to the …

Forest & Bird has received a letter from Hon Chris Bishop, Minister for Resource Management Reform, setting out government plans for reforms to the resource management process and getting rid of safeguards for freshwater. The government is proposing to …

… brand making climate-friendly shoes. Mining is a sunset industry so why is a tiny rūnanga battling a huge Australian …

Old growth West Coast rainforest has been saved after local government backed down from plans to open it up to logging. Last year the Grey District Council proposed commercial logging of three forested areas – Mt Buckley, Mt Sewell and Cashmere Bay. …

… Ted : Yes, I am similar to Bronco, because I like going fishing, I like the tawa, and I always go out to see my papa, …

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. Kelvin currently has a family membership of Forest & …

… wild places and unique biodiversity. New Zealand’s tourism industry depends on the health of our natural environment. …

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

Kauri dieback disease is caused by a microscopic spore that attacks the roots and trunk of kauri trees, damaging the tissue that carries nutrients, and causing them to starve. Stop the spread The best thing you can do to stop the spread of kauri dieback …

… observers on boats to monitor the impacts of commercial fishing.  Seabird sandcastle events have also been held at …

… in conservation leadership roles in the agribusiness industry, the Predator Free New Zealand movement, as the …

… ocean to feed, they are on their own and at risk from over-fishing and warming oceans. Caretaker Fergus Sutherland …

Renewable energy developments need to be located in the right place and shouldn’t lead to further biodiversity loss. By Lynn Freeman Forest & Bird magazine A version of this story was first published in the Autumn 2024 issue of Forest & Bird magazine. …

New Zealand is the undisputed seabird capital of the world. We have more threatened seabird species than anywhere else in the world and the highest number of seabirds that breed nowhere else in the world.  More than one-third of the world’s seabird …