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Scientist Terry Green on Waitutu

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Waitutu Exploitation, Protest & Restoration 

The Avatar Moth in Denniston

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A species discovered during a Forest & Bird Bioblitz in 2012 is now under threat from mining activity on conservation land, again. The Avatar Moth - Forest & Bird Youth Creature Feature, October 2025.

Kāpiti-Mana: Branch Newsletter, October 2025

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Denniston Rose author backs petition to stop mega coal mine

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Forest & Bird has launched a petition calling on Conservation Minister Tama Potaka to reclassify the Denniston Plateau as a scientific reserve

Make Denniston a scientific reserve

Kia ora Conservation Minister, The Honourable Tama Potaka,

The Denniston Plateau is a 'lost world’ landscape of vast sandstone pavements, fragile wetlands, and rare ecosystems.  

This remarkable West Coast plateau is home to roroa great spotted kiwi, endangered Powelliphanta land snails, unique lizards, and rare invertebrates.  

I urge you to reclassify the internationally significant Denniston Plateau (currently conservation stewardship land) as a scientific reserve, because:

Plant life on the plateau

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Harsh conditions on the Denniston Plateau have given rise to an elfin world of tiny trees, wetland tussocks, and fascinating lichens. By Lynley Hargreaves

Say no to the mega mine

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Forest & Bird is fighting (again) to save Denniston’s ancient landscape, home to plants and animals found nowhere else in the world. This time will be harder as the government has silenced conservation voices with its undemocratic process.

Carbon capture

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Our native forests are bigger climate heroes than we realised. By Caroline Wood

Hihi genetics, precious ranges, and power rangers 

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Hihi genetics, precious ranges, and power rangers  

Monthly Talk: Too Precious to Mine

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Join us for an urgent briefing on one of New Zealand's most significant conservation battles: the fight to save the Denniston Plateau.

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