Forest & Bird is supportive of some aspects of the Bills, but submits that very significant changes are needed in order for the Bills to achieve their stated goals of unlocking development capacity and enabling delivery of infrastructure and primary

The Simplifying Local Government proposal is a step backwards, which risks weakening local government’s ability to address climate change adaptation and mitigation, freshwater pollution and allocation, and indigenous biodiversity loss in a way that meet

A biological survey this past weekend at Deep Stream and the Denniston Plateau shows that the enormous coal mine proposal must be stopped, says Forest & Bird. 

The Avatar moth Arctesthes avatar has been crowned the 2026 Bug of the Year – and Forest & Bird says the win puts a spotlight on the threat facing the entire known habitat of the critically endangered species.

This is a joint media release with WWF-New Zealand and Greenpeace.