In a year that New Zealanders coped with natural disasters and economic downturn, Forest & Bird maintained the momentum for protecting nature.

Fighting for nature can be an uphill battle during an economic recession. The government’s purse strings draw tighter and investment in our natural resources is too often seen as an unaffordable luxury.

New Zealand’s reputation as 100% Pure has long been the cornerstone of our national identity and international selling point.

2013 was a landmark year as Forest & Bird members celebrated the 90th birthday with events around the country, focusing on local milestones and the work done by long-standing volunteers.

In 2014/15 Forest & Bird achieved some notable success advocating for and protecting our natural environment and also took important steps to strengthen and focus the organisation to address the conservation priorities of the 21st centu

It was the year of the environment election. Over the course of 2017 public opinion significantly shifted as more New Zealanders realised nature is in crisis and agencies have failed to properly respond.

Marina Skinner ventures out after dark to find out what nature gets up to from dusk to dawn.

Amazing facts about longfin eels

By Michelle Harnett

Under the cover of darkness, one of New Zealand’s top predators emerges.

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