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

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.

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

Two exciting arachnid discoveries in a single day suggest Forest & Bird’s Moore’s Bush could be a micro-spider hotspot. By Caroline Wood

The team at Mahakirau Forest Sanctuary has removed more than 18,000 predators over two decades, helping restore a precious Coromandel biodiversity hotspot. By Kerrie Waterworth

As three years of Jobs for Nature funding comes to an end, our Tautuku project manager reflects on what has been achieved. By Francesca Cunninghame

David Brooks heads to Pūkorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre, where the last of the kuaka were preparing to fly 10,000km to their breeding grounds in Alaska.

Seabirds and shorebirds are the stars of a new limited edition Blunt umbrella created to raise awareness of the importance of protecting marine life. By Fee Cortis