Five years ago the Board developed the first strategic plan for Forest & Bird. Last year the Board updated the strategic plan. In both plans we have had the goal of growing and strengthening our finances, membership and organisation.
With your support, Forest & Bird works on behalf of New Zealanders who believe economic development must be sustainable and that we must act now to limit human-induced climate change.
Set within Wellington's harbour, Matiu/Somes Island has historically served a variety of purposes from holding enemy aliens' during both World Wars to acting as an animal quarantine station.
The islands of Aotearoa are some of the most remote in the world. Their lonely place at the southern limit of the vast Pacific Ocean makes them globally important to marine life. But New Zealand’s seas are one of our least protected environments.