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Once Public Conservation Land Is Gone, It’s Gone – Undoing Generations Of Protection
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 4:11 pm | Forest And Bird
Documents proactively released under the Official Information Act by the Department of Conservation show that the Government would soon be able to sell land such as beech forest in Lewis Pass, More >>
Communities And Nature Must Be At The Heart Of Climate Risk Response
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 11:54 am | Forest And Bird
Today’s National Climate Change Risk Assessment from the Climate Change Commission shows climate change is hitting Aotearoa harder, faster, and in more places at once. More >>
Forest & Bird Warns Emissions Trading Scheme Is Failing As Extreme Weather Is Getting Stronger
Friday, 24 April 2026, 1:17 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird says the Government’s own climate policy rollbacks have undermined the ETS, with new advice from the Climate Change Commission showing the carbon market is losing credibility and is no longer driving emissions reductions. More >>
Steamy Season Sees Huge Pukunui Dotterel Population Increase On Rakiura
Tuesday, 21 April 2026, 2:52 pm | Forest And Bird
The increase follows the Department of Conservation’s recent successful aerial 1080 control, which targeted key predators – including feral cats – that have pushed pukunui to the brink of extinction. More >>
Call To Overturn Damaging Wild River Decision
Thursday, 16 April 2026, 2:39 pm | Forest And Bird
The open letter highlights that the fasttrack process has excluded the very people who know and use the Waitaha Valley. It also notes the panel’s own decision document shows significant, unresolved environmental concerns. More >>
Urgent Need To Protect Rivers, Lakes, And Aquifers
Thursday, 9 April 2026, 9:01 am | Forest And Bird
The report Our Freshwater 2026 (and its companion Our Water, Our Lives: The Stories Behind the Numbers) paints a confronting picture of the state of freshwater. More >>
Legal Action Launched To Safeguard HighValue West Coast Conservation Land
Wednesday, 8 April 2026, 9:27 am | Forest And Bird
The organisations say the Minister’s 11 December 2025 decisions failed to protect some of the most ecologically significant public conservation land and were made without the transparency or legal reasoning required under the Conservation Act. More >>
Flotilla Sends Clear Warning To Government: Ban Bottom Trawling In The Hauraki Gulf
Tuesday, 31 March 2026, 2:55 pm | Forest And Bird
“Bottom trawling bulldozes the seafloor and destroys ecosystems that are vital to a healthy ocean and thriving Hauraki Gulf,” says Greenpeace oceans campaigner, Juan Parada. More >>
Fisheries Amendment Erases What Is Good About The Act
Friday, 20 March 2026, 12:37 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird is incredibly disappointed that the issues highlighted in the previous consultation are still in the Amendment Bill – with new ones added. More >>
Bioblitz Reveals Remarkable Biodiversity In Area Slated For Coal Mine
Tuesday, 24 February 2026, 2:02 pm | Forest And Bird
A group of 16 scientists, staff, and volunteers walked four hours into the remote Deep Stream area to carry out a mini bioblitz survey of plant and animal species, before it is lost to part of the proposed mining pit. More >>
Avatar Moth Wins 2026 Bug Of The Year
Friday, 20 February 2026, 10:26 am | Forest And Bird
The day-flying moth has a glorious blush of gold on its hindwings and was discovered by entomologist Brian Patrick in 2012 during a bioblitz Forest & Bird ran on the South Island's Denniston Plateau. More >>
Rakiura Predator Control Success Gives Hope For Future Kākāpō Return
Tuesday, 17 February 2026, 1:33 pm | Forest And Bird
The Department of Conservation’s results here are really a message of hope – that if predator-free initiatives are scienceled, properly funded, and grounded in partnership, New Zealand can keep building momentum. More >>
Forest & Bird Appeals FastTracked Approval Of Waihi North Gold Mine
Monday, 9 February 2026, 1:35 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird notes the project is led by a Canadianowned company, meaning the longterm economic benefits to New Zealand are limited, while the damage to nature may be permanent. More >>
Draft Decision A Major Milestone Against Seabed Mining
Monday, 9 February 2026, 1:10 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird will review the draft decision in full, but says the direction is clear: destructive seabed mining has no place in Aotearoa New Zealand's oceans. More >>
Swap Screen Time For Green Time: Do Summer Adventure Challenges
Monday, 15 December 2025, 11:58 am | Forest And Bird
The initiative encourages participants to swap screen time for green time through five fun, easy-to-do challenges that encourage families, young people, and nature lovers to connect with te taiao the natural world. More >>
Public Conservation Land And Denniston Plateau At Risk
Thursday, 11 December 2025, 1:09 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird is concerned about the failure to protect the Denniston Plateau by not granting it scientific reserve status. The organisation has today released a report showing the Plateau meets every criterion for this classification. More >>
Fast-Track Bill Amendments Address Some Concerns, But Key Risks Remain
Wednesday, 10 December 2025, 5:09 pm | Forest And Bird
While some of the changes are now less harmful than they were before, in terms of environmental protections and procedural fairness, they do not fundamentally roll back what is a flawed fast-track regime,” said Erika Toleman. More >>
RMA Replacement Risks Weakening Protections For Nature
Tuesday, 9 December 2025, 2:45 pm | Forest And Bird
The RMA would be split into two new laws: a Planning Act focused on development and a Natural Environment Act focused on environmental matters. Forest & Bird says that this split risks fragmenting decision-making and reducing accountability. More >>
The Memorial Bird That’s Funding Conservation This Christmas
Monday, 8 December 2025, 5:11 pm | Forest And Bird
A growing number of New Zealanders are buying birds to remember the people they love – and this Christmas, gifts of Metalbirds will help protect the real ones. More >>
Fast-Track Amendment Is Environmental Destruction
Friday, 5 December 2025, 2:16 pm | Forest And Bird
“The report from the Select Committee shows that the government doesn’t want to listen. It remains hell-bent on opening the door to development at any cost to the environment and future generations,” says Mr Capie. More >>
