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Bathurst's Denniston Application Rejected: Fails To Meet Environmental Best Practice
Thursday, 24 September 2026, 7:21 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird wants Denniston to be protected as a scientific reserve because the unique ‘lost world’ ecosystem is a biodiversity hotspot on public conservation land. More >>
Karure Black Robin Wins 2026 Bird Of The Year
Monday, 21 September 2026, 8:18 am | Forest And Bird
“Participation has really soared,” says Rebecca Hatch, Forest & Bird's Group Manager, Growing Support. “This year has seen record numbers of votes with 105,000 people choosing their favourite manu at birdoftheyear.org.nz." More >>
Moana Announced As 2026 Waiata Manu Artist
Sunday, 20 September 2026, 1:27 pm | Forest And Bird
"Each song will shine a spotlight on the winning species - helping people to fall in love with these birds, understand the challenges they face, and take action to protect them,” says Rebecca Hatch, Forest & Bird's Group Manager, Growing Support. More >>
Fast-Track Coal Mine Application Riddled With Holes
Friday, 18 September 2026, 2:53 pm | Forest And Bird
The EPA's letter raised concerns about missing or inadequate information on protected invertebrates, fish passage, and the treatment of native land snails, among other issues. More >>
Neck And Neck: Will Karure The Black Robin Beat Out Two-Time Champion Kākāpō To Take First Ever Bird Of The Year Title?
Friday, 18 September 2026, 9:09 am | Forest And Bird
Karure has never won Bird of the Year. In 1980, there were five karure left in the world. Every one of the 300 alive today is descended from a single breeding pair, Old Blue and Old Yellow. More >>
No Second Chance For Denniston Plateau
Wednesday, 16 September 2026, 11:49 am | Forest And Bird
The critically-endangered Avatar moth, which only lives on the wetlands of the Denniston Plateau, would likely become extinct if the mining goes ahead. More >>
Flocka-Jumping Scandal: Ruru Quits The Tree Birds In The Wildest Election Of 2026
Monday, 14 September 2026, 3:24 pm | Forest And Bird
As a candidate of a newly formed Night Birds party, it will contest the final six days of voting in Bird of the Year on a platform of predator control and staying up late. More >>
Karure Black Robin Rises And Snipe Scandal Emerges In This Year’s Wildest Election
Friday, 11 September 2026, 9:11 am | Forest And Bird
Polls have been open since 9am on Friday 4 September for Te Manu Rongonui o te Tau | Bird of the Year 2026, with 74 native birds standing across six parties. More >>
Polls Open In New Zealand's Wildest Election
Friday, 4 September 2026, 7:05 am | Forest And Bird
Every vote cast for a bird will also count towards its party's total, so we'll discover in 2026 not only which bird wins Bird of the Year, but which flock claims the top perch. More >>
Fast-Track Loophole Must Be Closed To Deliver On Promise To Fix Conservation Bill
Tuesday, 18 August 2026, 3:02 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird is warning that the Fast-track Approvals Act is inconsistent with the Government's stated intention of maintaining existing protections for conservation land. More >>
Election Date Called For New Zealand's Wildest Election
Monday, 27 July 2026, 7:43 am | Forest And Bird
Every vote cast for a bird will also count towards its party's total, so we'll discover in 2026 not only which bird wins Bird of the Year, but which flock claims the top perch. More >>
Select Committee Report On Resource Management Guts Environmental Protections
Tuesday, 21 July 2026, 1:26 pm | Forest And Bird
The Committee has recommended a range of changes to the Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill, many amounting to a serious erosion of protections for nature. More >>
New Law Will Protect Pests In National Parks
Wednesday, 1 July 2026, 3:37 pm | Forest And Bird
Pests like deer and tahr eat native plants, decreasing species diversity and affecting the food sources and habitats that native species need to survive. More >>
Forest & Bird Announces Top Awards For 2026
Saturday, 27 June 2026, 4:17 pm | Forest And Bird
New Zealand’s largest independent conservation organisation is honouring and celebrating the exceptional passion and hard work of those who make a difference. More >>
Coromandel Protections Could Be Stripped Away For Mining Through Hidden Law Change
Monday, 15 June 2026, 5:17 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird says the issue highlights a broader problem with the Bill: significant downstream impacts are not clearly disclosed. More >>
Southern Marine Reserves Welcomed, Many More Needed
Tuesday, 2 June 2026, 11:54 am | Forest And Bird
“Strong marine protection safeguards biodiversity, rebuilds fish populations, and strengthens ocean resilience,” says Ms McGaw. More >>
Budget 2026 A Missed Opportunity For Nature
Thursday, 28 May 2026, 3:04 pm | Forest And Bird
Today's Budget has delivered nearly $38m in cuts to baseline conservation funding, further cuts to environment funding, and cuts to the Climate Change Commission. More >>
Court Challenge Over Consents For “Zombie” Irrigation Dam On Conservation Land
Thursday, 21 May 2026, 12:06 pm | Forest And Bird
Court challenge over consents for “zombie” irrigation dam on conservation land More >>
Government Biodiversity Credit Scheme Welcomed As Opportunity For Restoration
Monday, 11 May 2026, 6:14 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird also says it will be important that any market framework reflects Aotearoa New Zealand’s unique ecosystems and Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations. More >>
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 >>
