Although a National government has been returned, in a way Kiwis did “vote for nature” as our election campaign asked. The prospects for Nature in the next three years are not all quite as bleak as you might imagine. It is a very interesting Parliament and there are some reasons to hope that Forest & […]

Blogger: Brazilian Unitec journalism student and Forest & Bird intern, Diego Mandarino. I had barely just touched down in New Zealand and I was given the opportunity to meet and greet 20 of its most endangered species. In fact, as I wandered around Auckland Zoo’s new enclosure – Te Wao Nui – I was unsure whether I […]

Blogger: Campaign Manager for the karearea (NZ Falcon) & Co leader for the Maori Party, Pita Sharples. In 1986, the Waitangi Tribunal heard the te reo Maori claim. Claimants argued that the language was a taonga which the Crown was obliged to protect under the Treaty’s second article, and it had failed to do so. They […]

Blogger: Campaign Manager for the Saddleback (tieke), Jackson James Wood

Blogger: Campaign Manager for the kakapo and Forest & Bird’s fundraiser, Jolene Molloy Kakapos. They may not sing as hauntingly as the kokako or be as brightly coloured as the kakariki or swoop as majestically as the kaka but I think the kakapo is most deserving of crowning title of Bird of the Year. They’re […]

Blogger: Campaign team for the little spotted kiwi, Huapai District School, Rodney, Auckland Please note: unlike the kiwi, this video is a little quiet, so please turn up the volume!

I encourage you to vote for one of our most energetic and friendly native birds – the fantail (piwakawaka). It is one of our most common and widely distributed native birds on the New Zealand mainland, adapting so well to an environment greatly altered by humans. The fantail is one of our most recognisable native […]

Blogger: Reporter for TV3 and Campaign Manager for the kea, Rachel Smalley Kea get a bad rap. It’s true they can be vandals and thieves and their call is certainly shrill enough to burst an eardrum at 30 paces. But villians? Never. Kea, if anything, are just a little misunderstood. They love company and they […]

Blogger: Campaign Manager for the Black Robin & Actress, Lisa Chapell. Dear Mum and Dad, I need your help. Cousin Bob just ran off with the love of my life – Cousin Sarah and I’m desperate to get her back. Can you talk to God for me? I thought since you were in heaven, it […]