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Abby Patterson has recently stepped into the role of Forest & Bird Youth's (F&BY) Communications Manager – part of F&BY's national Communications Hub.
Forest & Bird and the Fiordland Wapiti Foundation have agreed to pause legal proceedings over the way a herd of North American elk, an introduced browsing mammal, is managed within Fiordland National Park.
Forest & Bird has presented a petition at Parliament, requesting the House ensure a select committee has the opportunity to consider the final list of projects for the Fast-track Approvals Bill prior to the bill being reported back to Parliament.
Why do New Zealanders love their birds so much? Lynn Freeman reports.
A version of this story was first published in the Winter 2024 issue of Forest & Bird magazine.
Richard Hursthouse of Auckland’s North Shore has received Forest & Bird’s prestigious Old Blue award for three decades leading and initiating conservation projects in the city and at national level.
Sally Richardson of Warkworth has been awarded Forest & Bird’s prestigious Old Blue award for her outstanding contribution to Forest & Bird and to conservation over more than two decades.
Forest & Bird’s South Canterbury Branch’s commitment to conservation and nature in its region over many years has been honoured with the organisation’s Branch Award.
Forest & Bird has honoured five long-serving members with the Tī Kouka award for their exceptional service over a long period to the organisation and to conservation in their local and regional areas.
Nate Wilbourne of Brightwater has received Forest & Bird’s Te Kaiārahi Rangatahi o te Taiao Youth Award for Youth Conservation. At 16 years old, Nate has already got an impressive resume as a budding conservationist.
Forest & Bird’s new President, and the first woman to hold the role in 101 years, is Kate Graeme of Tauranga. Ms Graeme has been deputy President since 2016 and on the board since 2014, and now takes over the President role from Mark Hanger.
Forest & Bird welcomes the Environment Committee’s unanimous recommendation today that the Hauraki Gulf Protection Bill be passed in its entirety.
Over 20,000 people have turned out in Auckland today for the March for Nature to protest the Luxon Government’s fast-track bill and ‘war on nature’. The march is leaving Aotea Square now for Britomart and was streamed on Facebook.
The only major new ‘environmental’ spend in the Government’s 2024 budget is a $92 million commitment to attack the country’s environment, Forest & Bird says.
Renewable energy developments need to be located in the right place and shouldn’t lead to further biodiversity loss. By Lynn Freeman
Snails may not have the reputation of dinosaurs, but geologists knew there was something special about the fossils recently unearthed in Auckland. By Ursula Cochran
The notion of killing cats to safeguard native birds is not new among conservationists and was as deeply ingrained in the inter-war period as it is today. By Anton Sveding
Old podocarp forest stands alongside rare native plant collections cared for by gardeners, conservation scientists, and community volunteers at Wellington’s Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush. By Kathy Ombler
A new Government mining strategy will take New Zealand backwards on climate change and drive native plants and animals to extinction, says Forest & Bird.
A mining company that lobbied Resources Minister Shane Jones and RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop to be fast-tracked has been ordered to pay more than $200,000 in court costs.
Forest & Bird, Greenpeace, Communities Against Fast Track (CAFT), Coromandel Watchdog, WWF-New Zealand, and Kiwis Against Seabed Mining have announced a ‘March for Nature’ on June 8 down Queen Street in Auckland to protest the Fast-Track Approvals B
Forest & Bird told Parliament’s Environment Committee that the Fast-track Approvals Bill should be withdrawn, when the Society appeared before select committee members today.
On Thursday March 28 Forest & Bird lodged an application for judicial review of an agreement between the Director General of Conservation and the Fiordland Wapiti Foundation.
Alex Stone looks at the challenges ahead for conservation as we head into 2024 with a new government and an uncertain climate future. Part 4 of 4.
Visual communication designer Magnolia Wild has been inspired by the beauty of nature since she was four years old.
The new coalition government will lead to the loss of more taonga species. Why can’t our decisionmakers see the wood for the trees? By Teall Crossen
A constructed wetland was highly effective at cleaning up freshwater, absorbing up to 80% of key farm pollutants in a four-year NIWA study. By Andrea Rush
Forest & Bird is demanding an extension to submissions on the contentious Fast-track Approvals Bill, after successfully asking the Ombudsman to investigate a lack of transparency over who was lobbying to have their projects fast-tracked.
Forest & Bird warns the Fast-track Approvals Bill poses significant risks to the environment, to local communities, to democracy and to future generations of Kiwis. This is the premise of its submission to the Select Committee.
Forest & Bird's official submission on the Fast-track Approvals Bill - 18 April 2024
The Government’s proposal to increase environmentally destructive coal mining in wetlands and areas of significant biodiversity shows a flagrant disregard for nature and a safe climate, says Forest & Bird.
Forest & Bird is warning of long-term consequences for nature and the economy following today’s announcement of 131 proposed jobs losses at DOC.
Is this really about fast-track development?
Forest & Bird condemns the Government decision to torpedo the creation of the Kermadec Rangitāhua Ocean Sanctuary, saying it is a major blow to global efforts to protect the ocean, and to the legacy of former Prime Minister Sir John Key who champion
In Rachel House’s directorial debut, The Mountain follows the story of a young girl who feels disconnected from her Māori heritage.
Hon Chris Bishop Minister for RMA Reform
15 March 2024
Tēnā koe Minister Bishop,
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