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.

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 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

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.