Past events

In the interests of community shared involvement with our Piha NZ Dotterel Minders, Auckland Council (ES team) has funded the manufacture of a number of little Penguin roost/nest boxes for installation at several of the main west coast beach areas inclu

Forest & Bird’s Wellington Branch invites you to join us for a free guided walk in Tawatawa Reserve, Island Bay on Sunday 19 February 2023, starting at 1.30 pm. The walk will take 2 to 2½ hours.

David Melville will discuss shorebird migration in the East Asian-Australasian Flyway (EAAF), which links New Zealand to breeding grounds in the Arctic, and the various threats that the birds face, especially from habita

Talk by Adam Weller - How can you use carbon foot-printing to combat climate emergency?
Thursday 17th February 7.30 pm

Tim who is the Department of Conservation Eastern South Island Community Ranger for Predator Free 2050 will give a general overview of Predator Free NZ.

Supper and a chat afterwards.

Andrew Tilling will speak about forest conservation and development in Kenya with an example of an education programme and competition amongst Maasai schoolkids in the Loita forest in the western Rift Valley. 

Our Special Place - Our Special Birds.

An exclusive event for those with a sense of fun. You'll team up with other nature-lovers to share your awareness of the region's issues.

This summer, we’re kicking off a campaign to show some love for the Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana / Te Moananui o Toi.

Join us at Piritahi Marae on Waiheke Island on Saturday 10 December for an incredible day in the Hauraki Gulf.

Mike Clout, Emeritus Professor of Conservation Ecology at the University of Auckland, will talk to us about conservation challenges for Aotearoa/New Zealand.

This theme celebrates the opportunity to get together after nearly three years and reconnect over our shared passion – Nature! 

The speaker for our November monthly talk will be Dr Graeme Elliott and his talk is titled "Albatrosses on the way out? The decline of wandering albatrosses on Antipodes and the Auckland Islands".