New Zealanders are working together to eradicate introduced predators so that nature can thrive.
I have been dreaming of working on this island for years, driven by the chance to contribute to the Maukahuka Auckland Island Restoration programme — an ambitious effort to remove feral pigs, feral cats, and mice from this wild subantarctic island, so that the multitude of endemic flora and fauna can once again thrive. Now I’m finally here.
Kiwis everywhere are helping nature bounce back – in our backyards, communities and even from our couches. Join the Always Be Naturing movement and be part of the change.
Watch Rakiura, a female kākāpō, live from her nest on Whenua Hou/Codfish Island, a small, predator free island in southern New Zealand.
This year Whio Awareness Week is 23 to 29 March. Find out how you can get naturing for whio, and be in to win.
Get involved in volunteer activities around the country.
Wellington Te Whanganui-a-Tara is set to become New Zealand’s first predator-free city, as the Government steps up the next phase of Predator Free 2050, Conservation Minister Tama Potaka says.
One of the world’s rarest wading birds, the kakī/black stilt, is feeling the love from one of New Zealand’s largest red meat processors, Alliance Group.
The application period for potential operators wanting to run commercial farming in Molesworth Recreation Reserve has closed.
The popular Mangakara Nature Walk in Pirongia Forest Park has reopened today as DOC continues clean-up, repair and assessment work after the wild storm that swept across Waikato in February.