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Tāngaro Tuia te Ora Advisors Finalists in NZer Environmental Heroes of the Year Award

Mar 192 min read

Tāngaro Tuia te Ora Advisors Finalists in NZer Environmental Heroes of the Year Award

Two of our truly inspiring Advisors, Graeme Atkins and Stu Muir, are now finalists in the Kiwibank, Ministry for the Environment New...

Ika - Native Fish - Signage Tested and First Stream Adopted!

Natalie Jessup

Mar 172 min read

Awhi Awa

Ika - Native Fish - Signage Tested and First Stream Adopted!

A little known fact about our native freshwater ika (native fish) is that 76 percent are either threatened with, or at risk of...

Concerns over dangerous shifts proposed for freshwater policy

Natalie Jessup

Mar 173 min read

Awhi Awa

Concerns over dangerous shifts proposed for freshwater policy

The new coalition Government has begun a significant overhaul of environmental laws, particularly those safeguarding our precious...

Successful Breeding Season Brings Hope for NZ's Rarest Bird

Natalie Jessup

Feb 124 min read

Our people

Successful Breeding Season Brings Hope for NZ's Rarest Bird

New Zealand's rarest bird, the tara iti, also known as the NZ Fairy Tern, is experiencing a remarkable breeding season after a...

NZ backtracks on South Pacific ocean protection, lobbies for more bottom trawling - environmental groups

Natalie Jessup

Jan 294 min read

Oceans

NZ backtracks on South Pacific ocean protection, lobbies for more bottom trawling - environmental groups

Deep Sea Conservation Coalition Immediate release Monday 29 January 2024 The New Zealand government appears to be turning its back on...

Drains are Streams - Pilot Projects Confirmed for 2024 to Restore Waterways

Natalie Jessup

Jan 83 min read

Partnerships

Drains are Streams - Pilot Projects Confirmed for 2024 to Restore Waterways

A new collaborative initiative, supported by dedicated individuals and key partners aims to address the critical state of Aotearoa's...

ESF Advisors semi-finalists in NZ Environmental Hero of the Year Award

Natalie Jessup

Dec 13, 20232 min read

Our people

ESF Advisors semi-finalists in NZ Environmental Hero of the Year Award

We are so happy to let you know that the outgoing Chair of the Endangered Species Foundation New Zealand, Stu Muir, who is now our new...

The Climate Refugees You’ve Never Heard Of: Urgent Action Needed for Endangered Species

Natalie Jessup

Dec 8, 20235 min read

The Climate Refugees You’ve Never Heard Of: Urgent Action Needed for Endangered Species

Aotearoa NZ – December 8, 2023 - As world leaders convene at the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference, New Zealand stands accused of...

Politics, parties and projects - November pānui

Natalie Jessup

Nov 27, 20234 min read

Our people

Politics, parties and projects - November pānui

Welcome to our November pānui! There's a lot going on, and many things we need your help with to advocate for endangered species here in...

Meeting and Planning for the Ngutukaka project

Natalie Jessup

Nov 17, 20231 min read

Mātauranga

Meeting and Planning for the Ngutukaka project

🥀🥀This week we embarked on the most inspiring, real and heart-felt journey to the heart of Tairawhiti (East Cape) to meet the amazing...

Natalie Jessup

Nov 8, 20232 min read

Tara iti - NZ Fairy Tern

Cute Chicks Need Our Help

The Endangered Species Foundation today launched a campaign encouraging people to help cute chicks this summer. “Every year on our...

Tawera Nikau and Emma Giesen New Co-Chairs of Endangered Species Foundation

Natalie Jessup

Nov 2, 20235 min read

Our people

Tawera Nikau and Emma Giesen New Co-Chairs of Endangered Species Foundation

Tāngaro Tuia te Ora, the Endangered Species Foundation, today welcomes Tawera Nikau and Emma Giesen as our new Co-Chairs, leading our...

Graeme Atkins joins Endangered Species Foundation as Mātauranga Advisor

Natalie Jessup

Sep 26, 20232 min read

Our people

Graeme Atkins joins Endangered Species Foundation as Mātauranga Advisor

We are honoured and humbled to let you know that Graeme Atkins, a dedicated advocate for kaitiakitanga, with a lifelong commitment to...

RiverWatch Partners with Endangered Species Foundation for "Drains are Streams" project

Natalie Jessup

Sep 20, 20233 min read

Partnerships

RiverWatch Partners with Endangered Species Foundation for "Drains are Streams" project

"Kaua e kōrero mo te awa, kōrero ki te awa." "Don’t talk about the river, talk to the river.” In a significant step towards preserving...

Urgent Call to Ban Destructive Fishing Methods in Hauraki Gulf Marine Park

Natalie Jessup

Aug 29, 20232 min read

Oceans

Urgent Call to Ban Destructive Fishing Methods in Hauraki Gulf Marine Park

The Hauraki Gulf Alliance, today expressed deep concern to Hon Rachel Brooking, Minister for Oceans and Fisheries, about the ongoing...

Mātauranga for Ngutukākā as plantings grow across Tairawhiti

Natalie Jessup

Aug 21, 20231 min read

Mātauranga

Mātauranga for Ngutukākā as plantings grow across Tairawhiti

This weekend in Tairawhiti, adults and tamariki got together to wānanga and learn about the matauranga around the Tairawhiti Ngutukākā....

NGO comment on Fisheries plan: there’s nothing transformational about trawling seamounts

Natalie Jessup

Aug 7, 20233 min read

Oceans

NGO comment on Fisheries plan: there’s nothing transformational about trawling seamounts

Immediate release 7 August 2023 Environmental groups say the Fishery “Industry Transformation Plan” (FITP) is not transformational, its...

Pānui Matariki - July Update for NZ Endangered Species

Natalie Jessup

Jul 11, 20231 min read

Tairawhiti Ngutukākā

Pānui Matariki - July Update for NZ Endangered Species

Nau mai haere mai ki tēnei pānui Maramawhiti. Manakitia a Matariki! Welcome to the July pānui of the Endangered Species Foundation as we...

Minister needs to adopt five-point plan to transform NZ fisheries

Natalie Jessup

Jul 6, 20233 min read

Oceans

Minister needs to adopt five-point plan to transform NZ fisheries

The Our Marine Environment 2022 report from the Ministry for the Environment shows very clearly that protections for the ocean have not...

Help Save NZ Endangered Species - Freshwater Fish

Natalie Jessup

Jun 23, 20232 min read

Awhi Awa

Help Save NZ Endangered Species - Freshwater Fish

In 2017, 76 percent of our native freshwater fish were either threatened with or at risk of extinction. This is a devastating statistic...

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