Learn your first ten forest birds. The birds in this first course are ones that are most frequently recorded in forest bird surveys using the five minute bird count method. Work through each section ...

Biosecurity helps prevent damage by animal pests, weeds, didymo, and diseases like kauri dieback. The conservation status of our species is assessed according to their risk of extinction.

80% of our trees, ferns and flowering plants are endemic (found only in New Zealand). About 10–15% of the total land area of New Zealand is covered with native flora, from tall kauri and kohekohe ...

Rakiura National Park is located on Stewart Island/Rakiura, 30 km south west of Bluff between latitudes 46 and 47 degrees south. Explore pristine beaches, sheltered inlets, and coastal forest, and see ...

Learn about New Zealand's precious biodiversity and the Te Mana o te Taiao – Aotearoa New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy 2020.

New Zealand is precious – everyone who lives and travels here has a responsibility to look after it. Make a commitment to Aotearoa by protecting nature, being prepared, keeping New Zealand clean and ...

The Ngā Whenua Rāhui fund provides a formal conservation agreement which provides protection for Māori landowners through a 25 year renewable kawenata. It helps protect native ecosystems on ...

It ensures that long-term survival of species is not threatened. Items in your luggage, household move, or online shopping cart may contain CITES species. These require permits to be brought into or ...

About the grading system This is based on the Kennett Brothers grading system which is widely used by New Zealand riders. The difficulty descriptions have been slightly modified to better reflect the ...

This hike has spectacular coastal views featuring the pristine waters of the Te Whanganui-o-Hei Marine Reserve. The coastal section is framed by native pōhutukawa trees and leads to the impressive ...

If you see damage: Report site damage and upload a photo on our online form.

Hakatere Conservation Park, in mid-Canterbury, is centred around the Ashburton Lakes District between the Rakaia and Rangitata Rivers. It covers nearly 60,000 hectares of rugged mountain country, ...