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The Endangered Species Foundation is supporting calls for urgent government action to ban bottom trawling in Aotearoa and the wider South...

Residents at Bupa Foxbridge Care Home in Hamilton have taken important steps toward protecting Aotearoa’s freshwater ecosystems, participating in an Awhi Awa | Embrace a Stream workshop

Today we stood in solidarity with tāngata whenua, Kiwis Against Seabed Mining, and local communities at Whaingaroa, opposing seabed mining on the west coast of Aotearoa New Zealand.

We’re excited to announce a powerful new addition to our Awhi Awa | Embrace a Stream project: Māui and Hector’s Dolphins are now included in our educational kete, which are available for purchase now!

Following this summer's successful breeding season, DOC rangers and volunteers have now recorded 50 individual tara iti (NZ fairy terns) – including 13 fledglings!

Since its launch, the Awhi Awa project has flourished, engaging kura (schools), hāpori (communities), and kaipakihi (businesses) from as far north as Te Taitokerau, Northland to Cromwell in Ōtakou, Central Otago.

With less than 50 Māui dolphins remaining, Pōpoto, Māui Dolphins sadly hold the #1 place on our Top 50 Endangered Species List.

On Wednesday, 19 March, the Les Batkin Reserve in Tuakau was a hub of environmental learning as tamariki from across the Waikato region gath

Today, Bream Bay witnessed a huge display of unity and determination as over 50 boats of all shapes and sizes took to protest sand mining

Tawera Nikau today presented a 14,000-signature petition to Parliament opposing a controversial sandmining project at Te Akau Bream Bay.

More than 12,000 people have raised their voices against sandmining in Te Akau Bream Bay.

The breeding season 2024 - 2025 has been a great success, with 15 tara iti (NZ fairy tern) fledglings raised, including 9 in the wild.

Hundreds of locals gathered at Bream Bay today to oppose McCallum Bros' fast-tracked consent application to sandmine here.

Hayes Common Café in Hamilton East has joined the Endangered Species Foundation’s Awhi Awa project to help restore urban waterways.

Insights from Neil Thorsen, Co-founder and Vice-Patron of the Endangered Species Foundation, on his life lessons and vision for the future.

Natalie Jessup, General Manager of Tāngaro Tuia te Ora, presents new Awhi Awa | Embrace a Stream project at Impact Hub Waikato.

Tāngaro Tuia te Ora announces that our successful 'Adopt a Stream' project has been renamed to "Awhi Awa | Embrace a Stream".

Tāngaro Tuia te Ora has voiced strong opposition to the inclusion of sand on the government’s proposed Draft Critical Mineral's List.

A new, 35-year sandmining operation by McCallum Brothers' in Bream Bay has been listed among 149 fast-track projects.

Our online kete now contains amazing education materials about native ika (fish) in te reo Māori and English.