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Ngā mihi to everyone who has purchased or gifted a Chatham shag through our Gift a Shag campaign. Your support is making a real difference for one of the world's most range-restricted seabirds!

Minister urged to intervene over 146 marine mammal sanctuary deaths in just two years. Data obtained by the Environmental Law Initiative (ELI) shows 146 marine mammals, including numerous Hector’s dolphins, Dusky dolphins, and seals, have been killed inside Aotearoa New Zealand’s marine mammal sanctuaries over the past two fishing years.

The 2025-26 breeding season for tara iti/New Zealand fairy tern has delivered genuine cause for optimism, with 11 chicks fledging successfully despite a challenging summer of predation pressure, wild weather, and anxious moments.

On Saturday 14 March 2026, in the presence of Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po, over a thousand people gathered at Ookapu Marae in Kaawhia for the 129th Poukai and the formal reopening of three new whare. Alongside the celebrations, the day also became an important moment for marine conservation, wi

Tāngaro Tuia te Ora | Endangered Species Foundation is proud to share our first Impact Report showing what’s possible when communities, partners, and supporters come together for the protection of our most threatened species and their habitats.

The inaugural Ngutukākā Festival, held from 18 to 21 September 2024, was a resounding success, celebrating the Tairāwhiti Ngutukākā in bloom

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...

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...

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

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

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

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