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Protect our Migrating Whales

Help create safe Blue Corridors for them

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What we do

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    Tackling Nature-Loss

    Protecting our native species and habitats

    We depend on a healthy natural environment. But nature in Aotearoa New Zealand is in trouble, with over 4,000 of our native species threatened or at risk of extinction and climate-related disasters becoming more frequent.

    WWF is part of the global 'nature-positive' movement. This means working towards a world where there is more nature by 2030 than there is today. In Aotearoa, we advocate for more investment from governments to halt and reverse nature-loss, and work with industries to adopt nature-friendly practices.

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    Looking after our Ocean

    Restoring ocean health for the benefit of people and nature

    Aotearoa New Zealand has a diverse range of coastal and marine environments, habitats, and species. We want to make sure it stays that way.

    We advocate for more sustainable fisheries, halting the decline of marine biodiversity, the creation of more marine protected areas, putting nature at the heart of climate action, and promoting a healthy ocean.

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    Looking after species

    Protecting taonga species and their habitats.

    In New Zealand, 94% of our reptile species, 82% of bird species, 80% of bat species, 76% of freshwater fish species, 22% of marine mammal species and 46% of vascular plant species are either facing extinction or are at risk of being threatened with extinction.

    We campaign for the protection of native species and their habitats. We don’t want to lose any more species than we already have.

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    Climate Change Action

    The Climate Crisis is having a dramatic impact on our natural environment.

    But there are things we can do to limit warming that can also benefit lives, livelihoods and nature.

    We’re campaigning for ambitious policies that favour climate-resilient, net-zero development, energy efficiency, and clean renewable energy for all and helping people and nature adapt to the changes caused by climate change that are no longer avoidable.

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    Conservation and Education

    Supporting community conservation efforts and environmental education

    We want to inspire and enable New Zealanders to care for their habitats and species as part of a healthier society and economy. To help Kiwis rise to the global challenge of how to live sustainably today, without compromising quality of life for future generations.

    We do this by providing resources and funding to community-led conservation groups and education programmes.

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Take Action

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Help our sea turtles

Sea turtles have roamed the world’s oceans for more than 100 million years, but it’s taken humans just 200 years to push them to the brink of extinction.

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two dolphins
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Demand more cameras on boats

Help protect marine life and hold the fishing industry to account. Demand cameras on ALL commercial fishing vessels.

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Healthy Kelp Forest
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Our Moana, Our Future

Despite our ocean territory being 15 times larger than our landmass, New Zealand currently has less that one percent of its ocean areas protected. Help get 30% of our ocean protected by 2030.

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Bryde's Whale
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Protect the Hauraki Gulf

The future of the Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana is at a critical crossroads. Join us in urging the Prime Minister to do the right thing. 

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Who we are

WWF-New Zealand is part of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) International Network, the world’s largest independent conservation organisation.

We have been working in Aotearoa New Zealand since 1975, on a mission to stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which people live in harmony with nature.  

Find out more about who we are and where we came from.

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Latest news

Image of blue maomao fish in the Hauraki Gulf
Press Release

Tone-deaf Oceans Minister delivers another blow to the recovery of the Hauraki Gulf

Slams the Oceans and Fisheries Minister for allowing the destructive fishing practice of bottom-trawling to continue throughout the Hauraki Gulf.
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The Awhi Awa project.
Success Story

Healing Aotearoa’s Waterways, One Stream at a Time

A community movement is growing across Aotearoa to restore local waterways and help our endangered freshwater fish species thrive once again.
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Image of an Archey's frog
Press Release

Wildlife Act ‘improvements’ just shonky law-making and selfish short-termism

Changes to the Wildlife Act will dilute its fundamental purpose, which is to protect our threatened native wildlife.
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Beehive
Press Release

Environmental scorecard a ‘code red’ for nature

The Government’s environmental scorecard confirms New Zealand is in the midst of a spiralling biodiversity crisis.
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Little penguins chicks at Waiheke's Native Bird Rescue.
Success Story

Whakarauora Kororā: Protecting our precious little penguins

The Whakarauora Kororā project team rehabilitates little penguins on Waiheke before releasing these taonga birds back into the wild.
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Volunteer work on Motihue Island.
Success Story

Wildlife thriving on pest-free oasis in Hauraki Gulf

Native species are thriving on a pest-free island oasis in the Hauraki Gulf thanks to 25 years of conservation work.
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Snorkelling around Goat Island.
Success Story

Rangatahi dive into ocean conservation in Auckland

A school holiday programme in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland is inspiring the next generation of ocean conservationists.
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A weeding volunteer for Project Island Song.
Success Story

Weedbusters hit all the right notes in Bay of Islands

Read about the restoration of the main islands of Ipipiri / the eastern Bay of Islands with the help of Project Island Song.
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Tuna
Press Release

Ill-conceived ‘reforms’ could undermine NZ's commercial fisheries

Government proposals to loosen fisheries rules could ultimately ‘shoot the industry in the foot’ by undermining the resilience and sustainability of New Zealand’s commercial fisheries and marine ecosystems.
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Karioi project.
Success Story

Matuku-hūrepo’s call: Inspiring Action Through Education

Find out about the Karioi Project's mission to inspire the next generation of environmental leaders and kaitiaki and restore the biodiversity of Whāingaroa/Raglan.
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Image of a vehicle in Stockton Mine
Press Release

Government’s mining plans a ‘bizarre nostalgia trip’

The Government is chasing economic growth in all the wrong places with its plans to mine public conservation land, says WWF-New Zealand.
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Image of a windfarm at Makara
Press Release

WWF slams ‘embarrassingly weak’ new climate target

New Zealand's new international climate target lacks ambition and sends all the wrong signals to global trading partners.
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