Through the Community Conservation Fund, WWF-New Zealand, in partnership with the Tindall Foundation, supports communities and educational facilities to run projects that conserve and restore Aotearoa New Zealand's natural environment and the native species in these habitats.
We received applications from a range of excellent community and educational projects for the latest funding round. The selection panel had a very difficult job selecting the following projects to support. We look forward to working with these groups throughout 2025.
• A Rocha Aotearoa New Zealand - Te Whakaoranga O Karioi (The Karioi Project)
• Chatham Island Landscape Restoration Trust - Predator Free Chathams
• Christchurch Envirohub Trust - Christchurch Envirokids
• Kelly Tarlton's Marine Wildlife Trust - Ocean Youth Aotearoa
• Mangātarere Restoration Society - Protecting Pekapeka Project
• Motuihe Trust - Motuihe Trust Projects
• Motukiekie Wilderness Trust Board for West Coast Predator Control Collaboration - West Coast Predator Control
• Native Bird Rescue Charitable Trust - Whakarauora Kororā / Little Blue Penguin Rehabilitation
• Ngā Hapū o Ōtaki - Mangapouri Stream Restoration Project
• Richmond Community Garden Trust and Riverlution - Riverlution Eco Park & Ōtākaro Urban Resilience Project
• Sustainable Taranaki - Te Ara Taiao
• Tāngaro Tuia Te Ora | Endangered Species Foundation - Drains are Streams
• Taranaki Kiwi Trust - Kaihāpai Kiwi
• Te Kohuroa Rewilding Initiative - Te Kohuroa Rewilding Initiative
• The Brook (Waimarama) Sanctuary Trust - Tuatara Translocation Project
• The Guardians of the Bay of Islands - Project Island Song
• Tucker Beach Wildlife Trust - Tucker Beach Wildlife Reserve Restoration
• Wesley Community Action - Ngahere Korowai