Publications

Browse our reports, submissions and resources

Juvenile sperm whale
Report

Oceans Impact Report

Marine conservation achievements of the international WWF network, 2017-2022
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Forest at Mt Bruce
Submission

Emissions Trading Scheme reform

WWF-New Zealand and partners urge Government to accelerate gross emissions reductions and strengthen the incentives for indigenous forests.
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Tuna
Report

Blockchain Tuna Project 2018

Report on WWF-led pilot project on blockchain supply chain traceability for use in seafood traceability, specifically for tuna caught in a Fijian longline fishery.
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seafood - tarahiki
Submission

Submission on the Draft Fisheries Industry Transformation Plan

WWF-New Zealand's response to Fisheries New Zealand's consultation on the Fisheries Industry Transformation Plan (ITP), June 2023
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flying shy albatross
Submission

Seabird Mitigation Measures

WWF-New Zealand Submission to Fisheries New Zealand on the Review of Fisheries (Seabird Mitigation Measures – Surface Longlines) Circular 2019, May 2023
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mangrove new growth
Submission

Aotearoa’s Approach To International Climate Negotiations

WWF-New Zealand’s response to The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) consultation on New Zealand’s approach to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP) and other international climate negotiations, May 2023.
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Tiger in grass
Report

2022 The Year of the Tiger

WWF Tigers Alive Initiative Annual Report
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Close up of leopard seal spots
Report

Can a leopard seal change its spots?

New research co-authored by WWF Marine Species Programme Manager Dr Krista van der Linde.
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North Cape
Annual Report

Annual Report 2022

WWF-New Zealand Audited Financial Statement for year July 2021-June 2022
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Plastic bottles in the sea
Report

Towards a Treaty to End Plastic Pollution

In March 2022, UN Member States agreed on a mandate to negotiate a legally binding global instrument to end plastic pollution.
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Krill under ice
Report

Antarctic krill: Powerhouse of the Southern Ocean

As the Antarctic warms, growing evidence shows that krill play an increasingly important role in the global carbon cycle.
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Baobab tree
Resources

Living Planet Report 2022 - Youth Edition

The Living Planet Report is produced every 2 years by WWF, with input from leading experts and other organisations.
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Leopard seal
Report

Leopard Seal Births

World first study, lead by WWF-New Zealand Marine Species Programme Manager Dr Krista van der Linde, on Leopard seal birth and pup sightings
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purse seine demonstration
Submission

IIU Fishing in the Pacific Islands

Submission to the New Zealand House of Representatives Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee, Inquiry into Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing in the Pacific Islands, October 2021
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Volunteers planting
Annual Report

Annual Report 2021

WWF-New Zealand Audited Financial Statement for year July 2020-June 2021
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Southern right whale and calf
Annual Report

Annual Report 2020

WWF-New Zealand Audited Financial Statement for year July 2019-June 2020
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Hector's dolphin
Resources

Māui Dolphin - Teacher's Resource

WWF believes that New Zealand students and their school communities have an important role to play to protecting Māui dolphin from extinction.
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