We believe it’s important to track our projects’ progress, celebrate our successes and acknowledge the many hard-working people who make them possible.
So we’ve created a storytelling space to showcase them all. Here you’ll find inspiring volunteer and donor profiles, project updates, media releases and the latest TET news. Don’t forget to bookmark the page, as we update our stories often.
We’ve also put together a Media Kit containing background information, fact sheets and stats, as well as links to a few high-resolution images. All media are welcome to download and make use of this resource.
Argos is Pest Free Onetahua’s new four-legged team member. A collie–vizsla cross, he’s still learning the ropes but has already proven himself a natural. Since
We often think of predator control in terms of what it can do for our native birdlife – but two members of Friends of East
Transforming an ugly stretch of land next to a Tasman highway into a native corridor has reached a 35,000-tree milestone thanks to a grassroots community group.
Community conservationists are celebrating the planting of 100,000 natives as part of a decade-long restoration project in the South Island’s largest semi-enclosed estuary. Volunteers helped
The Roding River Catchment group is gearing up to plant 6,700 native trees in Aniseed Valley as part of a community-led restoration project.
Discover the latest news from the Motueka Catchment Collective and how to get involved in community conservation in this special area.
Discover the latest news from Battle for the Banded Rail, and how to get involved in this fantastic community-led conservation project.
We’re excited to introduce “Connected by Nature” — A One Stop Place for Community Conservation across in Te Tauihu. For a long time, community conservation
Over the past few months, people from the Tākaka Valley have come together to share their stories, reflecting on their connection to land and water,
At the windswept edge of Te Tauihu, where the land stretches into the sea, a quiet community trapping revolution is taking place — thanks to
Thanks to special funding from Trees That Count, Battle for the Banded Rail has helped inspire the next generation of kaitiaki (guardians) by bringing more
We’re delighted to share some wonderful news—Tasman Environmental Trust has received a $30,000 USD grant from Airbnb’s Community Fund, thanks to the support of the
Exciting news for the Wakapuaka Mouri project — the nationally critical long-tailed bat (pekapeka-tou-roa) has been detected along the restored banks of the Wakapuaka River, just 15km from Nelson’s CBD.
A 200-hectare block of land at Pūponga Farm Park, previously used for farming, is set to become a biodiversity hotspot, thanks to a new restoration project led by HealthPost Nature Trust in partnership with DOC, Manawhenua ki Mohua, and Pest Free Onetahua.
My first job after I graduated with an ecology-based degree in 1965 was with the Wildlife Service, an ancestor of DOC. On my first day at work, I was summoned to meet the director, who congratulated me on being the first woman scientist to join the Service.
There’s trouble in the foothills of Kahurangi. Ferrets—one of New Zealand’s most cunning predators—have been spotted in the Flora Stream, the Tablelands, and surrounding valleys.
It all started with a friendly chat. A couple of locals looked at an overgrown stretch of SH6 and asked, “Wouldn’t it be great to
Exciting progress is underway for Pest Free Onetahua! With the arrival of over 1,000 new traps the project has shifted to ground-based pest control, replacing
Discover the latest news and updates from the Battle for the Banded Rail
Something exciting is quietly happening along the edges of the Waimea Inlet. Volunteers from Battle for the Banded Rail are carefully tending protected beds of
Earlier this year, passionate trappers from across Golden Bay gathered at Pōhara Hall for the 2024 Mohua Trapper Natter. Held by Project Mohua and Tasman
Discover the exciting news and updates from the Battle for the Banded Rail
Join us for plant care mornings around the Waimea Inlet. It’s a great chance to revisit some of the Battle for the Banded Rail planting
Tucked off Waimea West Road in Brightwater, Snowden’s Bush is a beautiful remnant of native podocarp forest containing ancient tōtara, titoki, and mataī. The area
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