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Nov 23

Native forest restoration draws a crowd

Safeguarded from further depletion, a Southland native forest remnant has been opened to the public. About 40 people braved the elements on Saturday for the official opening of the Oreti...

Jul 28

Golden Bay residents unite to protect coastal wetland

The country’s increasingly rare protected coastal wetlands have been boosted after a group of Golden Bay residents purchased a block for restoration. Heather Wallace, Rick Cosslett, and Victoria Davis,...

Jul 24

40th Anniversary Planting at Ed Hillary Hope Reserve

The Native Forest Restoration Trust officially came into being with the signing of its Deed of Trust on 17 July 1980, forty years ago. The first event to celebrate...

May 21

Otatara Appeal – Thank you for your amazing support

The 20th May was the deadline for this purchase and we are absolutely delighted to confirm that this has now gone through and we will have a new reserve...

May 14

Otatara Appeal – Less than one week to go!

We’ve so far raised about $775,000, an amazing achievement under the circumstances, but not enough to save all of this amazing property near Invercargill containing nationally endangered dune totara...

Apr 29

Otatara Appeal – We’re at the Halfway Mark!

Thank you so much to everyone who has donated to our appeal to buy and restore 80 hectares of rare coastal Totara forest near Invercargill in Southland. We’re thrilled to...

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NZ Native Forests Restoration Trust trading as The Native Forest Restoration Trust is a registered charitable organization under the Charities Act 2005. Our Charities Commission registration number CC30320

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