The Biodiversity Hawke’s Bay Environmental Enhancement contestable fund opens on Thursday 28 March to support individuals and groups with projects t...
27 March 2024
Interesting speakers, an engaged audience, and lively workshop discussions all demonstrate that the Hawke’s Bay Biodiversity Forum held in early Mar...
22 March 2024
Sedges - hardy grass-like plants – are being planted along a stretch of the Okawa Stream at Crownthorpe by a group of local landowners. This project...
21 March 2024
I’m driving to visit the Clifton Cricket Club at Te Awanga Downs, where Biodiversity Hawke’s Bay’s Environmental Enhancement Contestable Fund (E...
26 February 2024
Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT) students and the environment are benefitting from a hands-on learning experience based at Mohi Bush, Maraetōtar...
26 February 2024
Controlling weeds at Otaia/Lindsay Bush in Central Hawke’s Bay has been a great example of how collaboration, harnessing the community and experts, ...
13 February 2024
These fascinating creatures are in serious decline across the country, read more about how the long tailed bats are being given a fighting chance!
6 December 2023
Doug and Gill Snelling from Waiparere Farm were one of the successful recipients of the 2023 Environmental Enhancement Contestable Fund - made possibl...
29 November 2023
Help improve the habitat of a population of rare Hawke’s Bay skinks that was recently discovered on a private property at Waipawa...
9 November 2023
On a rainy Monday morning in Ashley Clinton, 80 predator traps were making their way to new homes as part of an exciting new trapping project in the a...
8 November 2023
Announcing the successful applicants of the Environmental Enhancement Fund, Des Ratima Memorial Planting, introducing a new trustee and more....
16 August 2023
We are very pleased to have Evelyn Ratima, QSM, join as a Trustee of the Biodiversity Hawke’s Bay Trust.
15 August 2023
With a wide range of excellent applications, eleven conservation groups have been announced as recipients of Biodiversity Hawke’s Bay’s Environmen...
11 August 2023
Saturday 29 July was one of those stunning Hawke’s Bay winter mornings - cold start but with brilliant warming sunshine that was most welcome given ...
12 July 2023
Hawke’s Bay Airport is inviting the region’s nature-curious kids to the terminal as part of its Biodiversity Week celebrations.
31 May 2023
Connect with nature, participate in activities, and be in to win some epic prizes with Beautiful Bay in May. Biodiversity Hawke’s Bay are excited to...
30 April 2023
The Biodiversity Hawke’s Bay Environmental Enhancement contestable fund opens on Monday, 1 May, supporting individuals and groups with projects to a...
28 April 2023
As community science initiatives build momentum around the world, Te Matau a Māui - Hawke's Bay is participating for the third year running in this y...
24 April 2023
This last Wings and Wildlife newsletter from Jessica Maxwell includes pieces from local tramping clubs, a wildlife reserve and aviary to visit, a repo...
6 April 2023
This month’s newsletter takes readers on a tour of the lovingly-tended gardens at Duart House, has some useful information from the SPCA about carin...
7 March 2023
Waitangi Regional Park is a great place to visit, there’s a success story from Wildbase Hospital, happy hens are making the most of their new-found ...
2 February 2023
Local reserves and parks to visit, bird watching, the Northern Giant Petrel, HB Rowing Club's community clean up days and more....
4 January 2023
Royal Spoonbills are thriving at the Waikahu Wetlands, Keirunga Park Railway celebrated thirty years at Labour Weekend, bird ‘flu is raging in Europ...
2 December 2022
.Enhancing biodiversity in the Esk Valley, Dotterels, introducing a new trustee and more.....
28 November 2022
Alice has recently moved to Hawke’s Bay and is looking forward to giving back to her new community by supporting the Trust in its endeavours to buil...
24 November 2022
Over the past four years, a group of Eskdale and Bay View locals have been working to bring a little more biodiversity to the Esk Valley.
24 November 2022
On Hawke’s Bay’s rocky foreshores Dotterels are busy building nests, incubating eggs and bringing up their chicks. But these rare native birds are...
24 November 2022
Connection is something that always comes to mind when considering the mahi undertaken locally and nationwide by the incredible network of dedicated v...
24 November 2022
The Urban Kakabeak Project aims to raise awareness and promote propagation of the endangered Kakabeak/Ngutukaka.
24 November 2022
The forecourt was designed as a reflection of the Hawke’s Bay region and incorporates gabion baskets, macrocarpa seating, and kuaka sculptures atop ...
24 November 2022
A living memorial consisting of native trees, shrubs and flaxes will be established to honour and celebrate the life of Desma Kemp Ratima (Des), ONZM,...
11 November 2022
In October the recently revised Action Plan 2021 - 2025 was launched. The Action Plan is a plan to better support and coordinate biodiversity action i...
10 November 2022
Seabirds are getting a much needed helping hand at Bayview, Clive and The Cape Sanctuary while the godwits are welcomed home to the Ahuriri Estuary. F...
1 November 2022
This month showcases the natural beauty of self-seeded wildflowers along the coast from Westshore, great voluntary conservation efforts by Jervoistown...
3 October 2022
The Godwits are arriving now!!! For more information on the Godwit Walk / Talk, a threat to the water flow, citizen science opportunities, the monthly...
19 September 2022
Learn more Hawke's Bay Fish and Game, meet Andy, the new urban catchment advisor at HBRC, an update on the Kaimanawa Wild Horses, visit Eastwoodhill A...
2 September 2022
Heading north on State Highway 2, just past the main Guthrie Smith Arboretum gates, you cannot miss the iconic image of a tui feeding on a harakeke fl...
15 August 2022
Community members, sponsors and partners came together at Te Taha / The Gap last Saturday morning for the first official community planting day to hel...
9 August 2022
The signs along the Karituwhenua Stream Walkway have been repainted, Hereworth School’s William Pike Challenge students have been busy helping in th...
2 August 2022
This month we explore the unique taonga and richness of Waipātiki Beach; great planting work in Palmbrook Reserve and along the Herehere Stream in Ha...
1 July 2022
Welcome to the Autumn / Winter edition of the Biodiversity Hawke's Bay Newsletter 2022
22 June 2022
Seven local conservation groups have just been announced as the successful recipients in the second year of the Biodiversity Hawke’s Bay contestable...
20 June 2022
Windsor Park in Hastings is an attractive urban green space with a history dating back to 1885; Sir Richard Attenborough is a most worthy recipient o...
1 June 2022
To celebrate Biodiversity Week, Hawke’s Bay Airport and Biodiversity Hawke’s Bay, are bringing the biodiversity of The Gap and other local restora...
30 May 2022
Maraekakaho Ngaruroro River Walk, local endemic species the NZ North Island Dotterel, successful seabird translocation, beach clean up at Clive and mo...
5 May 2022
Twenty months after release of Te Mana o Te Taio – Aotearoa New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy 2020 (ANZBS), Government has released a much meatier d...
2 May 2022
Biodiversity Hawke’s Bay has teamed up with the National Aquarium of New Zealand to bring locals a nature challenge with a twist.
29 April 2022
‘More Urban Green……Less Sealed Surfaces’ is a 12- page brochure created to educate and share knowledge about Urban Green, with the goal of tac...
27 April 2022
Hawke’s Bay is one of seven regions in New Zealand to participate in this year’s global City Nature Challenge (CNC). The aim of the friendly four-...
19 April 2022
Funding from Biodiversity Hawke’s Bay enabled six rabbit exclosure plots to be built at Puahanui Bush in 2019 to measure the impact of rabbit browsi...
19 April 2022
Hōhepa Hawke’s Bay’s clients are preparing the groundwork ready to plant tens of thousands of home-grown natives; the team at Biodiversity Hawke...
11 April 2022
Biodiversity Hawke’s Bay has opened its 2022 funding round to support local community groups with biodiversity restoration projects across the rohe.
1 April 2022
Te Mata Park features prominently this month; soft plastics are being collected and put to good use; recorded history of Napier Branch of Forest and B...
1 March 2022
Talking Point with Iain Maxwell, Group Manager – Integrated Catchment Management Hawke’s Bay Regional Council. We’re lucky in Hawke’s Bay ...
4 February 2022
Ravensdown has announced plans for a proposed habitat restoration project in the Waitangi Regional Park next to its site in Napier. Over $630,000 will...
4 February 2022
Native mistletoe are thriving in the Maungataniwha Native Forest with input from a contestable grant received from Biodiversity Hawke’s Bay last yea...
3 February 2022
Community champions, an Art Deco tour of Napier, Save Our Streams (SOS) update, Fur Trade Fury and a sneak peak at Wellington Zoo.
2 February 2022
Support is building for the neglected Havelock North streams; view a great video of Waitangi Regional Park; the Maraetōtara Tree Trust receives anoth...
5 January 2022
"It's hugely exciting to find an urban population of long-tailed bats in Hawke's Bay as the only other population living in or near a town is in Hamil...
22 December 2021
"It is so awesome for the on-the-ground control to begin, and really nice to be sharing some best practice techniques for control of these nasty invas...
6 December 2021
Seasons greetings and welcome to the Summer 2021 edition of our Biodiversity Hawke's Bay Newsletter.
3 December 2021
Save Our Streams (SOS) update, congratulations to Te Wai Mauri Trust for winning Best Emerging Business category in the 2021 Pan Pac Business Awards, ...
1 December 2021
Maraetotara Tree Trust came second place in the 'Catchment With Most Progress Toward Improved River Health Award' at the 2021 Cawthron New Zealand Riv...
26 November 2021
Welcome to Nelson-based airline Originair and congratulations on securing a sustainability loan which will support the Hawke's Bay Airport to achieve ...
26 November 2021
Westshore locals and enthusiasts from as far away as Wairoa, joined ecologists Kay Griffiths and Marie Taylor on Saturday to mark, map and count the p...
17 November 2021
Colloquially referred to as 'The Gap', a section of shingle beach at Westshore is being prepped for protection and enhancement by Biodiversity Hawke's...
5 November 2021
There are three lovely Green Flag Award winning parks to visit, un-sung heroes are caring for the land and an archaeological report reports that the H...
2 November 2021
Stunning views from Bluff Hill Lookout can be complemented by a visit to Napier’s pretty Centennial Gardens and Sturm’s Gully; the QE II National ...
1 October 2021
Conservation champions at Mangarara, good sorts at Haumoana, dirty dumping in Havelock North and aquarium concerns shared...
1 September 2021
An update from the Conservations Board's last three meetings over the six months to 30 June 2021, including visits to Pōrangahau, Ōtātara Pā Histo...
9 August 2021
Community spirit is alive and well in Pirimai, Napier, if the first planting day at the Cross Country Drain is anything to go by.
5 August 2021
Biodiversity Hawke’s Bay Inc has a new Strategy Stewardship Group under the chairmanship of local conservationist, QEII National Trust Chair and for...
3 August 2021
Cape Coast is a lovely destination at any time of the year; thousands more trees are planted in Te Mata Park; Enviroschools are inspiring students to ...
2 August 2021
"We decided that as a family we’d do our bit to make sure the waterways that we whakapapa/descend from were healthy and alive, and planting native t...
6 July 2021
Enjoy Waimarama on a lovely sunny day; Wingspan’s Flight of the Falcons is a ‘must see’ when in Rotorua; No. 5 plastic plant pots are recyclable...
1 July 2021
Achieving predator-free status by 2050 is New Zealand’s next conservation challenge, says Zero Invasive Predators (ZIP) chief executive Al Bramley. ...
4 June 2021
Al Bramley, CE, Zero Invasive Predators (ZIP) will be sharing ZIP’s approach to completely eliminating predators from large mainland areas at an eve...
29 May 2021
Te Mata Park volunteers were ‘part of the solution’ on Biodiversity Day, removing wilding pines in preparation for winter planting in the Tauroa F...
22 May 2021
Welcome to our new look Biodiversity Hawke's Bay Newsletter
20 May 2021
In our debut year Hastings / Napier made over 400 observations, including fungi observations made at Tutira, the NZ Black Beech near Kuripapango and t...
12 May 2021
Hawke’s Bay is one of five New Zealand cities or regions participating in the global City Nature Challenge this year, alongside, Dunedin, Christchur...
28 April 2021
Sheer determination, and a passion for biodiversity has seen an eight-year-old tackle the tough terrain of Te Mata Park and raise more than a thousand...
19 April 2021
Community groups at grassroots level in Hawke’s Bay are playing their part in preserving and building our biodiversity, says Biodiversity Hawke’s ...
19 April 2021
Six community groups have received funding from Biodiversity Hawke’s Bay for projects ranging from riparian planting to pest and possum control. Bi...
16 April 2021
A holistic approach is needed to improve the aquatic biodiversity in our streams, Biodiversity Guardians of Hawke's Bay treasurer Nathan Burkepile say...
15 April 2021
Confronting three different disasters, we have seen the Prime Minister rise admirably to the occasion. The Christchurch mosque massacres, the erup...
2 April 2021
When all methods of introduced-predator control are used together, New Zealand’s taonga are given a chance to not only survive but thrive. Littl...
18 March 2021
The Chair of Biodiversity Hawke's Bay's Trust Board, Charles Daugherty, was interviewed on local access station Radio Kidnappers this week.
17 March 2021
Having sustainable practices and mutual reciprocity between the demands of man versus the needs of Te Taiao (environment) is an inherent requirement o...
15 March 2021
The guest speaker at Forest & Bird Hastings/Havelock North next branch meeting will be Des Ratima Deputy Chair of Biodiversity Hawke's Bay's Trust Bo...
6 March 2021
Biodiversity Hawke is proud to host an event at Little Bush reserve near Napier on Sunday, 14 March. The event, called Restoration in Action – Litt...
4 March 2021
It has been almost two years since on the ground work started on a possum eradication project in Whakatipu Māhia. PredatorFree Hawke's Bay has a new ...
2 March 2021
Cape Sanctuary has marked another biodiversity milestone in its successful seabird programme with the hatching of two Sooty Sheerwater Petrel chicks. ...
19 February 2021
14 March 2021, 9.00am - 4.00pm Come and check out this beautiful piece of montane podocarp hardwood forest that has been recently deer fenced and hol...
17 February 2021
Hear from renowned bird expert Keith Woodley about the amazing Godwits and the long migratory journeys they make; followed by a guided walk to view th...
The Hawke’s Bay Regional Council welcomes the draft advice from the Climate Change Commission to Government on the vital steps that must be taken to...
1 February 2021
The Climate Change Commission has released its first official report, advising the government on what it needs to do to meet its obligations under the...
1 February 2021
Biodiversity Hawke’s Bay has appointed Dr Belinda Sleight as Biodiversity Community Facilitator, a new role that will focus on local community proje...
25 January 2021
I dream of a nature-rich Hawke’s Bay. Some have told me that we have that already … well, they are wrong. Here in Hawke’s Bay, the nature...
20 January 2021
Our latest newsletter - full of interesting events and news from the summer.
16 January 2021
Biodiversity Hawke’s Bay has launched its first contestable fund for biodiversity-focused projects in the region. The fund will give between $1,00...
6 January 2021
A personal interest and investment in environmental issues and sustainability has motivated an EIT student to produce a series of videos highlighting ...
11 December 2020
Te Mata Park, three time winner of the Green Flag Community Award, has been named as one of the ten best parks in the world. The Park has been awarded...
10 December 2020
Marie Taylor’s calendars have become a staple for the Hawke’s Bay plant community, and this year is no different, with her 2021 Calendar featuring...
10 December 2020
A Hawke’s Bay Vineyard owner has found a novel way to introduce biodiversity, by taking out a row of vines and replacing it with a corridor of indig...
4 December 2020
As new residents of Havelock North, my wife Maryanne and I were among the 5,000 residents affected by the Gastro Crisis in 2016. The experience was fo...
25 November 2020
The Hawke’s Bay region requires greater connectivity if biodiversity is to survive and persist in the long run. Speaking to a full lecture theatre ...
3 November 2020
A leading New Zealand researcher will present possible solutions to the issue of biodiversity loss in Hawke’s Bay, at a public lecture at EIT this e...
29 October 2020
Biodiversity Hawke’s Bay Platinum Sponsor, the Hawke’s Bay Airport, walked the talk as they swapped computers for spades and planted native plants...
15 October 2020
Professor Bruce Clarkson, Professor of Restoration Ecology at the University of Waikato presents around the declining biodiversity in New Zealand, wha...
13 October 2020
Gwavas Charitable Trust for Puahanui Bush would like to see the biodiversity values of Puahanui Bush improve significantly, and they have drafted a st...
30 September 2020
The beauty of Rotonuiaha is striking. Winding up the dirt road from Raupunga, foresty and farming dominate the landscape. As you come over the brow ...
30 September 2020
If you keep your eyes on the sky, you might just see one! A small dark shape flitting like a swallow as it catches insects in the dusk.
18 September 2020
The Hawke's Bay biodiversity community have been busy over the last few months, despite the sometimes cold and wet weather......
3 September 2020
Eugenie Sage, Conservation Minister, launched Te Mana o te Taiao - Aotearoa New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy 2020 today.
10 August 2020
The sun came out in support of the Te Huka Waiohinganga (Esk) River Care Planting with tamariki from the local Eskdale School.
27 July 2020
A new report looking at New Zealand’s regional greenhouse gas emissions is being welcomed by Hawke’s Bay Regional Council.
27 July 2020
Check out the great restoration work taking place in two Kahikatea forest remnants in Central Hawke’s Bay...
21 May 2020
We are excited to be joined by the Hawke's Bay Airport this 22 May to celebrate the International Day for Biological Diversity.
14 May 2020
22 May is the International Day for Biological Diversity and the theme this year is 'Our solutions are in nature'.
13 May 2020
Across bubble country, 2000 kiwis beavered away through the lockdown and recorded 22 000 observations of 3500 species, all safely archived on our Stay...
24 April 2020
BioBlitz update, summer school student research, Bats in CHB, the achievements of our Platinum Sponsor and more.....
28 February 2020
Over 170 big kids, little kids, scientists and enthusiasts converged on Waipātiki Domain on the first weekend of February to discover and count numer...
The Conservation Company of Central Hawke’s Bay along with DOC and local volunteers have embarked on an exciting new project, identifying roost site...
8 January 2020
Be part of a fun collaborative group survey, with the objective of discovering and recording as many species of animals, plants, fish and fungi, or wh...
12 December 2019
Wairoa was the centre for biodiversity in Hawke’s Bay in early November, hosting the second annual Biodiversity Hawke’s Bay BioBuzz and Forum even...
14 November 2019
New staff, new committee members, exciting upcoming events and fond farewells
Students from across Hawke's Bay have been talking up a storm in preparation for this years Hillmac Electrical School speech competitions.
22 July 2019
Hawke's Bay Airport and Biodiversity Hawke's Bay are working closely together to restore an area of undeveloped land at Westshore. Article from Ju...
16 July 2019
Local businesses are getting behind Biodiversity Hawke’s Bay, with three signing up to become Biodiversity Guardians in the last month.
15 July 2019
Here is our Winter newsletter full of all the winter plantings, new friends and exciting events.
25 June 2019
Biodiversity Hawke’s Bay has announced the first ever recipients of the Biodiversity HB Project Fund, exactly one year since the launch of the Hawke...
27 May 2019
Catchup with the latest news from Biodiversity Hawke's Bay in our Autumn news letter
15 April 2019
Hawke’s Bay Airport has committed to the role of sole Platinum Sponsor for the Hawke’s Bay Biodiversity Foundation for the next 5 years.
14 March 2019
Around 60 people, including several children, enjoyed Biodiversity Hawke’s Bay’s trip to the Kaweka Lakes to mark World Wetlands Day on Saturday (...
4 February 2019
Join us for an exciting field trip to celebrate World Wetlands Day on Saturday 2 February. This Biodiversity Hawke’s Bay event is in partnership wit...
21 January 2019
Here is our Christmas newsletter full of all the Christmas cheer and good times. Thank you all for a wonderful first year. Cheers to 2019!
14 December 2018
Two people closely involved with Biodiversity Hawke’s Bay have recently been acknowledged with awards – Marie Taylor and Des Ratima.
3 December 2018
Biodiversity Hawke’s Bay is bringing together leaders in environmental education and protection to share their knowledge at a free event ‘Bio Buzz...
24 October 2018
It's glorious springtime here in Hawke's Bay. Read about all the exciting things happening in our latest newsletter.
15 October 2018
The region’s biodiversity has been advanced by the addition of EIT as another Guardian for Biodiversity Hawke’s Bay.
11 October 2018
A new, vibrant mural brings attention to biodiversity and the Nature Shed at the A&P Showgrounds during the Royal A&P Show.
11 October 2018
The Biodiversity Hawke’s Bay Guardians AGM in Taradale on Monday 24 September has led to exciting new additions to the Guardians committee.
25 September 2018
Tildy Ormond from Sherenden and Districts School spoke about farm biodiversity to win the intermediate section of the Hillmac Electrical Speech Contes...
7 September 2018
Sunday 28 October, 10:00am - 3:00pm at Aramoana Environmental & Education Trust Woolshed, Te Angiangi Marine Reserve, Central Hawke's Bay
16 August 2018
The Hillmac Electrical School Speech Contests’ topic - ‘Biodiversity in your backyard’ - is popular and 17 Hawke’s Bay schools are taking part...
9 August 2018
An exciting update on all the recent activities of Biodiversity Hawke's Bay...
11 July 2018
Central Hawke’s Bay District Council resolving at its Council meeting to become a financial guardian and member of Biodiversity Hawke’s Bay.
22 June 2018
Spending an hour watching the number of birds in the garden is something simple anyone can do, and provides valuable information for local biodiversit...
21 June 2018
The Biodiversity Hawke’s Bay Foundation is seeking two to three new Board members.
29 May 2018
More than 200 people have stepped up to stop any further loss of the critically endangered biodiversity of Hawke’s Bay.
24 May 2018
The Hawke's Bay Biodiversity Guardians are launching the Action Plan for improving the region's biodiversity.
7 May 2018
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