Rerenga rauropi Biodiversity

Find out about the diverse history of native vegetation and species in the Waikato.

Read more about the Waikato Regional Biodiversity Strategy.

Read more about the Waikato Biodiversity Accord.

Learn more about threats to these patches of native forest.

Find out about the funding, scholarships and grants on offer throughout the Waikato region for biodiversity efforts.

The Hamilton Halo project aims to bring native birds, such as tūī and bellbirds, back into Hamilton city.

Find out more about this biodiversity programme restoring indigenous biodiversity and connecting communities in the Waikato.

If you are putting time and money into protecting and enhancing your kahikatea forest patch, it’s worth checking on how it’s doing to make sure your efforts are paying off.

Karst landscapes are formed by chemical dissolution of bedrock by natural water. Their unique ecosystems, such as caves and sinkholes, can be habit for plants and animals found nowhere else.

Use our guides to help you select and plant native trees and shrubs that suit your local area and climate.

Find out more about Project Echo, our initiative to raise awareness of long-tailed bats (Chalinolobus tubercultus).

Find out more about the native fish, kōura, shrimps and invertebrates found in Waikato waterways.

Who cares about scrub? Find out more about why scrub is a valuable resource and what you can do to look after it.

Find out about how we're working to protect and enhance our remaining natural habitats, native animals and native plants.

For Māori, native plants and animals are taonga (treasured). They are treasured not just for their usefulness, but for the values they represent.