Hey, now we've got two great waiata for the incredible manu, te kārearea!

Kārearea by Troy Kingi and Delaney Davidson for Waiata Manu 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AwXlq_vT0k

Kārearea by MOHI, released in 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qbp2glKHOdM

#Music #ForestAndBird #Birds #WaiataManu #BirdOfTheYear #Kārearea #Aotearoa #NZ

“This Bill strips away public participation, concentrates decision-making in the hands of Ministers, and weakens independent oversight. It’s a massive step away from democracy, and a step towards more environmental damage done behind closed doors.”

https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2511/S00079/fast-track-approvals-amendment-bill-silences-natures-voice.htm
#nzpol #fasttrackbill #forestandbird

As an FYI, voting for NZ Bird of the Year is open!
Please send this far and wide, as it's a great way to learn about our birds and the work being done to protect them.
Please vote, and maybe drop a small donation if you can.

VOTING CLOSES AT 5pm TOMORROW!!

#BirdOfTheYear
#ForestAndBird

https://www.birdoftheyear.org.nz/

The Little One has made their decision for this year's #birdOfTheYear #BOTY2025

Picked them "because some are cool and some are cute."

And, in a nice coincidence with #MaoriLanguageWeek, all of the names written in Te Reo.

Ps. I wish the human candidates for the upcoming local elections had a third of the charisma on display at Bird of the Year. 🐦 🦉 🐧

#NZPol #ForestAndBird #parenting #TeWikiOTeReoMaori

I just spent 2½ blocks of butter on this. So worth it though.

Forest & Bird's custom brick kit - Pekapeka-tou-roa (New Zealand long tailed bat). They also have a little Kākāpō kit available, if birds are more your jam.
#ForestAndBird #NZ

https://shop.forestandbird.org.nz/boty-custom-brick-kits-pekapeka?gn=Home&gp=1

Video of a beautiful place we're going to mine?!

https://youtu.be/HAm45AgJkVo?si=ijblne2gwURbDZ3k

#FastTrack #ForestAndBird #AntiDemocratic

#nzpol #tōrangapū

A good analysis of the awful environment policies of Aotearoa New Zealand's new hard-right Government: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/09/new-zealands-environmental-credentials-on-the-line-as-coalition-takes-power

It's great to see #ForestandBird standing up strongly against Luxon & co's environmental vandalism. #climate #ClimateActionNow #farming

Vote Pukeko for #birdofthecentury #newzealand 2023
As graceful and kind-hearted as it gets

https://www.birdoftheyear.org.nz

#pukeko #birdoftheyear #birdsofnz #forestandbird #birdsofmastodon #fujifilm #fujifilmxseries #fujifilmxt5 #fujifeed #fujilove