Endangered Species Foundation | Tāngaro Tuia te Ora
Tāngaro Tuia te Ora – Endangered Species Foundation, is dedicated to protecting and restoring the most vulnerable species and habitats of Aotearoa, through advocacy and support of restoration projects, championing innovative solutions for te taiao.
- 🚨 Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones needs to ban bottom-trawl fishing. www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-adv... Sign the petition to end bottom trawling in Māui and Hector’s dolphin habitats and protect fragile marine ecosystems. www.endangeredspecies.org.nz/petition-sto...
- 🎥 Beneath the Lies...The NZ fishing industry wants you to believe bottom trawling is “low impact” on our ocean floors. But the truth? It’s devastating. 👉 Watch this video - truth beneath the lies thanks to the Māui and Hector’s Dolphin Defenders: youtu.be/LmWJ7YUJdMY?...
- 📢 Today we launched new research that proves seabed sand mining is 100% unnecessary. 🔗 Read the full report here: www.endangeredspecies.org.nz/post/new-res...
- 🐟 Despite years of awareness, Māui and Hector’s dolphins are still dying in fishing nets. Bycatch in set nets and trawl nets remains the leading cause of death, even inside areas meant to protect them. Sign our petition to stop bottom trawling in NZ: www.endangeredspecies.org.nz/petition-sto...
- 🎣Fisheries Minister Shane Jones has pushed through the most significant rollback of fishing regulations in decades, and it coincides with a tidal flow of cash from fishing industry donors into his coffers. x.com/bryce_edward... #PoliticalAccountability #SustainableSeas #FollowTheMoneyNZ
- 🟤 Kiwi comeback! Endangered kiwi pukupuku spotted on the mainland for the first time in 50 years - a huge win for conservation. 📷 Photo: DOC 🔗 www.doc.govt.nz/news/media-r...
- Email your submission direct by 9am, 28 July to: FMsubmissions@mpi.govt.nz
- 🛑 Alarming News - the Government is considering closing NZ’s largest orange roughy fishery after new study finds the fishery is facing collapse.
- Great to see the Mangawhai Focus shining a light on the open letter sent to McCallum Bros Ltd. Written by Bream Bay local Brenda Leeuwenberg and backed by tāngata whenua, national NGOs and community groups. Read more: www.localmatters.co.nz/environment/... #StopSandmining #SaveTaraIti #SayNo
- Great to see councils around the country saying no to seabed mining. New Plymouth District Council voted to oppose seabed mining in the South Taranaki Bight, reflecting strong community support and environmental concerns. 🌏🌊 #StopSeabedMining #ProtectOurOceans #CommunityForTheCoast #NZSpecies
- 🛑 Predator Free 2050 Ltd at Risk The government is proposing to disestablish PF2050 Ltd, a move that would dismantle the community-led predator control efforts vital to saving our native species. Let’s not undo years of momentum. Sign here: petitions.parliament.nz/42946b74-b42...
- NZ is the last country bottom trawling the South Pacific destroying coral forests that take centuries to grow. Our fishing fleets also kill thousands of endangered species including dolphins and seabirds. This isn’t sustainable fishing. It’s destruction of ocean habitats. #BanBottomTrawling
- 📢 A powerful open letter has just been sent to McCallum Brothers Ltd - calling for an immediate stop to their sand mining operations at Mangawhai, Pakiri and Te Akau Bream Bay. Read it here 👉 www.endangeredspecies.org.nz/post/tide-tu...
- 🛑 A new law now allows developers to kill protected native species - including kiwi, frogs, and skinks - if they “get in the way” of construction. This policy overrides the Wildlife Act and decades of conservation progress. Endangered species could now be lost, not by accident, but by design.
- The official endangered status of the NZ sea lion highlights the urgent need for stronger government action to regulate fishing practices, protect marine habitats, and invest in long-term recovery efforts for threatened species. newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/05/n...
- 🎥 🪸Take 2 minutes to watch gorgeous footage of the dazzling abundance of deep-sea life on seamounts! 🏔️🌊 youtu.be/TloZSQWxH0I Sign the petition to ban bottom trawling here: 🖊️ www.change.org/p/nz-governm... #StopBottomTrawling #SaveOrangeRoughy #ProtectDeepSeaLife #NotSustainable
- 🚫 Fast-Tracking Destruction. Sand mining at Te Akau Bream Bay endangers threatened species, coastal protections, local fisheries, and the very communities that rely on these ecosystems. Sign the petition today: www.endangeredspecies.org.nz/sign-petition-stop-sandmining-bream-bay #StopSeabedMining
- MASSIVE tautoko and shout out to all the people involved in this incredibly successful day, bringing the many affected local communities together to have a voice to protect Bream Bay. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
