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New lease arrangements for Kerikeri’s Aroha Island

Posted by QEII National Trust | 5 months ago

QEII National Trust has agreed to lease Aroha Island in Kerikeri to Ngā Kaitiaki o Motu Aroha Charitable Trust (NKOMA).

Aroha Island closed for holiday accommodation, camping

Posted by QEII National Trust | 1 year ago

A well-known spot in the Kerikeri Inlet, Aroha Island, will not be re-opening for camping and holiday accommodation in 2023.

Support our cyclone relief fund

Posted by Bryna O’Brien | 1 year ago

QEII is supporting covenantors impacted by the major weather events of 2023 by extending the Stephenson Fund, and we are fundraising to do this.

Doing the right thing for 45 years

Posted by Bryna O’Brien | 1 year ago

Friends old and new gathered at Government House in Auckland to celebrate 45 years of the QEII National Trust Ngā Kairauhī Papa, generously hosted ...

Nominations open for Ministerial appointments to QEII Board of Directors

Posted by QEII National Trust | 2 years ago

The Minister of Conservation Hon Poto Williams is now seeking nominations for appointments to the QEII National Trust Board of Directors. There are ...

New trail run to raise funds for Canterbury covenant

Posted by QEII National Trust | 2 years ago

Island Hills Station in North Canterbury boasts a vast nature park of un-grazed mountain, shrub and forest covering 3,300 hectares, including a ...

Covenantor recognised for decades of conservation work

Posted by QEII National Trust | 2 years ago

QEII covenantor, John Cowie was recognised for his contribution to the conservation of threatened plants and restoration of a rare ecosystem at the ...

Deer fencing upgrade in Hawke’s Bay

Posted by QEII National Trust | 2 years ago

31-hectares of native forest in Hawke’s Bay, protected by a QEII covenant since 2001, has been given a helping hand to get on top of deer as part ...

Bird of the Year 2022

Posted by QEII National Trust | 2 years ago

Te Manu Rongonui o Te Tau 2022, Bird of the Year 2022 is here, and voting is now open. At QEII we're backing the Kaikōura tītī/ Hutton’s ...

QEII celebrates milestone, reaching 5000 registered open space covenants

Posted by QEII National Trust | 2 years ago

An 8.9-hectare forest that landowners the McDonald family call ‘The Gorge’, has officially become the 5000th area in New Zealand to be protected ...