Kia Ora, Welcome

Hurunui
Biodiversity
Trust

We hope you will join us to achieve our vision;
– a vibrant tapestry of biodiversity enriching our entire community, from the mountains to the sea.

We believe people and nature thrive when biological diversity is abundant across land, freshwater, and marine ecosystems. Our hope is that caring for biodiversity and the environment becomes a natural part of how we work, play, and sustain ourselves in Hurunui and beyond.

Join us on this journey and be part of the positive change!

Hurunui Biodiversity Trust

We were founded in 2019 to inspire and enable Hurunui’s landowners/kaitiaki/custodians and the wider community to understand, value, and enhance our district’s varied and special biodiversity. Our aim is to provide a voice for biodiversity and facilitate opportunities for people to work together to care for nature. We acknowledge that local Ngai Tahu mana whenua greatly value their relationship with this environment, including Mahika Kai (resource gathering) areas, and we welcome opportunities to work in respectful partnership with them.

Hurunui’s distinctive yet interconnected ecological zones feature mountains and foothills, braided rivers and streams, rolling downs and plains, limestone outcrops and bushclad, fossil-rich coasts. See our landmark guide to Hurunui’s ecological zones, HuBZAP.

Biodiversity in Hurunui, as elsewhere in New Zealand, is in trouble for a combination of reasons. Pests and weeds, fire, and land use conversion, (e.g. farmland to wide-scale forestry), are particularly severe threats. Yet it is exciting to see the rise in concerted community efforts to counter biodiversity decline on our district. There are many opportunities to foster and extend this vital and rewarding work. Check out Hurunui’s conservation-focused groups and their wonderful projects.

Help our biodiversity in any way that suits you!

What we do

  • Events & Activities

    field-trips, workshops, talks, forums, working bees

  • Information

    providing resources on our website and in-person

  • Networking & Collaboration

    with other groups, organisations and agencies to share ideas, learn and work together

  • Project Management

    As a Charitable Trust we are able to act as a host for projects to enhance biodiversity

Biodiversity News & Events

Hurunui Weedbusters at Tipapa Stream Reserve

Saturday 22 February 2025

Events & Activities

Join us

We hold informative field days, workshops, and presentations, all geared toward specific topics of interest.

Upcoming Events

Our next event is currently in the planning stages. Join our mailing list to be the first to hear about news and events.
( Does HBT have a newsletter system such as MailChimp? )

Past Events

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