Tui, Little Barrier Island
The New Zealand National Parks and Conservation Foundation is an independent charitable trust established in 2000 to encourage the private sector to contribute to the preservation and enhancement of New Zealand's unique natural heritage.
Established with the strong support of the Department of Conservation, The Foundation offers businesses and individuals the chance to invest in the national conservation effort through corporate grants, sponsorships, donations, marketing partnerships and private legacies, bequests, gifts and donations.
The Foundation's immediate aim is to build an endowment fund of $2 million over the next three years. From this fund, grants will be made to a range of conservation initiatives, particularly those supporting projects in and around national parks.
With the support of its founding sponsors, the Foundation has already funded a range of community conservation projects, including weed control on Little Barrier Island and in the Rangitikei, supporting an endangered species project near Wanaka, providing assistance to Tongariro National Park and helping with the Limestone Island restoration project near Whangarei.