Ngā tohutohu pēwheatanga e pā ana ki te tiakitanga

How-to guides for conservation

These easy guides will help you get involved and do your bit to protect and restore the environment in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland.

Guide to backyard biodiversity

Increasing biodiversity in your backyard has many benefits for the environment and economy. Find out how you can increase the biodiversity on your property.

Guide to controlling pest animals

Help to protect our natural environment by identifying, controlling and monitoring pest animals in your area.

Guide to controlling pest plants

Controlling pest plants helps us restore our native biodiversity. Learn about the steps you can take to identify, control and monitor pest plants.

Guide to looking after waterways and wetlands

Our waterways and wetlands are vital to the health of our environment. Learn how you can help protect and monitor our waterways and wetlands.

Guide to managing kauri dieback

Kauri dieback disease is threatening the survival of our kauri. Understand how you can protect kauri from the disease and ways you can help prevent it from spreading further.

Guide to the legal protection of land

Understand why and how you can legally protect the biodiversity value on your land.

Guide to responsible pet ownership messaging

Sharing tips and advice for responsible pet management is core to community conservation action, and needs to be done in a way that is respectful, informative as well ashelpful.