Tarnbrae moraines complex, Ohau

Image: Gilbert van Reenen | ©

Nature Heritage Fund

Introduction

This fund helps private landowners, local government, community groups and others protect high value ecosystems.

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Who can apply

Applications can be made to the fund by:

  • private landowners
  • local and regional government bodies, and local authority trading enterprises
  • professional and community-based organisations
  • local, regional, and national “umbrella” organisations
  • non-government organisations (NGOs)
  • central government departments and agencies.

SILNA forest owners can also apply to the Nature Heritage Fund to protect SILNA forests. 

About the Nature Heritage Fund

About the Nature Heritage Fund

Information about the history, vision, methods and criteria of the Nature Heritage Fund.

How to apply

How to apply

The Nature Heritage Fund Committee will assess applications at their meeting scheduled for 22-23 October 2019. More will be published in late August 2019 on the types of applications they’ll consider and the deadline for receipt of applications.

SILNA forests

SILNA forests

SILNA forests are indigenous forests on land allocated to Māori under the South Island Landless Natives Act 1906.

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