Date: 30 June 2025
DOC's Deputy Director General Public Affairs, Sia Aston says DOC’s Jobs for Nature has employed more than 7,000 people in 225 projects, making a huge difference to nature over the past five years.

Date: 04 July 2023
Native species in an isolated and rugged part of Taranaki are being protected through hard physical work and the smart use of modern digital technology.

Date: 23 March 2023
A Manawatu-based Jobs for Nature project is restoring habitat in the Southern Ruahine to bring a North Island eastern brown kiwi population back to the area.

Date: 23 March 2022
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
Several significant locations in northern Tongariro National Park and the western shores of Lake Taupō will be restored as part of a Jobs for Nature project being undertaken by Ngāti Tūwharetoa hapū, Conservation Minister Kiri Allan says.

Date: 08 March 2022
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
Whanganui, the first river in the world to be given status as a living being is to undergo restoration work with new funding from the Government’s Jobs for Nature - Mahi mō te Taiao programme.

Date: 24 February 2022
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
The Sika Foundation will manage a project invested by the Jobs for Nature programme to minimise the impact of deer and other predators.

Date: 22 February 2022
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
The Jobs for Nature programme is investing in a project to build capacity for Ngāti Tūwharetoa.

Date: 16 February 2022
More discoveries of rare pekapeka/long-tailed bats have been made on the West Coast through the work of the Government Covid-19 initiative Jobs for Nature.

Date: 04 January 2022
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
The Government is throwing its support behind projects aimed at restoring a cluster of eco-islands and habitats in the Manawatū which were once home to kiwi and whio.

Date: 08 January 2022
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
A boost in funding for a number of Jobs for Nature initiatives across Canterbury will provide sustainable employment opportunities for more than 70 people, Conservation Minister Kiri Allan says.

Date: 17 December 2021
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
Enhancing wetland areas, restoring the mana of a famous natural spring, maintaining a native plant nursery and protecting native species by reducing predators all feature in a tranche of conservation projects backed by funding through the Government’s Jobs for Nature programme.

Date: 24 November 2021
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
A Government investment in six community and iwi-led projects across the Hawke’s Bay district will provide nature-based jobs for more than 60 locals, Conservation Minister Kiri Allan says.

Date: 05 November 2021
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
A new Jobs for Nature project which is protecting Aotearoa’s rarest mainland forest bird has discovered a small unknown population in a Canterbury valley, Conservation Minister Kiri Allan says.

Date: 06 October 2021
Source: The Office of the Minister of Conservation
Government support for a mountain-to-sea landscape scale project to clean up rivers in the Marlborough Sounds will open up dozens of new job opportunities, Conservation Minister Kiri Allan says.

Date: 04 October 2021
Source: The Office of the Minister of Conservation
A Jobs for Nature-funded collaboration between communities and scientists is a crucial step in the fight to protect some of New Zealand’s best known native plants, Minister of Conservation Kiri Allan says.

Date: 24 September 2021
Source: The Office of the Minister of Conservation
New funding announced to help restore braided river valleys, alpine and pastoral lands in the South Island as part of the Jobs for Nature programme.

Date: 24 September 2021
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
A number of initiatives to receive a boost from the Government’s Jobs For Nature programme, Conservation Minister Kiri Allan says.

Date: 22 September 2021
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
The expansion of a predator free apprenticeship programme is an opportunity for more people to kick-start a conservation career, Conservation Minister Kiri Allan says.

Date: 16 September 2021
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
A suite of new Jobs for Nature projects across the southern South Island have been announced.

Date: 12 August 2021
Conservation Minister, Kiri Allan has announced Jobs for Nature funding supporting new projects and established conservation programmes and sites in Taranaki.

Date: 05 August 2021
Source: The Office of the Minister of Conservation
A major Jobs for Nature project to protect and enhance some of the South Island’s most unique habitats and restore the health of the Rangitata River highlights the important role farmers have in caring for the land, Conservation Minister Kiri Allan says.

Date: 29 July 2021
Source: The Office of the Minister of Conservation
Conservation Minister Kiri Allan has announced Jobs for Nature funding for a portfolio of projects that will create ‘game changing’ gains for nature and communities across Northland/Te Tai Tokerau as part of the Government’s acceleration of the economic recovery from COVID.

Date: 23 July 2021
A big injection of Jobs for Nature funding will create much-needed jobs and financial security for families in TeTairāwhiti, and has exciting prospects for conservation in the region, Conservation Minister Kiri Allan says.

Date: 19 July 2021
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
The Government is throwing its support behind an ambitious project to restore native biodiversity and build long-term conservation careers, Conservation Minister Kiri Allan says.

Date: 14 July 2021
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
Supporting biodiversity protection through community-led projects and on private property will create at least 500 more jobs under the Mahi mō te Taiao/Jobs for Nature programme, Minister of Conservation Kiritapu Allan announced today.

Date: 07 July 2021
The Government is providing support for a Ngati Manawa-led project to protect and enhance a popular Murupara trail.

Date: 02 July 2021
Source: The Office of the Acting Minister of Conservation
Efforts to protect Coromandel’s majestic kauri have been given a funding boost thanks to Jobs for Nature, Acting Conservation Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall says.

Date: 08 June 2021
Source: The Office of the Acting Minister of Conservation
A Jobs for Nature project to raise 480,000 native plants in nurseries across South Auckland will provide work for communities disproportionately affected by the economic impacts of COVID-19, Acting Conservation Minister Ayesha Verrall says.

Date: 13 May 2021
A Jobs for Nature project will see out-of-work Canterbury hiking guides employed to protect the critically endangered kākāriki karaka/orange-fronted parakeet, Acting Conservation Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall says.

Date: 30 April 2021
Source: The Office of the Acting Minister of Conservation
A suite of significant Jobs for Nature projects will boost conservation efforts and create jobs across the southern South Island, Acting Minister for Conservation Dr Ayesha Verrall announced from Te Anau today.

Date: 16 April 2021
A programme to connect young people with nature aims to build skills and confidence, as well as increase their understanding of, and passion for, the natural environment.

Date: 26 February 2021
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
New funding announced by Conservation Minister Kiri Allan today will provide work and help protect the unique values of Northland’s Te Ārai Nature Reserve for future generations.

Date: 11 March 2021
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
An ambitious project to restore nature and sustain jobs in COVID-hit South Westland represents the biggest step yet on mainland Aotearoa towards the Predator Free 2050 goal, Conservation Minister Kiri Allan says.

Date: 23 February 2021
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
Three new Jobs for Nature projects will help nature thrive in the Bay of Plenty and keep local people in work says Conservation Minister Kiri Allan.

Date: 12 February 2021
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
Jobs for Nature funding will provide much-needed work for Northland locals, and contribute to the ongoing restoration of the Waipoua River awa, Conservation Minister Kiri Allan says.

Date: 12 February 2021
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
A historic collaboration between iwi groups in Northland to tackle Kauri dieback is being funded through the Government’s Jobs for Nature programme, Conservation Minister Kiri Allan says.

Date: 11 February 2021
Work to find out more about South Westland lizard species has been given a helping hand through Jobs for Nature.

Date: 05 February 2021
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
A Waitomo-based Jobs for Nature project will keep up to ten people employed in the village as the tourism sector recovers post Covid-19 Conservation Minister Kiri Allan says.

Date: 21 January 2021
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
Upscaling work already underway to restore two iconic ecosystems will deliver jobs and a lasting legacy, Conservation Minister Kiri Allan says.

Date: 19 January 2021
Source: Office of the Minister of Biosecurity
A major investment to tackle wilding pines in Mt Richmond will create jobs and help protect the area’s unique ecosystems, Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor says.

Date: 14 January 2021
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
Jobs for Nature funding is being made available to conservation groups and landowners to employ staff and contractors, Conservation Minister Kiritapu Allan has announced.