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People Helping Nature Podcast

Conservation Amplified

The People Helping Nature Podcast is all about sharing the incredible stories of people who are helping nature. We do this by bringing a megaphone to the world of conservation by featuring people from all walks of life who are doing interesting and important things to help nature thrive. We aim to make it easy for everyone to learn, understand, take action, and feel like they’re a part of the solution. Our vision is simple: make conservation mainstream... Produced by the Conservation Amplified

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49:29

NZ Bat Conservation: Data, Collaboration & Tech (EP31...

People Helping Nature Podcast ·

2025/10/31

Most New Zealanders have never seen a bat, yet their presence signals the health of our forests.They’re our only native land mammals, quietly pollinating, eating insects, and supporting ecosystem balance. But with many areas still unmonitored and major data gaps in our understanding, their story remains half-told.In this episode, senior ecologist and bat expert Mark Roper joins us to share insights from years of fieldwork and research into Aotearoa’s long-tailed and short-tailed bats: how they live,

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36:57

Finding A Career With Purpose (EP30 with Michelle...

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2025/10/16

For many careers, purpose doesn’t extend much beyond cashing in the payslip.For Michelle Impey, she’s lived a career of purpose for 20+ years.As CEO of Save the Kiwi, Michelle has led the organisation’s evolution from a one-person funding distributor to a national team delivering measurable conservation outcomes for our national icon, the kiwi bird.In this episode, we talk candidly about building a career with purpose - the trade-offs and rewards, the culture that keeps people for decades, and how

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58:18

From Degraded to Thriving: A Catchment Story (EP29...

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2025/10/03

What happens when one of the Bay of Plenty’s most degraded farms becomes a restoration success story?In the 90s, John Burke’s family purchased a farm at the top of the Te Mania catchment, then discovered it was a major source of sediment flowing into Tauranga Moana with a stream health score of 2/10. Today, after 25+ years of riparian fencing, wetland restoration, pest control and assisted native regeneration, the same waterway scores a remarkable 9/10.By slowing water with wetland sponges, planting

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47:45

The Rise of Catchment Groups in Aotearoa NZ (EP28...

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2025/09/17

Nature doesn’t stop at the fence-line, so why should conservation?Throughout Aotearoa, catchment groups are changing the conservation narrative. Farmers, foresters, iwi and communities are working together at landscape scale - proving that when landowners are given structure and support, they become powerful custodians of nature.The results ripple well beyond any single farm gate. From 6,000-hectare predator control projects to riparian planting that cools streams, this work flows from the

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28:12

Bringing Conservation Into the Classroom (with Sally...

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2025/08/04

When a child says, “Mum, I did something to save the planet,” something shifts - not just in the home, but throughout the local community.In this episode, we’re joined by Sally Clegg from Trees for Survival, a long-running, school-based programme that’s growing the next generation of environmental changemakers.Through hands-on reforestation projects, school children are cultivating native seedlings and planting them on retired farmland to stabilise eroded hillsides and restore the edges of

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46:42

People Are The Silver Bullet To Predator Free (with...

People Helping Nature Podcast ·

2025/07/20

“People are the absolute silver bullet to this whole predator-free thing.”Dan Henry didn’t set out to lead a movement. But when he and a friend began handing out rat traps around their suburb of Miramar, something clicked. No committees. No red tape. Just a simple idea people could say yes to.Predator Free Miramar was born.Over the following 6 years, that idea helped turn an entire urban peninsula in Wellington into a predator free zone - strengthening not just local biodiversity, but the social

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30:43

Kiwi and Pine: The Role of Forestry

People Helping Nature Podcast ·

2025/07/05

Commercial pine forests and kiwi conservation: contradiction or opportunity?“We know kiwi are happy to live in commercial forests. And we know that of New Zealand's landmass, I think it's something like 7% of that landmass is covered in commercial forests of some description.”That’s about 1.8 million hectares of a largely untapped habitat many people overlook!In this episode, forestry specialist Craig Balsom from Save the Kiwi explains the sometimes surprising role New Zealand’s pine plantation

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39:59

Kea Fieldwork: What it Takes to Save Mountain Parrots...

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2025/06/23

“I hold hope for the future of kea in that they are smart and adaptable birds, but we really need to act to help them on their way.”And it takes a special kind of people to do exactly that: you need equal parts physical endurance, technical mountaineering expertise, and adaptive problem-solving in some of Aotearoa’s most challenging environments.Picture this: walking a thousand metres straight up alpine terrain with tramping packs loaded with camping gear and scientific equipment. Then spending days

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46:50

Kea Conservation: Saving Endangered Mountain Parrots

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2025/06/06

New Zealand's most intelligent native bird is at risk of fading away, despite being highly visible around tourist hotspots.Kea, the world's only alpine parrot, captivates hearts and minds with their vibrant personalities and remarkable intelligence comparable to that of a four-year-old child.These charismatic birds skillfully navigate harsh mountain environments, yet face a range of threats pushing their population to dangerously low levels - just a few thousand individuals spread across 3.5 million

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53:26

Small but Mighty: Little Penguins and The People...

People Helping Nature Podcast ·

2025/05/23

“If you want to know how many kororā live in New Zealand, go find them.”The world’s smallest penguin species could be vanishing right before our eyes - without enough data to confirm their suspected decline.Kororā (little penguins) are thought to be in trouble throughout Aotearoa, yet we lack the nationwide monitoring to prove it. In this episode of the People Helping Nature Podcast, Hiltrun Ratz and Melissa McLuskie from the New Zealand Penguin Initiative (NZPI) reveal how they're uniting community

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59:34

Saving Raukūmara: Iwi-Led Action at Massive Scale...

People Helping Nature Podcast ·

2025/05/09

“The Raukūmara was never prioritised. It was forgotten."For generations, local iwi Ngati Porou and Te Whanau-a-Apanui watched their ancestral forest degrade. The Raukūmara reached breaking point. Deer had stripped the understory bare, and possums and rats had multiplied unchecked, reaching catastrophic levels. The question became urgent: how could they save their dying forest?In this episode of the People Helping Nature Podcast, Ora Barlow, who played an instrumental role, shares the remarkable

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47:51

Small Business: Conservation’s Missing Catalyst?...

People Helping Nature Podcast ·

2025/04/24

What if businesses could become a driving force behind positive environmental action, complementing and accelerating conservation efforts worldwide?Despite their significant impact on our planet, less than 10% of small businesses have measured their carbon footprint. The perceived complexity of taking climate action has created a massive barrier - something Carlos Chambers experienced firsthand when his previous company's carbon measurement took an astonishing 130 hours to complete. This led him to

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59:48

Native Planting 101: Tips to Avoid Costly Mistakes...

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2025/04/11

What does it take to transform a planting project into a thriving, self-sustaining NZ native forest?In short, it's a long-term commitment that goes far beyond the initial planting day: The secret to success isn't the day you put trees in the ground, it comes from everything that happens before and after.In this episode of the People Helping Nature Podcast, we welcome Wayne O’Keefe back to share crucial insights and practical tips on the planning, planting and protection phases of reforestation,

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42:52

NZ’s Feral Cat Dilemma: An Honest Conversation (with...

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2025/03/28

It’s been estimated that more than 2.5 million feral cats call Aotearoa NZ home.2.5 million! That's big numbers, making them a growing problem and an increasing threat…These aren’t your typical domestic house cat. They are wild animals, and they’re having a devastating impact on our native wildlife."Comparing a feral cat to a domestic cat is like comparing a wolf to a Labrador"Feral cats predate on all kinds of taonga species - from lizards to bats to kiwi - and their numbers are increasing every

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65:16

First Responders of the Coast: Mobilising Communities...

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2025/03/14

What happens when a whale or dolphin strands on a New Zealand beach? For over 50 years, Project Jonah has been the lifeline for these marine mammals in distress, pioneering rescue techniques that have contributed to global standards.Daren Grover, Project Jonah’s General Manager, reveals how this organisation evolved from successfully campaigning against the whaling industry in the 1970s to becoming leaders in marine mammal rescue. Through their nationwide network of 1000s of trained volunteers,

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57:11

When Predators Thrive, Ecosystems Survive: Saving...

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2025/02/27

What New Zealand predator flies at up to 200km/hour yet is now rarer than our iconic kiwi? With fewer than 8,000 kārearea (NZ’s endemic falcon) remaining, these aerial hunters serve as crucial indicators of our ecosystem's health.For 32+ years, the Wingspan Bird of Prey Centre in Rotorua has been at the forefront of protecting these remarkable predators and reversing their decline.In this episode of the People Helping Nature Podcast, General Manager Ineke Milner, reveals how Wingspan blends

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60:17

Tīwaiwaka: A Movement to Heal Our Relationship with...

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2025/02/14

What if we viewed Earth not as a resource to be managed, but as our home to be cherished?In this profound conversation, Rob McGowan (Pā Ropata), leader of the Tīwaiwaka movement and respected rongoā practitioner, reveals a transformative set of enduring principles for healing our relationship with Papatūānuku (mother earth).Rob challenges conventional thinking about environmental action, revealing how small, mindful changes in our daily lives can collectively reshape the way we interact with nature

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67:13

Think Like a Predator: The Art of Effective Trapping...

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2025/01/28

Can poor-quality predator control be worse than no control at all? According to one of New Zealand's leading trapping experts, the answer might surprise you.In this episode of the People Helping Nature Podcast, John Bissell, owner of ⁠Backblocks Environmental Management⁠ and National Predator Control Advisor for ⁠Save the Kiwi⁠, challenges conventional thinking about removing introduced predators.Drawing from decades of experience as a professional predator hunter and conservation specialist, John

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45:26

Dogs and Kiwi: Creating Space for Both to Thrive...

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2024/12/12

Dogs navigate the world through scent, and kiwi have an irresistibly strong smell. Add to this a kiwi's lack of a breastbone, and even the gentlest nudge from a curious dog can be fatal. So, how do we create the space for both kiwi and dogs to thrive as they increasingly share the same spaces?In this episode of the People Helping Nature Podcast, Save the Kiwi's dog specialist, Emma Craig brings practical solutions to this challenging reality.From night-time containment to specialised avoidance

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30:52

Crowdfunding Reforestation: Uniting a Community to...

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2024/11/29

What if a small community on New Zealand's Banks Peninsula could come together to purchase and restore a piece of land to create a lasting conservation legacy for future generations? That’s exactly what the team at Le Bons Bay Conservation Trust are doing, and they’re nearly there – with 80% of their fundraising goal already achieved! Join our korero with Matthew MacDonald as we explore how they launched their crowdfunding campaign to raise funds to buy and restore land, and how their work ties into

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