THANKS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The work of the Forest Lifeforce Restoration Trust would not be possible without the input from, and guidance of, a great many individuals and organisations. We are grateful for this support and would like to recognise, in particular, the contribution made by the following:
WildLight Photography celebrates nature in photographic images. Facilitating appreciation and understanding of conservation through education, images are widely used in educational resources, both printed and online. While predominantly focused on birds of New Zealand including the Subantarctic Islands, a growing archive includes fauna from Antarctica, Australia and South Africa.
Our friendships and partnerships with the managers and staff at the Department of Conservation are what enable us to do what we do. DOC has always been, and remains, integral to our entire operation. Support, guidance, expertise and administrative advice are always on tap and form the foundation of every project we are involved in and every development we undertake.
DOC provides significant funding for some of our projects through The Biodiversity Condition Fund.
The Cape Sanctuary is a vital partner in many of our conservation efforts, providing not only the all-important protection and shelter for the kiwi hatched from Maungataniwha eggs, but also a great deal of the expertise that enables and facilitates our various fauna-based projects.
Cape Sanctuary staff also consistently volunteer their time on a wide range of our projects and initiatives.
Our property at Maungataniwha is of national importance geologically as the site where palaeontologist Joan Wiffen first discovered evidence of land-dinosaur fossils in New Zealand. It continues to reveal a trove of fossilised riches. If any one place is the epicentre of New Zealand palaeontology, Maungataniwha is probably it.
We are indebted to the palaeontology team, experts and staff at GNS Science in Wellington for their ongoing support with, and remarkable insights into, the many different discoveries we refer to them on an ongoing basis. They are no longer colleagues and professional contacts, they have become friends and are now an integral part of the Maungataniwha story.