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Conservation Week (''Kia Mahia Te Mahi'') is an annual event in
New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...
to promote
conservation Conservation is the preservation or efficient use of resources, or the conservation of various quantities under physical laws. Conservation may also refer to: Environment and natural resources * Nature conservation, the protection and manage ...
of native plants and animals. The 2020 dates were August 15–23 and the theme was "Nature Through New Eyes". The 2021 dates were September 4–12. In 2023, the theme of the week was "asking Aotearoa to take action for nature".


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Conservation in New Zealand Conservation in New Zealand has a history associated with both Māori and Europeans. Both groups of people caused a loss of species and both altered their behaviour to a degree after realising their effect on indigenous flora and fauna. Prote ...


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Conservation Week page
- Department of Conservation Nature conservation in New Zealand September observances October observances {{NewZealand-culture-stub