Working together for landscape-scale conservation
Across Franklin, communities are taking action to protect and regenerate the places they care about. Te Ara Hīkoi exists to connect and support those efforts, helping local action achieve regional impact.
By partnering with Te Ara Hīkoi, organisations can demonstrate strong environmental stewardship, meaningful community investment, and alignment with national conservation goals, including Predator Free 2050.
Our work creates measurable ecological gains, strengthens community capability, supports conservation employment pathways, and builds long-term resilience for both people and nature.
Together with our partners, we are restoring ecosystems, connecting communities, and safeguarding biodiversity for future generations.
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3,275
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community conservation groups
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Our reach
Conservation does not stop at property boundaries.
Te Ara Hīkoi supports community-led projects across Franklin, connecting coastlines, waterways, forests, farmland, urban environments and restoration sites into a broader network of biodiversity protection.
Our support extends across community groups, schools, landowners, businesses, mana whenua, volunteers and environmental organisations working towards shared conservation outcomes.
Together we can create healthier ecosystems, stronger communities, and a more resilient future for Franklin.
Whether you're a funding organisation, business, school, community group or landowner, we would love to explore how we can work together.
Partnerships with Te Ara Hīkoi support practical conservation outcomes while helping organisations demonstrate environmental leadership, community investment and measurable impact.
“He taonga te whenua, he kaitiaki tāngata”
"The land is a treasure, and people are its guardians"
Our partners
Meaningful conservation requires collaboration.
We are proud to work alongside mana whenua, community groups, local government, environmental organisations, philanthropic funders, schools, businesses and volunteers who share our commitment to protecting Franklin's natural heritage.
Te Ara Hīkoi empowers communities across Franklin to protect and restore nature through predator control, habitat restoration, pest plant management, and conservation education.
