Join a wildlife and nature photography challenge in 2022! 🐦📷
Now is the best time to sign up for my 2022 Art of Birding wildlife and nature photography challenge!
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What's it all about? It's all about creating compelling wildlife and nature images with a story! People of any age, with any gear, and any skill level can join in the fun. Use your photography to advocate for the local areas you love like Bells Gully, Trellisick Park, Zealandia, Ōtari-Wilton's Bush and your nearby reserve.
Created by local Ngaio photo-artist and conservationist, Judi Lapsley Miller, this will be the fifth year of this worldwide challenge. In 2022, you'll get a monthly theme and challenge, with weekly sparks for inspiration and learning. You'll also get access to our public and private Facebook groups filled with friendly wildlife photographers from around the world.
Sign up today (it's free and there's no spammy upsell) www.artbyjlm.com...
Ngā mihi
Judi
Some Choice News!
DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.
Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, we’re a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.
For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.
Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature — and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?
We hope this brings a smile!
Have you got New Zealand's best shed? Show us and win!
Once again, Resene and NZ Gardener are on the hunt for New Zealand’s best shed! Send in the photos and the stories behind your man caves, she sheds, clever upcycled spaces, potty potting sheds and colourful chicken coops. The Resene Shed of the Year 2026 winner receives $1000 Resene ColorShop voucher, a $908 large Vegepod Starter Pack and a one-year subscription to NZ Gardener. To enter, tell us in writing (no more than 500 words) why your garden shed is New Zealand’s best, and send up to five high-quality photos by email to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz. Entries close February 23, 2026.
Share your favourite main crop potato recipe and win a copy of our mag!
Love potatoes? We will give away free copies of the May 2026 issue to readers whose potato recipes are used in our magazine. To be in the running, make sure you email your family's favourite way to enjoy potatoes: mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, by March 1, 2026.
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