Tongariro Natural History Society

Welcome

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Thank you for your interest in the Tongariro National Park and our work in supporting this World Heritage site. The Tongariro Natural History Society, also known as Friends of Tongariro, is a group of people with an interest in the Tongariro National Park and a commitment to conservation.

First established in 1984, the Society aims to introduce people to the park and conservation projects. You can support us in a variety of ways.

Join us in helping maintain our beautiful natural resource that is Tongariro National Park.

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our aims

As a society's we aim to:

Promote a wider knowledge and understanding of the flora, fauna, geology, climate and the natural and human history of the Tongariro National Park
Promote and publicise research about ecology and natural history generally
Publish, sell and distribute information, publications and programmes promoting the objectives of the Society

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hands-on conservation

andy in wetlands There is no way we would be able to do a fraction of the work we do without our volunteers. Our projects are so successful because we have a dedicated group of local volunteers who we can call on at anytime.

However, it would be great to have more!! Anyone who is interested in helping out on short term activities i.e. 1-7 days or so would be very welcome. Give us a call or send us an email to find out what we are up to.

If you are driving through Turangi and have some time and energy to give for a worthwhile cause, we would be happy to hear from you.