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Your donations help us to deliver the LOVE BITTERN PROJECT programs to communities around Aotearoa -New Zealand. 

While we rely on our host communities to fund our material costs to deliver our program in their area, we still need to fund the few overheads we have and our core positions.

Please note that a non-refundable portion of your donation below goes to the payment portal provider in service fees.

To avoid this you can make a payment online directly into our bank account (please add 'LoveBittern' and your name as reference):
Account Name: Community Conservation Action Aotearoa 
Account Number: 38-9027-0054720-00

The Love Bittern Project funds are managed by Community Conservation Action Aotearoa, a registered charity (CC63104) please email us if you require a donation receipt for tax purposes.
 
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

THE GREAT MATUKU MUSTER

Nationwide synchronised counts of male Bittern booming  at a wetland near you!

Groups from around the country are looking for volunteers to join them in the muster.

For more information visit our muster page

https://www.lovebittern.com/thegreatmatukumuster

Connect to a community group near you to join in or contact us if you need help!

​WE NEED YOUR HELP NOW TO SAVE BITTERN FROM EXTINCTION

Here are some of the ways you can help:

 

- RESTORE WETLANDS! Contact us to find out how to do this with Bittern in mind (click here for some ways you can help on-land)

 

- DONATE so our program can continue to empower communities around New Zealand to take their next step.

- VOLUNTEER in strategic locations around the country to help monitor Bittern. Full training is provided.

- SPONSOR critical roles, schools, communities or resources to help raise awareness, educate and advocate for Bittern.

EXCITING NEW  MERCHANDISE COMING ONLINE

We've been collaborating with designers and are super privileged to be bringing you a new line of merchandise to help advocate and raise awareness for matuku-hūrepo - COMING SOON and in time for CHRISTMAS the range will be online from 1st November 2025.

What motivates us...

At the current rate of population decline, we are the last generation of people who can save Bittern in their natural wetland homes. 

We can save Bittern if we ACT NOW .

CONTACT

Wendy Ambury

T: 022 526 1972

E: lovebittern@gmail.com

The Love Bittern Project galvanises community-led action on the ground to help save Australasian bittern | Matuku-hūrepo (Botaurus poiciloptilus)  and their wetland homes across Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Every Bittern and every wetland counts!​

Click here to find out more about us and what we do around the country.

Contact us to join our Love Bittern community and find out how you can help.

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