Forest and Bird magazine is the flagship publication of the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Inc. The Society was founded in 1923 by Captain Ernest “Val” Sanderson and was first known as the New Zealand Native Bird Protection Society. Sanderson started the organisation because he was horrified and angry by what he saw happening on Kāpiti Island. Although designated as a bird sanctuary in 1897, the bush on Kāpiti had not protected from grazing animals such as sheep, and the state of the bush had deteriorated over the war years.

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Latest additions to Magazines and Journals (March 2024)

• Ko te Kahiti o Niu Tireni (1901-1931)