Partners & Inspiration
We stand on the shoulders of others.
This work builds on people and organisations who've spent decades learning how to establish, fund and care for native forest in Aotearoa. We're grateful to them.
Advisors & on-the-ground partners
Groundtruth (Ground Truth Forestry)
Our primary advisor. Groundtruth brings science, technology and community engagement to the establishment and management of native forest at scale — exactly the practical know-how a transition like ours depends on.
Forest360
Forest360 planted the trees at Rangitatau. With more than 30 years managing New Zealand forests across the country, they bring the operational backbone that turns a plan into a living forest.
MyNativeForest
Our carbon advisors. MyNativeForest helps register and manage native forest in the Emissions Trading Scheme and create high-integrity carbon credits — making the long-term economics of permanence workable.
Anthropic
Claude is a vital tool in our research and development. We acknowledge the perils of AI — but we also believe its wise deployment is vital to a thriving future for the forestry industry.
Inspiration
Tāne's Tree Trust
A constant inspiration. Tāne's Tree Trust has done more than almost anyone to promote and support indigenous tree species — building the knowledge base for permanent, resilient native forests that projects like ours draw on every day.
Research & education we rely on
Ongoing research, training and advocacy from these bodies keeps the whole sector learning — including us.
New Zealand Farm Forestry Association
A community of landowners and small-scale growers sharing how to plant, manage and harvest a wide range of tree species — farm forestry knowledge that's been accumulating since 1957.
New Zealand Institute of Forestry
The professional body for New Zealand's foresters, advancing standards, research and the exchange of ideas across the discipline since 1927.
Forest Owners Association
Representing New Zealand's commercial forest owners, the FOA supports research and education across the forest-growing sector that benefits everyone working with trees — including those of us focused on permanence.
Want to work with us?
If you're an organisation working on native forest, carbon, or land-use transition and see a connection, we'd welcome the conversation.