Partners

Collaboration is one of WWF core values. We know that one organisation alone can’t affect the change needed. The changes we want to see in the world can only come about through the efforts of many actors.

WWF’s approach is to bring together individuals, communities, businesses, and governments to create solutions based on science and thought leadership.

Philanthropic Partners

Our Philanthropic Partners - Trust and Foundations and individual philanthropists - make a significant contribution to the impact of our conservation work. Through their investment in key projects, they support both long-term planning to achieve strategic conservation outcomes and on-the-ground support for community initiatives. We are privileged to partner with these amazing supporters.

Business Partners

The private sector has a huge impact on our natural and social world, and businesses are highly influential on the global stage, so we need them on board to address the big environmental issues facing our planet.

Through strategic partnerships with companies, we can help them reduce their environmental impact; advocate together to move whole sectors towards better ways of doing business; raise money to support our conservation programmes; or reach new audiences to inspire them in the fight for our world.

Please note WWF only works with businesses that are committed to positive environmental action and we always follow a thorough due diligence process before entering any partnership.

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Current Partners

Leading national law firm Buddle Findlay proudly supports WWF-New Zealand by providing legal perspectives and insights to help the work of WWF. The firm has been a supporter of WWF-New Zealand since 1990.

Whakatupu Aotearoa Foundation take a long-term view – investing in innovative ideas and passionate people who are committed to tackling the root causes of significant issues. They have a vision for a restored and thriving Aotearoa emerging from a deepening understanding of the vulnerabilities in our natural environment and acute challenges in many of our communities. We are grateful for the Whakatupu Aotearoa Foundation's investment in our Conservation Impact team.

In 2021 WWF-New Zealand joined the global WWF partnership with Reckitt and their Botanica by Air Wick brand for a three-year effort to revitalise land surrounding a number of Aotearoa's urban streams and waterways. In 2024 we partnered directly with Reckitt New Zealand in a relaunched three-year programme to regenerate nature by supporting efforts to protect and restore New Zealand's threatened rātā moehau, a uniquely flowering native tree. This Botanica partnership is continuing through Vestacy, its new owner as of 2026.

WWF-New Zealand and Antipodes are now working together to help restore and protect our country’s unique wildlife and wild places. You can now add a donation to WWF-New Zealand in their online store checkout, supporting vital conservation projects that help nature and people thrive. We are planning for more collaboration in 2026, so keep an eye out for our efforts to protect nature together.

The Nikau Foundation is supporting our Ocean Protection work through the O'Dea Illingworth Fund. Nikau Foundation is Te Upoko-o-te-Ika-a-Māui, the Greater Wellington Region’s community foundation. With a mission to grow generosity to support the people and places of Te Upoko-o-te-Ika-a-Māui, the Greater Wellington region, forever, Nikau has a vision to create thriving, resilient communities.

WWF acts as a Local Donation Manager for The Tindall Foundation, a philanthropic family foundation working throughout Aotearoa to support families, community and the environment. As Environmental Donation Manager, we distribute donations on behalf of TTF to local environmental education and community involvement programmes. Read More

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra is recognised for its artistic excellence and performs more than 100 concerts for tens of thousands of Kiwis across New Zealand each year. Recognising the inspiration music and nature provide to us and how art and the natural world sustain us across generations, we found a unique fit for collaboration. In 2026, WWF-New Zealand is partnering with the NZSO in support of two National Youth Orchestra performances capturing the beauty, power, and environmental importance of our oceans and celebrating the 50th Anniversary of WWF in Aotearoa.

Te Nukuao Wellington Zoo and WWF-New Zealand are working together to champion the environment, nature, and conservation and drive outcomes for climate, animals, and community. WWF supports the increasingly critical role of the world's accredited zoos in conservation, education, and research and their abilities to benefit biodiversity, habitats, and species. Recognising Te Nukuao Wellington Zoo's commitment to saving wildlife and wild places, we aim to enhance our efforts towards shared goals in Aotearoa through this exciting collaboration.