Covenant Stories

Find out about open space protected in perpetuity for future generations by inspired landowners.

Bright flowering species

Covenants protecting flowering trees and shrubs.

Degraded gullies in Hamilton restored

Private landowners are contributing to efforts to restore degraded gullies.

Dryland covenants

Covenants protecting dryland biodiversity.

Fungi in forest covenants

A wide array of fungi thrive in forest protected by open space covenants.

Kaki habitat protected

Three outstanding covenants include kaki (black stilt) breeding habitat.

Landcorp Sweetwater Station

Landcorp has protected 282 hectares of wetlands and dune lakes on Sweetwater Station near Kaitaia.

Mistletoes and their host trees

Covenants protecting mistletoes and their host trees in the Nelson area.

Nicks Head Station

A 147 hectare QEII covenant covers the hill country which forms the headland on Nicks Head Station near Gisborne.

QEII 30th Anniversary - March 2007

QEII Trust celebrated 30 years of protecting open space in March 2007.

Sheps Park in Blenheim

An open space gift to the people of Blenheim.

South Taranaki covenantors

Farmers celebrate nature in South Taranaki.

Southland covenants

Natural features protected by QEII covenants in Southland.

Southland peat bog

West of Gore a peat bog is protected in perpetuity.

Waitata Bay in Northland

Near Russell in Northland, coastal open space is protected in perpetuity.

Wetland covenants

Improving wetland condition is a benefit of covenant protection.


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