The Forest & Bird Society began broadcasting on Radio Kidnappers in early 2005. The aim of the programme is to inform listeners of the range of activities of the Hastings/Havelock North Branch, as well as other environmental organisations and individuals that are associated with the Society in caring for ecosystems and the environment generally.

Our programmes are a mix of invited guests and our own members. We interview Hastings/Havelock North Branch members on our field trips, at our meetings and in their homes. We discuss our activities where they occur, and as they happen to bring to the listeners the experiences that the members themselves are experiencing.

Our invited guests are also interviewed in their office or own environment about their organisation or special interest. In particular people who have or are developing reserves, involved with restoring native fauna and flora to protected areas including Kiwi restoration, wetlands and marine protection, to children from the Kiwi Conservation Club, and those involved in educating children about environmental matters.

Each programme, we tell the listeners about recent outings if not already covered, about the past speakers at the previous monthly meeting and usually conclude with the diary of the upcoming outing(s), plus the time, date and speaker for the next monthly meeting.

For more information, or to give us your feedback, call David Gore on (06) 870-8362 or Vaughan Cooper on (06) 877-5068, or you can email Vaughan.


David Gore & Vaughan Cooper