Always Be Naturing
People can be seen in the distance planting tree saplings in a marshy area.

Jobs for Nature programme achievements

Introduction

Jobs for Nature funded a range of projects to benefit our species, our environment and our people.

Data across all Jobs for Nature agencies is released through the Jobs for Nature Secretariat at the Ministry for the Environment.

Table of Job for Nature Programme achievements
Work streamIndicatorFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025 Q1 and Q2Total
Social

Hours worked

425,154

2,012,540

2,716,204

2,435,642

349,990

7,939,530

People employed since inception

1,246

2,512

1,769

1,102

176

6,805

People completed formal training

180

248

285

193

23

929

Pest control

Hectares treated for possums

64,557

64,661

106,518

138,912

16,073

390,721

Hectares treated for rats and/or mustelids

78,368

468,865

193,757

278,795

75,294

1,095,080

Hectares treated for goats

2,458

124,934

12,530

21,383

1,363

162,668

Hectares treated for deer

 1,332

127,556

34,660

10,419

4,157

178,124

Hectares treated for wallabies

 -  

75,150

6,250

27,835

5,100

114,335

Hectares treated for other animal pests

4,800

140,647

83,105

90,651

10,507

329,710

Hectares treated for weeds

1,855

99,207

30,251

27,171

3,253

161,737

Hectares treated for wilding conifers

2,962

2,417

5,389

4,869

65

15,703

Biodiversity

Meters of new fencing

18,687

191,423

254,163

238,958

46,430

749,661

Meters of existing fencing maintained

14,019

212,020

206,999

233,853

15,650

682,540

Hectares of ecosystem restored

339

3,637

2,899

4,498

1,620

12,993

Number of plants planted

185,432

1,135,967

1,753,497

2,053,243

401,795

5,529,934

Recreation and heritage

Number of huts maintained

25

38

200

357

3

623

Meters of tracks maintained

386,337

1,265,797

668,792

1,095,394

29,162

3,445,482

Meters of tracks created

6,000

104,879

89,604

626,953

15,100

842,536

Number of historic heritage assets maintained

6

110

128

170

10

424