Air New Zealand has announced an investment of $1.2 million to support over 100 community nature projects across the country. This initiative, known as the Every Corner Project, was launched with an initial $1 million from the airline's Climate and Nature Fund. The project aims to support nature-based initiatives in all regions of New Zealand.
The airline received more than 640 applications from registered charities, schools/kura, and hapū. Due to the high quality of these applications, Air New Zealand increased its contribution to $1.2 million.
A total of 115 projects have been selected for funding. These projects cover a wide range of environmental actions such as native planting, wetland restoration, rainwater harvesting systems, community compost hubs, and predator control networks aimed at protecting threatened species.