Nicola Toki

Nicola Toki (née Vallance) is a New Zealand conservationist. She has worked for the Department of Conservation as threatened species ambassador[1][2][3] and begins as chief executive of Forest & Bird in April 2022.[4]

Nicola Toki
Born
Nicola Vallance
NationalityNew Zealander
OccupationThreatened Species Ambassador
Known forConservation advocacy

As threatened species ambassador from 2015 to 2019, Toki advocated for New Zealand's threatened species.[5][6][7] She previously worked for the Department of Conservation as media manager and for Forest & Bird as a conservation advocate.[8][9] After leaving the threatened species ambassador role, Toki was retained by the Department of Conservation as eastern South Island operations director.

She helps present the weekly radio show Critter of the Week with Jesse Mulligan on Radio New Zealand and previously had regular appearances on TVNZ's Good Morning and Meet the Locals.[10][11]

Toki has disagreed with previous New Zealand Government policy proposals to mine in national parks and other significant conservation areas previously off-limits to mining interests. While at Forest and Bird she advocated for the protection of New Zealand endemic species through the use of 1080,[12] and campaigned against intensive and large-scale dairy farming.[8][9]

References
  1. "Meet Nicola Toki". www.doc.govt.nz. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  2. "DOC's champion for threatened wild creatures". Stuff. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  3. "Nicola Toki". Curious Minds, He Hihiri i te Mahara. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  4. Forest & Bird (21 January 2022). "Second Nature For New Chief Executive Of Forest & Bird". www.scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  5. "Behind the scenes: biodiversity report". Newsroom. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  6. Edwards, Jono (8 May 2018). "Telling the 'real story of New Zealand wildlife'". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  7. "'Biodiversity crisis': NZ has highest rate of endangered species on Earth". Newshub. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  8. Gilchrist, Shane (13 March 2010). "Her voice against the mines". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  9. Bond, Sophie. "Advocate Nicola Vallance Local Hero". Good. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  10. "Critter of the Week". RNZ. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  11. Gilchrist, Shane (6 September 2008). "Girl meets the locals next door". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  12. Mullord, Ally (6 August 2011). "Report puts 1080 into perspective - Forest and Bird". Newshub. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
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