NZ Art Auction for Endangered NZ Bird
The New Zealand Shore Plover is one of the rarest birds in the world.18 June 2008
The New Zealand Society is pleased to announce in association with the New Zealand Department of Conservation (DOC) an auction, in London on 10th October 2008, of New Zealand art to raise funds for The New Zealand Shore Plover Appeal.
The New Zealand shore plover Thinornis novaeseelandiae is one of the rarest plover species in the world. It is a Nationally Critical ranked species (the highest possible threat status). The New Zealand shore plover is a small, colourful shorebird (1) that was once widespread in the coastal areas of New Zealand but by the late 1800s had become confined to a small population on the Chatham Islands. The current world population, including birds in captivity, is estimated at less than 250.
The New Zealand Society NZ Shore Plover Appeal art auction will raise money to continue the five year reintroduction programme on Mana Island (2) and to upgrade the captive breeding aviaries at Pukaha Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre (NWC) (3).
The New Zealand Society is now seeking donations of art for the auction from New Zealand artists or art that has a New Zealand theme. The selected art for the auction will be hung in the exhibition space at Suze restaurant in Mayfair (4) from 1st September 2008 until the auction, in the Penthouse of New Zealand House in London, on 10th October 2008.
Any artists or their agents who are interested in being involved with appeal are asked to contact in the first instance the New Zealand Society at nzartforplover@nzsociety.co.uk
For more press information, please contact: Helen Campbell, President New Zealand Society, Tel: + 44 (0)7876 194 290, Email: nzartforplover@nzsociety.co.uk, h.m.campbell@ntlworld.com , Web: www.nzsociety.co.uk.
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For more auction information, please contact: Katherine Hersey-Meade at Significant Events, Email: katherine@significantevents.co.uk.
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For more NZ Shore Plover information, please contact: Shaun O'Connor, Threatened Species Manager, Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai, Conservation House, 18-32 Manners St, Wellington 6011, PO Box 10-420, Wellington 6143, New Zealand , Tel: +64 (0)4 4713 244, Email: smoconnor@doc.govt.nz.