Nicola Toki

Nicola Toki (née Vallance) is currently the Department of Conservation threatened species ambassador.[1][2][3] She represents the Department of Conservation and advocates for New Zealand's threatened species.[4][5][6] She helps present the weekly radio show Critter of the Week with Jesse Mulligan on Radio New Zealand.[7]

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

Previously she was the media manager for the Department of Conservation from 2005–2010. She appeared on TV ONE's Good Morning show on Wednesdays to chat about the walks, wild places and wildlife of New Zealand.[8] From September 2007 – 2010, she appeared as the presenter of "Meet the Locals", a series of four-minute clips about New Zealand's wild places and wildlife on TVNZ 6.[9] She left the Department of Conservation in March 2010 when offered a position as conservation advocate at the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society.[10][11] She disagreed with the then Government policy proposals signalled their intention to mine in national parks and other significant conservation areas previously off-limits to mining interests.[10][11] 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.[10][11]

References
  1. "Meet Nicola Toki". www.doc.govt.nz. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  2. "Nicola Toki". Curious Minds, He Hihiri i te Mahara. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  3. "DOC's champion for threatened wild creatures". Stuff. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  4. "Behind the scenes: biodiversity report". Newsroom. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  5. Edwards, Jono (8 May 2018). "Telling the 'real story of New Zealand wildlife'". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  6. "'Biodiversity crisis': NZ has highest rate of endangered species on Earth". Newshub. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  7. "Critter of the Week". RNZ. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  8. Gilchrist, Shane (6 September 2008). "Girl meets the locals next door". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  9. Screen, NZ On. "Meet the Locals | Series | Television | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  10. Gilchrist, Shane (13 March 2010). "Her voice against the mines". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  11. Bond, Sophie. "Advocate Nicola Vallance Local Hero". Good. 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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