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About
Our Vision
We believe it’s important to go further than just ‘offsetting for the damage done’. Quality offsets should actively restore ecosystems, strengthen communities, and protect biodiversity for future generations.
The NZ Advantage
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Science: We follow the NZ Ministry for the Environment’s standards for offset measurement.
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Integrity: Our projects are independently audited, transparent, and permanent.
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Story: Offsetting with us means supporting native forests, taonga species, and communities across Aotearoa New Zealand.
Why New Zealand?
New Zealand’s indigenous ecosystems are unique. From towering kahikatea and totara to the rare pekapeka bat, restoring these habitats protects biodiversity found nowhere else on earth. Every offset you buy safeguards this legacy.
By restoring New Zealand’s native ecosystems, your offsets also:
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Protect biodiversity and endangered species habitats
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Support soil and water health
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Partner with local communities, including Māori & landowners
Our Projects
Papakura Stream Restoration
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The Problem: Once forested, now degraded, polluted, and among the worst 25% of streams in NZ for water quality.
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The Solution: Native reforestation, fencing, weed removal, water quality testing, and local education.
The Impact: 165,000+ trees planted, taonga species like eel, kererū, tūī, and pekapeka bat returning, and cleaner water flowing into Manukau Harbour. See the project & results here.
Methodology
Voluntary Carbon Offsets Through Native Trees
The Ministry for the Environment (MfE) has set out a governmental framework for nature based voluntary offsetting. Nature based offsets through native trees can be planted in New Zealand by an independent provider in a permanent forest, using calculations from MfE emissions data. Offset calculations are based on 100% native trees (no shrubs) that must be able to reach a minimum height of 5m, with sequestration measured for the first 50 years of growth. Research of New Zealand sequestration shows that 2.3 native trees can sequester a Tonne of CO2e emissions over the first 50 years. Growth rates then slow after 50 years with trees that breakdown being replaced by the regrowth in the same forest. Tree growth rates vary across regional sites according to temperature, soil, site quality, rainfall, types of trees planted, and the management of the planting process. To mitigate variables we only calculate emissions based on the first 50 years of tree growth. The additional growth rates after year 50 are used as margin for variables/losses. Our native trees are grown at the planting site & planted by volunteers, which helps prevent emission leakage. Our trees are additional grown from seedlings according to our funding demand and are planted in locations that are not already counted by other offsets
Our offsets are a custom tailored & independently audited offset programme in partnership with CVNZ, following the Ministry for the Environment voluntary offset guidance which includes the following criteria.
1. Information on the mitigation must be transparent, clearly
stated, and publicly available;
2. Mitigation must be real, measurable and verified;
3. Mitigation must be additional to business-as-usual activity;
4. Mitigation must not be double used;
5. Mitigation must not result in leakage of emissions elsewhere;
6. Mitigation must be permanent.
What Is Measured
The Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol allocates GHG emission sources into 3 scopes:
• Scope 1: Direct emissions controlled by the individual or organisation, e.g. business vehicles, business equipment and buildings owned by the organisation.
• Scope 2: Indirect emissions from energy purchased & used by the individual or organisation, e.g. electricity, heating, cooling
• Scope 3: All other emissions from sources that the individual or organisation uses but does not control, e.g. air travel, working from home, staff transport to the office, transport of goods by a third party, leased assets, purchased goods & services, capital goods, & waste from operations.
Standards
Our certification of your carbon footprint data is conducted in alignment with the 2025 NZ MfE measurement data which has been produced following international standards ISO 14064-1:2018 and the GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard. This allows your organization to achieve a credible standard that is recognized by stakeholders.