Tahi is an 800 acre living eco-lab located in Northland, New Zealand designed to be a “lighthouse” project for restoring ecosystems through science based, strategic restoration.  Our aim is to accelerate the global conversation from the overly simplistic focus on carbon to the value of native, biodiversity restoration.

Beyond Tahi the place, the business now includes Tahi Mānuka Honey and Kaea Skincare, global brands sitting at the intersection of sustainability and luxury. Designed to create a circular economy and offer consumers a conscious choice, 100% of profits are reinvested back into biodiversity.

Biodiversity is the full complexity of life on earth — the diversity of species, the genetic variation within them, and the ecosystems they form together.It includes forests, wetlands, soils, insects, birds, fungi, microorganisms and the intricate relationships between them.

Biodiversity underpins climate regulation, water cycles, soil stability, pollination, food systems and coastal protection. Diverse native ecosystems are more resilient, more adaptive to change and better able to store carbon over the long term.

When biodiversity declines, ecosystems become simplified and fragile. When biodiversity thrives, systems regain structure, balance and resilience. Carbon is one part of the equation. Biodiversity is the system that makes the equation work.

You can watch ‘Restoring The Balance’ for free on YouTube link here - https://youtu.be/TijuBfAr8Go

You can support Tahi through driving awareness on social media - follow us on Linked In or Instagram, share the film on your social channels and encourage your network to watch the film. If you are part of an environmental or educational group, please contact us at hello@tahinz.com to see how our team can support any group screeningYou can also support Tahi by supporting our biodiversity brands, we donate 100% of profits from Tahi Mānuka Honey and Kaea skincare into biodiversity. 


Traditional tree planting often prioritises speed, scale and carbon capture. This can result in simplified monocultures made up of one or two fast-growing species designed to maximise short-term carbon gains.

Tahi takes a different approach.

Our restoration begins by rebuilding ecological structure. We plant diverse native species in patterns that reflect natural forest succession, including canopy, sub-canopy, understory and ground layers. We restore wetlands, dune systems and soil health alongside native forest regeneration.
The objective is not simply to plant trees. It is to rebuild functioning, self-sustaining ecosystems that support biodiversity, regulate water, stabilise soil and strengthen long-term climate resilience.

Yes. The principle is transferable even though the species will differ.

Every region has its own native ecosystems, climate conditions and cultural context. What scales is the approach of restoring ecological complexity rather than simplifying it. Tahi demonstrates that biodiversity regeneration can be measurable, economically viable and integrated into land-use systems. By combining science, transparency and long-term stewardship, the model shows that complex native restoration is both practical and investable. The species will change. The methodology can travel.

Open Planet Studios are an award-winning impact production team using the power of storytelling to help drive change for our planet. Founded by filmmakers behind landmark productions such as Ocean with David Attenborough, the studio combines world-class filmmaking with a mission to accelerate global environmental action.Through the Open Planet platform, they are building a growing free video library of high-quality environmental footage and films, making credible, world-class content accessible to storytellers, educators and changemakers around the world.In this decisive decade for the planet, their goal is simple: to democratise powerful environmental storytelling and help amplify the stories that can inspire real change.

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In this decisive decade for the planet, their goal is simple: to democratise powerful environmental storytelling and help amplify the stories that can inspire real change.