Nicola Toki has a 20 year history of conservation leadership and advocacy for New Zealand’s wildlife and wild places.

Having worked in a range of roles across the private and public sector, Toki is an enthusiastic champion for engaging people with the special values of New Zealand’s natural world and has a deep understanding of the environmental management challenges and opportunities in this country. Nicola is a strong believer in the power of storytelling to build people’s understanding of and love for nature, so that they feel inspired to act to protect it. Some of her storytelling achievements include convincing the Prime Minister to name Sirocco the kākāpō as New Zealand’s official “Spokesbird for Conservation”; being part of a team that created “Royal Cam”, the web camera at Taiaroa Head focusing on the albatross colony; her weekly radio segment on RNZ with Jesse Mulligan – “Critter of the Week ”; and most recently, co-host of the new nature documentary series “Endangered Species Aotearoa”, which has begun filming for its second season.

In her spare time, Nicola enjoys spending time outdoors, and contributing to pest control while hunting.