--- title: "Hannah Shand’s “Welcome Home” raises NZ$12 000 for conservation of the Antipodean Albatross" --- # Hannah Shand’s “Welcome Home” raises NZ$12 000 for conservation of the Antipodean Albatross *![Hannah Shand Antipodean Albatrosses](https://www.acap.aq/images/stories/acap/Birds/Albatrosses/A/Antipodean/Hannah_Shand_Antipodean_Albatrosses.jpg) “Welcome Home” by New Zealand artist Hannah Shand, after a photograph by Mark Fraser* A booked-out evening fundraiser hosted by the [New Zealand Nature Fund](https://www.facebook.com/nznaturefund.org/?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZXFy5Um3f2Q58wcBG4b9W1_4wubWNhxvT8QbO8JNoc2nY9ftNtagboc4yByAkxlmNCyeh92glrokgr6OoebQiXQFp5XwkmzMCukZWPEhq3zQRslpP2ucYc1PkID91w8HxzCJRdMOYy3Ob6RiGp9fM7ko-mrTl8E7QbjStFTjA0oVNgHSjfqzGuK946fQP-jJWg&__tn__=kK-R) in Auckland earlier this month raised NZ$170 000 towards the conservation of New Zealand’s endemic Antipodean Albatross *Diomedea antipodensis*.  The funds raised will be distributed by the Nature Fund and the [Live Ocean Foundation](https://www.facebook.com/itsliveocean/?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZWaNYnZ5xu3jWs0vREYPMB1Ij4Y1-QZXy4QJnNAaoc_OZC-omoY5fMhlTaoUdTqVvdAna5_HRZvXauVI-gVgDv2dMQ7mOLBAT1tYrPJrUOBpquhp8uGJsrJer3G-5t2RKEMGL4bZ3Td4fn3ib-gzGt15ZuIgKbjRv8TY9LuvnDEHpaev4nIvgWM32auoxHMk_Q&__tn__=kK-R) to the [Southern Seabird Trust](https://www.facebook.com/SouthernSeabirds?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZWaNYnZ5xu3jWs0vREYPMB1Ij4Y1-QZXy4QJnNAaoc_OZC-omoY5fMhlTaoUdTqVvdAna5_HRZvXauVI-gVgDv2dMQ7mOLBAT1tYrPJrUOBpquhp8uGJsrJer3G-5t2RKEMGL4bZ3Td4fn3ib-gzGt15ZuIgKbjRv8TY9LuvnDEHpaev4nIvgWM32auoxHMk_Q&__tn__=-%5dK-R).  “Our goal was to raise $170,000 – one dollar for every kilometre this endangered bird flies, tragically, often to its death.  We were thrilled to achieve this with the help of our generous benefactors and we look forward seeing this critical work intensified in the coming months.” ![Hannah Shand poster](https://www.acap.aq/images/stories/acap/Birds/Albatrosses/A/Antipodean/Hannah_Shand_poster.jpg) At the event, [Hannah Shand](http://www.hannahshandart.com/)‘s original of a pair of displaying Antipodean Albatrosses entitled “Welcome Home” was auctioned for NZ$12 000, with 100% of the proceeds being donated. *![Hannah Shand Lou Sanson](https://www.acap.aq/images/stories/acap/Birds/Albatrosses/A/Antipodean/Hannah_Shand_Lou_Sanson.jpg) All smiles:  Hannah Shand (right) poses with her artwork at the fundraiser event, with New Zealand Nature Fund Trustee*and former [*Department of Conservation*](https://www.facebook.com/docgovtnz/?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZVrjfy0oLmD8Kh5iyBvximSjfkJEHjLI-yV4bIW1BqOFncffkFklmyyanxKzbc1gbJ3RmN-olCjVm8jE1WPmY_Yt_8EbinkkPkPofsIwd238SRcU82fTgDJT8QLfXQT0tLzdZdk6OORcgOYVKbTdXUqqjizVQNGL6EGy9ezP_bwWI9LbAF1PQ1JnaN9p7w3omw&__tn__=kK-R)*Director General Lou Sanson* Hannah, who describes herself as a Native New Zealand bird artist specialising in realistic pen drawings, has written on her [Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/HannahShandArt) the day after the event: “What a fantastic night.  ‘Welcome Home’ sold for $12,000!  I am so happy with this result and so proud of this money raised for the Antipodean Albatross”. In addition, Hannah has informed *ACAP Latest New*s that an A1-sized and framed limited edition print of her “Subantarctic Soaring” sold for NZ$2265 at the event. *![Hannah Shand Subantarctic Soaring](https://www.acap.aq/images/stories/acap/Birds/Albatrosses/A/Antipodean/Hannah_Shand_Subantarctic_Soaring.jpg) “Subantarctic Soaring”. An Antipodean Albatross in flight by Hannah Shand, after a photograph by Jordan Shand* This is not the first time Hannah has raised funds for the globally [Endangered](http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/antipodean-albatross-diomedea-antipodensis) and [Nationally Critical](http://nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/antipodean-albatross) Antipodean Albatross as [previously reported](https://www.acap.aq/latest-news/4309-a-new-antipodean-albatross-artwork-is-supporting-conservation?highlight=WyJhbnRpcG9kZWFuIiwyMDIyLCIyMDIyJ3MiXQ==) in *ACAP Latest News.*  In 2022 she raised NZ$4230 partnering with [Forest & Bird](https://www.forestandbird.org.nz) (BirdLife International’s National Partner in New Zealand) in its efforts towards improving fishing regulations which will make the seas safer for albatrosses and other seabirds.  On a cruise she took to New Zealand’s  sub-Antarctic Islands with [Heritage Expeditions](https://www.heritage-expeditions.com) she was inspired to draw an Antipodean Albatross in “to share its beauty, but more importantly to spread awareness about their plight”.  Her donation came from the [sale of prints](https://shop.forestandbird.org.nz/subantarctic-soaring-hannah-shand-art?gn=Home&gp=1) of her artwork “Subantarctic Soaring”  ([click here](https://www.hannahshandart.com/blog/2022/4/7/raising-funds-for-one-of-our-most-as-risk-seabirds)), as featured in the [Autumn 2022 issue](https://www.forestandbird.org.nz/resources/our-albatrosses-need-you) of Forest & Bird’s Magazine. [Heritage Expeditions](https://www.heritage-expeditions.com/) contributed to the total by raising NZ$37 000 with the donation of a cabin on an expedition to New Zealand’s sub-Antarctic islands ([click here](https://www.facebook.com/HeritageExpeditions)).  Listen to an [audio clip](https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/audio/2018881294/significant-funding-boost-for-albatross-preservation) of Lou Sanson being interviewed on the fund raiser. * *![Hannah Shand Antipodean Albatrosses 1](https://www.acap.aq/images/stories/acap/Birds/Albatrosses/A/Antipodean/Hannah_Shand_Antipodean_Albatrosses_1.jpg)** *![Hannh Shand Antipodean Albatrosses 2](https://www.acap.aq/images/stories/acap/Birds/Albatrosses/A/Antipodean/Hannh_Shand_Antipodean_Albatrosses_2.jpg)* *![Hannah Shand Antipodean Albatrosses 3](https://www.acap.aq/images/stories/acap/Birds/Albatrosses/A/Antipodean/Hannah_Shand_Antipodean_Albatrosses_3.jpg) Steps along the way.  W**atch a*[*video clip*](https://www.facebook.com/HannahShandArt/videos/566480152041927)*of its production in* *pencil and liquid charcoal, after a photograph**by Mark Fraser* *John Cooper, Emeritus Information Officer, Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels, 28 March 2023*