Restoring the mauri of the Kaimai Mamaku.

Kawekawe | Impact

*To date, as of 30 September 2025

7,500

Hectares under control.

29,301

Predators removed through trapping.

35+

Kaimahi in paid employment.

68.3%

of kaimahi say their mental health has improved since starting.

Mahi | Work

We harness the power of collective action and shared knowledge to restore the mauri of the Kaimai Mamaku. We do this through the Kaimai Mamaku Restoration Project.

🤝 Assurance Provider

This year, we have managed more than $5.1M from six funders, delivered to eight independent iwi-led project conservation projects. We also facilitated funding partnerships that secured a further $130,000 for project teams.

💪 Capability Building

We provide targeted wānanga and ongoing capability building opportunities to meet the needs and focus areas of all KMRP tīma. Day-to-day we support iwi and hāpu-led conservation tīma with advice, support and mentoring in specialist areas including budgeting, reporting, GIS and predator control.

💡 Knowledge Sharing & Collective Action

He waka eke noa - we are all in this together. We continue to uphold respectful, inclusive and equitable collaboration. We affirm the importance of mātauranga and western science to our stakeholders and the wider community.

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Kōrero | News

Pānui 10 | Whiringa-ā-nuku October 2025

Grab a kaputī and learn about what’s happening in the Kaimai Mamaku. This month, we look at kiwi populations in the 80s, we celebrate our CEO Louise Saunders nomination as Future Leader, NgātiRead more

Register your interest: AI Traps

Manaaki Kaimai Mamaku Trust has secured funding from Western Bay of Plenty District Council and the Joint Agency Partnership (DOC, WRC and BOPRC) to purchase AI traps for a year-long trial in theRead more

In the media: Inside the iwi project restoring the Kaimai Mamaku

An iwi-led conservation movement is reshaping the Kaimai Mamaku landscape, blending mātauranga Māori (traditional Māori knowledge) with ecological science to restore the mauri (life force) of theRead more

Cultural Monitoring on Mt Te Aroha

Earlier this month, Ngāti Tumutumu, Waikato Regional Council and Department of Conservation met at the historic Tūi Mine site as part of their ongoing monitoring programme.  The agencies workRead more

Are you our next community trustee?

The Manaaki Kaimai Mamaku Trust Board is a co-governed body consisting of six Māori trustees and five community trustees and is led by co-chairs, one of whom is also a Māori trustee and the other aRead more

Pānui 9 | Muhuru, September 2025

Grab a kaputī and learn about what’s happening in the Kaimai Mamaku. This month, Tapuika have completed their second toxin operation, we go out for a day with Ngāti Hako and we chat AI traps. ButRead more

You're invited: AGM 2025

We appreciate your ongoing support of the Manaaki Kaimai Mamaku Trust's vision and invite you to celebrate another fantastic year with us. Date: 13 November Time: 7pmRead more

In the media: Day in the Life with Ngāti Hako

The bush of the Kaimai Ranges is unforgiving: slippery clay, tangly kiekie and steep ridges. For predator control crews, this is daily life. For Ngāti Hako, kaitiakitanga of this rohe for centuries,Read more

What exactly are Biodiversity Credits?

We have partnered with Boffa Miskell Ltd, an environmental consulting firm, to adapt an international biodiversity credits framework to New Zealand conditions. The value and integrity of KaimaiRead more

Pānui 8 | Here-turi-kōkā, August 2025

Grab a kaputī and catch up with what’s been happening in the Kaimai Mamaku. This month, Kaimai Mamaku Restoration Project managers enjoyed a day in the shire, Aotearoa Circle released their latestRead more

Pānui 7 | Hōngongoi, July 2025

Grab a kaputī and catch up with what’s been happening in the Kaimai Mamaku. Our teams have just completed their annual health and safety audits, kiwi recorders were retrieved after a fortnight in Read more

Partner Spotlight: Samson Safety Solutions

Working in the ngahere is unlike many other jobs. The office is the whenua, shaded by rākau, susceptible to the elements with many moving parts and unpredictable risks. To keep our eight iwi andRead more

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