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Ōketopa pānui | October newsletter

Sit down, grab a kāputī and learn more about what's been happening in the Kaimai Mamaku.Ngāti Tumutumu are eradicating the creepers, crawlers, smotherers and stranglers from Te Aroha maungaTe Kapu Ō Waitaha have started their bird counts Te Maire 2021 have finished testing a dedicated mātauranga monitoring tool. Read the full newsletter now. ...

October 23, 2024

In the media: $25K lifeline for conservation project

A $25,000 lifeline has been thrown to a hapū-led conservation project near Rotorua which will help keep the pressure on pests and allow native species more time to recover while further funding is sought.Read the full story on SunLive....

October 17, 2024

Annual General Meeting

We appreciate your ongoing support of the Manaaki Kaimai Mamaku Trust's vision and invite you to celebrate another fantastic year with us.THURSDAY 21 NOVEMBER | 7 - 8PM | ZOOM>> Click here to RSVP <<...

October 4, 2024

Mahuru pānui | September newsletter

Sit down, grab a kāputī and learn more about what's been happening in the Kaimai Mamaku. What does it take to do a 700-ha bait operation?See the KMRP impact in numbersRSVP for our upcoming AGMAnd much more...  Rea the full pānui now....

September 25, 2024

In the media: 300,000 hectares, one ngahere

The Kaimai Mamaku forests and catchments cover almost 300,000 hectares across the Bay of Plenty and Waikato and are home to over 500 native species of plants, birds, frogs, bats and invertebrates – but large-scale canopy collapse is a very real threat.BayTrust is currently co-funding five iwi-hapū project teams, each of whom are undertaking pest and predator control in different areas within the forests. Over the past three years, $300,000 has been granted by BayTrust and a further $25,000 ha...

September 9, 2024

Ākuhata pānui | August newsletter

Grab a kaputī and learn about what's happening in the Kaimai Mamaku. We're taking early registrations of interest to invest in the Kaimai Mamaku Restoration ProjectRaponi Te Rangikātukua Wilson wants his tamariki to wake up to the rich melodies of kōkako ringing out across the bushLearnings from a Business Investment in Nature symposium Plus, results from the largest eDNA collection programme.Read the full pānui here....

August 21, 2024

Businesses want to invest in nature

Our CEO Louise Saunders recently attended Sustainable Business Network's sold-out Business Investment in Nature symposium. This full-day wānanga included speakers from international conglomerates, medium and large national companies to local/artisan businesses with international customer bases.Key learnings for conservation and restoration projects: Many businesses are very interested in funding restoration projects but because this is a new approach, strong relationships and good impact d...

August 20, 2024

Life in the Kaimai

The largest  eDNA collection  programme within the Kaimai Mamaku conservation park has just been completed by  Manaaki Kaimai Mamaku and  nine iwi-hapū conservation project groups, thanks to funding from  Wai Tuwhera.  WilderLab  passive samplers were placed in 31 targeted catchments across the landscape for 24-48 hours. This data was then combined with another  13 publicly available data sets,  and critically analysed by an ecologist to create ...

August 12, 2024

Invest in the Kaimai Mamaku Restoration Project

69% of Aotearoa New Zealanders don't think businesses are doing enough to reduce environmental impact, 38% of people actively seek out companies that invest in nature and 82% of businesses want to do the right thing for nature.The time is now. Commit to nature and invest in an impactful, local project.Click here to learn more....

August 9, 2024

In the media: Kōkako and co-governance

The kōkako is Raponi Te Rangikātukua Wilson’s favourite. He got to hold one during a translocation project, and hearing them sing in the ngahere brings him joy. One day he’d love his kids to wake up to the rich melodies of kōkako ringing out across the bush.It’s a vision Wilson is actively creating as part of an iwi-led restoration project, Te Wao Nui o Tapuika. The project is delivering pest control across a swathe of land that will connect up two existing kōkako safe zones. A team of...

July 26, 2024

Hūrae pānui | July Newsletter

It's Biosecurity week! In this months' newsletter we share incredible infrastructure installation results, celebrate kaimahi that have completed the Tier 2 Hunting Wānanga and share an update about our mahi with Aotearoa Circle to identify the value of our local ecosystems.But first, an open letter from our CEO to the Minister of Conservation.Click here to read the full pānui....

July 23, 2024

The Minister for Conservation is wrong

"I'm not the only one to say this... the Minister for Conservation is wrong. It is not “aspirational” to save every native species. It is essential. Every species is linked in myriad ways to hundreds of other species in habitats and ecosystems across our country. How many species would the Minister have us lose before the natural infrastructure on which our lives and economy depend no longer supports us?  It’s not that we can’t afford to save species, it’s that we simply can’t a...

July 3, 2024

Hune pānui | June newsletter

Grab a kaputī and learn about what's happening in the Kaimai Mamaku:Awareness of conservation issues continues to increase in the Kaimai Mamaku roheWe farewell Meschka, our Engagement AdvisorOur Patron, Pā Ropata gets a well-deserved front cover featureAnd more... Read the full newsletter here....

June 27, 2024

Awareness of conservation issues continues to increase

Local awareness of conservation issues, and the Kaimai Mamaku Restoration Project, is growing in breadth and depth. Around 90% of Kaimai Mamaku communities are aware of conservation issues such as animal pests, forest clearance and kauri ora, our Community Awareness Survey 2024 results show....

June 19, 2024

In the media: Healing our Whenua

A lifetime of learning and a yearning to bring people together led Manaaki Kaimai Mamaku patron, Pā Ropata, to start Tīwaiwaka - a set of six key principles and a collective of people committed to restoring the mauri (lifeforce) of the whenua (land).Read the full story on Our Place Magazine here....

June 11, 2024

Mei | May Newsletter

Grab a kaputī and learn about what's happening in the Kaimai Mamaku:We're training new hunters for pest controlCollaboration is imperative for kauri protection How exactly can you measure social impact? And more... Read now....

June 10, 2024

Āperira | April Newsletter

Grab a kaputī and learn about what's happening in the Kaimai Mamaku:Te Aroha Drummond returns from a week at Kew Garden's Millennium Seed Bank Ngā Mata Hiringa welcome Whetu Apaapa as the new Operations Manager RSVP for the next Waikato Biodiversity Forum event.Read now....

April 26, 2024

Local conservation hero sowing the seeds of knowledge for future generations

Fifteen years ago, Te Aroha Drummond liked working in her own garden. Now, she’s one of Aotearoa’s leading Māori seed experts who has just returned from the UK after a week-long residency learning about wild plant biodiversity.The Okauia local is one of only a very small handful of New Zealanders who have ever been invited into the Kew Garden Millennium Seed Bank underground vault. “Public can watch the lab technicians doing their daily work but being able to be in the vault was real...

April 22, 2024

Maehe | March Newsletter

Grab a kaputī and learn about what's happening in the Kaimai Mamaku:Co-funding ensures projects longevityTapuika share kai and tikanga with neighbours If you see us say kia ora.Read now!...

March 19, 2024

Pēpuere | Feburary Newsletter

Grab a kaputī and learn more about the Kaimai Mamaku.Our Engagement Facilitator, Meschka Seifritz, reflects on how protecting Papatūānuku isn't just a 9-5 gig for Māori The Opuiaki kōkako population has grown by 21%Wairere Falls is closed for maintenance Te Maire have removed at least 2,280 predators in the last quarter.Read now!...

February 19, 2024

Welcome our two new trustees

Manaaki Kaimai Mamaku Trust is proudly co-governed and honours te tiriti.Join us in welcoming our two new trustees - James Whetu (Waikato-Tainui, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Raukawa) and Stu Kneebone.James (Waikato-Tainui, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Raukawa) sits on the Raukawa Settlement Trust Board and is the director of Whetū Consultancy Group – an environmental planning and policy consultancy specialising in Māori and indigenous partnerships.Working with Manaaki Kaimai Mamaku Trust, James supports...

February 18, 2024

How to meaningfully engage with Māori in 2024

Iwi and hāpu leaders are often juggling a myriad of crucial kaupapa while managing personal, mahi, study and home commitments.On any given day, marae members could be engaging with Councils on developments in the region, facilitating marae noho, supporting the community with te reo Māori and tīkanga, working through te tiriti settlements etc.Even myself, I work full-time at Manaaki Kaimai Mamaku Trust, am a Masters Student and also an active member of my iwi and hapū where I sit on governanc...

February 13, 2024

Tīhema | December Newsletter

As we wrap up 2023, we want to thank you for joining us on this waka and supporting the kaupapa! Grab a kaputī (or some eggnog) and read what's been happening in the Kaimai Mamaku:Recognition and thanks from Mahi mō te Taiao Jobs for NatureOur very own Paora McAllister from Tapuika in RNZ's new web-series The Turning Point Incredible initial results from bait operations.Read now!...

December 21, 2023

Annual Report 2022/23

A letter from our co-chairs - Mokoro Gillett and Norm BruningKo Ihowaa, te mana, te Ihi, te tapu.Te kaihanga o Matariki, o MeretuuahiKia hiwa raa ki teenei tihi, kia hiwa raa ki teeraa tihiWhakapuru tonu, whakapuru tonuMoe araara, ka tau te manu ki runga i te paeKia tuu, kia mataaraaAs co-chairs of the Manaaki Kaimai Mamaku Trust, we commend the immense amount of work that has been completed over the past year by all the Kaimai Mamaku Restoration Project (KMRP) whānau. Despite the challenges th...

November 20, 2023

Noema | November Newsletter

Grab a kaputī and learn about what's been happening in the Kaimai Mamaku:"We’re in the middle of an environmental restoration paradigm shift" shares our CEO Louise Saunders.New ways to combat pest plantsCongratulations to 20 newly qualified conservation heroesLast chance to register for our AGM and Sustainable Business Network Awards watch party.Read now....

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