http://www.mkm.org.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.mkm.org.nz en-us Mon, 07 Sep 2026 10:54:06 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.mkm.org.nz/blog/post/169551/in-the-media-breaking-new-ground-with-nature-credits/ "Covering over a quarter of a million hectares between Waikato and Bay of Plenty, Kaimai-Mamaku Forest Park is poised to be the launch pad for one of New Zealand’s first nature credit transactions.Louise Saunders, chief executive of the Manaaki Kaimai Mamaku (MKM) Trust, told Farmers Weekly that in coming weeks the first company to invest in one of the trust’s projects within its catchment will be announced. She hopes it will be the first of many."Read the full Farmer's Weekly story here.... Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.mkm.org.nz/blog/#post169551 http://www.mkm.org.nz/blog/post/169457/august-2026-panui/ Grab a kaputī and keep reading to find out what we’ve been up to this month.A top conservation content creator visits Te Aroha, our AI trap trial is about to kick off and help eradicate feral goats from the Kaimai Mamaku. But first, Kiwi ingenuity turns a two-day task into a collaborative evening activity. Read the full August pānui now. ... Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.mkm.org.nz/blog/#post169457 http://www.mkm.org.nz/blog/post/168117/july-202-panui/ $350 million. If we don’t act now, that's what the impacts of climate change could cost Bay of Plenty businesses in lost revenue over the next five years. Nature does more for both communities and business than you might initially think.Want to learn more? We'll grab a kaputī and keep reading. Click here to read the full newsletter now.... Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:54:52 +1200 http://www.mkm.org.nz/blog/#post168117 http://www.mkm.org.nz/blog/post/166695/june-2026-panui/ It’s been a miserable few days of rain in the Bay of Plenty and Waikato, but that doesn’t mean the conservation stops. Kaimai Mamaku Restoration Project teams are thick in the winter planting season, planning for future toxin operations and even working on project expansions.So grab a kaputī to find out what else is happening in the Kaimai Mamaku.Read the full pānui now. ... Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:01:45 +1200 http://www.mkm.org.nz/blog/#post166695 http://www.mkm.org.nz/blog/post/165811/kaimai-mamaku-kauri-healthy--free-of-dieback-disease/ For centuries, the North Island was cloaked in towering Kaimai. In recent years, kauri “dieback” has been slowly killing these rākau rangatira (chiefly trees) across the country.Following a false positive reading in 2023, the Kaimai Mamaku, Aotearoa New Zealand's southernmost kauri forest is now confirmed free of Phytophthora agathidicida (PA) - the pathogen that causes kauri dieback disease.Read the full story now. ... Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:00:46 +1200 http://www.mkm.org.nz/blog/#post165811 http://www.mkm.org.nz/blog/post/165555/may-2026-panui/ Can you believe it’s already the end of May? It’s been a year of change and growth, and all through it, our teams keep working tirelessly for te taiao.Conservation groups are currently knee-deep in preparation for winter toxin operations - aiming to get predator numbers down below 5% ahead of the spring breeding season.At the same time, support staff are collating and analysing data in preparation for annual report season - an equally daunting task for groups with limited resources.So as we ... Thu, 28 May 2026 13:04:16 +1200 http://www.mkm.org.nz/blog/#post165555 http://www.mkm.org.nz/blog/post/163986/in-the-media-global-rewilding-alliance/ In the heart of Aotearoa New Zealand, the Kaimai Mamaku conservation park has profound history and cultural significance. The park spans approximately 37,000 hectares from the Karangahake Gorge near Paeroa in the north, to the Mamaku Plateau near Rotorua in the south. This lush expanse of native forest forms a crucial ecological transition zone and harbours a unique mix of flora and fauna found nowhere else on Earth, including rare indigenous plants and majestic mature trees, some... Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:44:59 +1200 http://www.mkm.org.nz/blog/#post163986 http://www.mkm.org.nz/blog/post/163987/april-2026-panui/ The Kaimai Mamaku Restoration Project is at the heart of a growing movement to restore native ecosystems in Aotearoa. Since inception, kaitiaki have removed more than 33,700 predators through trapping alone, planted more than 81,000 rākau and are actively controlling more than 7,500 hectares within the Kaimai Mamaku.But what these stats don’t show are the countless days outside in the rain, hail and shine, the kilometers of untouched terrain hiked, the kilograms of traps carried into remote c... Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.mkm.org.nz/blog/#post163987 http://www.mkm.org.nz/blog/post/163661/in-the-media-unwitting-traitors-support-feral-goat-eradication-in-the-kaimai/ The next step in our feral goat eradication project involves an unwitting ally - a judas goat. Seven Sharp joined us to help find our next traitor. ... Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.mkm.org.nz/blog/#post163661 http://www.mkm.org.nz/blog/post/162651/march-2026-panui/ What a month, e te whānau! It’s all go in the Kaimai Mamaku.Nature Credits for the Kaimai Mamaku Restoration Project are nearly here, we helped launch the Kiwis in Climate book, Wairere Mahi were featured on a long-form podcast about iwi aspirations in the Kaimai and Te Whakamaru o Horohor are running their third year of pekapeka monitoring!So, grab a kaputī and let’s get into it.  Read the full newsletter now.... Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:07:02 +1300 http://www.mkm.org.nz/blog/#post162651