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Second successful aerial application of 1080 for predator control
Winter 2023 has seen the second successful aerial application of 1080 in te Raukūmara, another essential step in the long journey towards...
Natalie Jessup
Aug 28, 20234 min read
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Kōtuku Award for Raukūmara Pae Maunga
In August Forest & Bird presented the Kōtuku Award to Raukūmara Pae Maunga Restoration Project for our ambitious project to control pest...
Natalie Jessup
Aug 5, 20231 min read
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Putiputi o Te Aopouri – Flower of the Underworld discovered and kept alive by a man and his dog
Some call this taonga Putiputi o Te Aopouri, others call it Pua o Te Reinga, both translate to Flowers of The Underworld. Image: Doc Our...
rwharepapa
Jul 23, 20232 min read
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Matariki celebration for our part of the world
Over three days in June volunteers and Raukūmara Pae Maunga kaimahi, established a rongoa maara with two thousand five hundred trees and...
rwharepapa
Jul 23, 20232 min read
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Bringing kiwi back to te Raukūmara
In early June our team took the long journey to Taranaki where we met the wonderful people of Muru Raupatu pah ki Puketapu. We were...
rwharepapa
Jun 15, 20231 min read
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Aerial operations take off for deer and goat cull
Our aerial operations, focused on deer and goat control, aim to address the challenges posed by these ungulates, which cause significant...
Natalie Jessup
Jun 5, 20231 min read
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Rongoa wānanga
To further support our understanding of rongoa, we ventured out of the rohe to a special place in Kawhia, Te Kauri Park.
rwharepapa
Jun 3, 20231 min read
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Kiwi-cam siting!
In early June our Raukūmara Pae Maunga Operations Monitoring roōpū spotted our FIRST kiwi on kiwi-cam!
rwharepapa
Jun 1, 20231 min read
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Taking Raukūmara Pae Maunga to the People
In May the Raukūmara Pae Rural Roadshow, travelled to Uawa, Tokomaru Bay, Te Puia, Rauru Marae and TKKM o Kawakawa Mai Tawhiti.
rwharepapa
May 13, 20231 min read
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Kaimahi aim for 'elite' status after predator control wānanga
At Te Kaha Marae on Tuesday 21st and Wednesday 22nd of March, Raukūmara Pae Maunga kaimahi attended a training wānanga with the Director...
Alice
Mar 29, 20233 min read
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Pre-Monitoring Operation to the Oronui and Mangatutara
Deep in te Raukūmara at the Oronui and Mangatutara sites pre-monitoring mahi is well underway. While the unsettled summer weather has...
rwharepapa
Mar 9, 20231 min read
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Iwi-led conservation group begin Raukūmara Range regeneration project
The Raukūmara Pae Maunga restoration project is underway with the first group of workers being sent into the ancestral forest to cull...
rwharepapa
Jan 11, 20226 min read
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Graeme Atkins, lone ranger out east
Graeme Atkins has a penchant for drawing attention to that which gets overlooked or forgotten. October 31 2020 on Stuff DIANA...
rwharepapa
Oct 30, 20205 min read
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Rescuing Raukumara - $34 million for restoration project
A combined iwi and Crown programme to restore the Raukumara forest on the East Coast and boost employment opportunities will receive $34...
rwharepapa
Aug 11, 20203 min read
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