Waikawa in September
Kia ora e te whanau, On a lovely warm day, I flew from Wairoa to Waikawa to check in on the mahi being done by DoC. They currently complete biosecurity checks every month, for a few days at a time – checking traps for predators to the taonga being sanctioned on Waikawa, the tūturuatu, the […]
Te Matau a Māui moko, found on Waikawa Moutere
Kia ora e te whanau, Rawe pānui i tēnei wiki, Zac Penman of the department of conservation, found on the 24 May 2023, a near extinct Te Matau a Māui moko (skink) on Waikawa, Zac has sent images to Samuel Purdie Wildlife, whose team has determined the find, is indeed, the endangered moko, which until […]
Election Results 2022
Tēnā koutou kātoa ma Ngā whanaunga Ngai Hikairo Ngai Tu Ngai Tarewa Ngai Te Rakato Ngai Tama Ki te whakapapatanga o Tawapata ki te Tonga me Waikawa Ka tu ake te kaupapa E kī ana koutopu ngā whānau Kua ingoatia koutou ko Lester White e pa ana ki te waenganui o te Rōpu Komiti Kaiwhakahaere […]
Annual General Meeting
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of shareholders will be held at Ruawharo Marae, 11 Opoutama Road, Mahia on Saturday, 3 December 2022 commencing at 10.00 am. Registration from 9.30am. AGENDA Mihi and karakia Apologies (Please register any apologies at the table when you sign in, or to […]
News from Waikawa
Following the translocation of eight juvenile shore plover earlier in May 2022, four flew off the island within a day or so of being released. The other four have been sighted integrating well, but on the last visit in September, three were sighted. The resident population of approximately 31 pairs is doing well and were observed […]
