Waikawa: Translocation of Tūturuatu
Image Waikawa island from the North end
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 […]
Update on the Tūturuatu
Update 30 March 2023 from Rose Collen – DOC representative The Waikawa release in January 2023 has had a happy outcome so far. During the last check on 10th March, Helen found 17 of the 18 released birds alive and well. This is amazing, considering the number of bossy territorial breeding pairs there were at the […]
Waikawa Darwin Ant Trip 25-29 April 2023
Kia ora mai koutou, Department of Conservation (D.o.C) has presented to eradicate Darwin ants from the northern end of Waikawa, where the Tūturuatu hold territories. The ants have shown to present a risk to the Tūturuatu. The dates planned for were, Mon 24 April – Wed 2 May. The weather forced the teams off 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 […]
Release of Tūturuatu to Waikawa
Kia ora whanau, Dated: 10/01/2023 Marina here, from TSI (Tawapata South Inc). DOC, kaumatua and I are on schedule for a 17/01/2023 trip to Waikawa, leaving from Onenui Station to oversee the relocation and release of the Tūturuatu. This is if weather permits, with the current tropical cyclone east of the North Island moving further […]
Tūturuatu trips to Waikawa for Jan-Mar 2023
Department of Conservation have been given, committee (Tawapata South Inc) permission, for the following trips: January 2023 Trip 1 – Sunday 15th to Thursday 29th January for a tūturuatu translocation. The trip is to translocate tūturuatu from the Isaac Conservation and Wildlife Trust in Christchurch to Waikawa island and to undertake biosecurity checks/service traps. The […]
