On-going mahi on Waikawa
A permission request from DOC to go onto Waikawa for April to June 2023 has been granted. April-June is a busy time for DOC and the tūturuatu, and they hope to complete their second Darwin Ant trip, which needs a lot of volunteers to help, the reason for this tip is to ensure the ants […]
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 […]
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 […]
