Waikawa: Translocation of Tūturuatu
Image Waikawa island from the North end
MPI – managing the Cape Tulip eradication on Waikawa
MPI representative Marcus Oliverira and MPI team members were granted access to Waikawa on the 7th – 9th of August 2023, for the purpose of continued Cape Tulip eradication. Cape tulip fact sheet (mpi.govt.nz) Marcus met with Peter Wilkins on Waikawa. Attached is a photo report of the site visit on 13th June 2023, the MPI […]
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 […]
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 […]
