While there are many stakeholders with an interest or responsibility in the area, our taonga don't see boundaries.

To ensure they thrive, we need to work together - he waka eke noa.

Through this platform, we bring together all projects, agencies, iwi-hapū, stakeholders, potential investors and communities with an interest in the Kaimai Mamaku ngahere and its catchments.

This website is run by Manaaki Kaimai Mamaku Trust, a co-governed charitable trust restoring the mauri of the Kaimai Mamaku.

Yes of course! We would love to feature your project.

Please click here to download an info pack of the benefits of joining the Kaimai Mamaku Restoration Project.

Please send an overview of your mahi, imagery, links and confirmation your board or governance team have approved this, to engagement@mkm.org.nz. We will then set up a draft page for you and be in touch!

Great! You can filter projects on this website by area so please do that to have a look at what’s near you. If you still can’t find what you’re after please visit the Predator Free website for inspiration and support!

Within the Kaimai Mamaku Restoration Project, a “hectare under control” is the approximate number of hectares with pest control infrastructure installed and maintained.

We can only reliably report on pest animal kills when there’s a physical carcass to count. So we use the term “predators trapped” rather than “predators killed” as the total number of predators killed (by toxins or auto-traps) will likely be much higher.

There are many different types of conservation and restoration projects within the Kaimai Mamaku, and each is as important as the other.

The four main project types you will see throughout this website are:

• Employee
  • Employee-led projects employ people to lead the mahi.
• Volunteer
  • Run by volunteers, with a minimal number (or no) paid employees.
• Iwi-hapu
  • Owned and operated by an iwi or hapū, usually working on owned or land they whakapapa to.
• Community
  • Any project led by a community group.

Ka rawe! Visit any of the project pages and find out if they are looking for volunteers. You can then contact them directly.

Most projects need support either through donations, corporate funding or even boots-on-the-ground volunteers.

Click through to each project and you'll find out exactly what they need and how you can help.

Unfortunately DOC doesn’t have the funding or staff to do all of the conservation mahi needed across Aotearoa.

We are currently calculating what it would cost to restore the mauri of the entire 300,000-ha Kaimai Mamaku project area but a 2021 MPI report estimates approximately $107.5M would be needed for total pest animal control ($30.3M) and total pest plant control ($77.2M).

In comparison, DOC’s entire operational budget for the 30% of Aotearoa New Zealand (~8M-ha) they manage is ~$710m (as of 2023/2024).

Based on this, we’re looking at a number of different funding mechanisms including traditional grants (e.g. TECT, BayTrust), Council support (Long Term Plans), philanthropic donations and we’re also developing a Biodiversity Investment Platform - currently in pilot phase.

Further reading:

The Timata Method for low cost native forest

Forest Life Force - Forest Conservation

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