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Ko Otawa te maunga

Ko Raparapa ā Hoe te awa

Ko Hei te tūpuna

Ko Takakōpiri te tangata

Ko te pūtaratara tāhuhu whakairinga korero

Ka tū te ihiihi. Ka tū te wanawana

Tai tū te wehi o te moana o Punga ee e mauri

Ko Waitaha te iwi

Te Arawa te waka


The mahi

  • Track lines

    Marking, cutting and maintaining trapping lines over a 400ha block of land.

  • Pest control

    Ground-based pest control and monitoring to increase long term sustainability of te Taiao.

  • Education and engagement

    Promote kaitiakitanga within Waitaha and the wider community.

  • Data

    Input all operational data into a data management system supplied and supported by MKMT.

  • Taonga species

    The Otawa Hochstetter's Frog is an endangered native species the tīma are working to protect. Unfortunately, their populations are in decline due to habitat loss, predation by introduced mammals and disease.

    Photo Credit: Shaun Lee

Tīma

Mātāmua ko te taiao, mātāmuri ko te tangata. Ko tā te tuakana mahi he manaaki i te teina, ko tā te teina mahi he rānaki i ngā mate o te tuakana.

Te Kapu o Waitaha Taiao Team sharing their knowledge and passion for the taiao.