After days of torrential rain, stepping outside into the bush is so rewarding. The track slides beneath my boots, slick with mud a loose gravel. I walk slowly so I don’t fall flat on my face. This has its benefits, by taking the time to watch each step, I start to notice the things at ground level I might normally miss.
Read MoreTe Korowai o Waiheke is a charitable trust working towards a predator free Waiheke Island and now planning for the Surfdale Rat Trial. We have full and part-time opportunities to join Te Korowai as a field team technician, be a contributor to this exciting project, starting 19th April 2024 on Waiheke.
Read More“Nearby is the South Georgia pintail, with bright yellow bill and cartoonishly round head. South Georgia lacks the lush plant and invertebrate life we have here on Waiheke, so the pintail forages his feed on the scraps of king penguin bones. They dabble in the shallow water and waddle in groups amongst the four-ton elephant seals.”
Read More“The unmissable trill of their descending call stops me in my pace. Above me is a flowering manuka tree, and hopping between its branches are a flurry of grey feathers. They are a monotone of moody clouds, with flashes of white on their tails and a speck of red in their eyes. I could fit all three of them in the palm of my hand they are so small.”
Read More‘What's that bird?’ with Charlie Thomas. Join us on October 29th at 10am for a walk with a difference - enjoy a stroll in the spectacular Whakanewha park and learn how to identify different birds at the same time.
Read MoreMany of Waiheke’s neighbours are already predator-free, which would allow species to naturally relocate to Waiheke Island one day. And looking at how the wildlife on these islands has prospered - gives us an idea of what could happen on Waiheke.
Read MoreTe Korowai o Waiheke is a charitable trust established by the local community to eradicate predators from the beautiful Waiheke Island. The first stage of the project is a stoat eradication island-wide. The second stage is a series of rat operational trials to understand how to remove rats from the whole of Waiheke.
Read MoreIn this latest series - Extinct Species (Wish You Were Here) - Te Korowai o Waiheke pays homage to some of the extraordinary species that once graced Aotearoa, but were tragically lost largely due to the introduction of mammalian predators.
Read More“It’s another cold morning in the bush, I sling my pack to the ground and take a moment for a drink and a bite to eat beneath a canopy of gently swaying kanuka. As I lay back into the carex grasses, I realise that the branches are not swaying from the wind, but from the hopping of tiny green birds from branch to branch.”
Read MoreWe're pleased to announce two internal promotions at Te Korowai o Waiheke. Jenny Holmes has been appointed as Project Director and Owain Tanner as the Rat Operations Manager.
Read MoreNot much in the bush will give me a fright, I love all…most…of the creatures I come across on my missions through our ngahere. This was tested when I shifted one of our traps and was very quickly confronted by a large, grumpy, brown spider with her eyes fixed directly on me.
Read MoreJoin the team! We’re on the lookout for a Social Researcher to come and join the mission to make Waiheke predator free. This is a unique opportunity to put your expertise and knowledge to work on an inspiring ‘world first’ conservation project. Interested? Check out the full Job Description and Application details.
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