Whitebait Connection is an action-based environmental education programme for schools and communities focusing on the health of streams, rivers, and wetlands. Whitebait Connection’s goal is to empower and support communities to achieve marine and freshwater conservation through science-based experimental programmes, resources, projects, and engagement. Whakamana te maunga Whakamana te wai Read more…
Sandspit Road Project is a group of 4 landowners covering about 400ha using a combination of pest control measures. Target species include Rats, Mustelids, and Possums. We also catch hedgehogs and mice in our traps. Contact Sandspit Road Project Contact – Shelley Trotter Postal Address – 591 Sandspit Rd RD2 Read more…
Sandspit Residents and Ratepayers Association are an elected community organisation representing the residents & ratepayers of historic and beautiful Sandspit, situated at the mouth of the Matakana & Glen Eden rivers, and gateway to Kawau, the Sandspit estuary is home to a rich diversity of fauna and flora. Our Organisation’s objectives Read more…
Tamahunga Trappers was initially formed in January 2010, when a group of locals recognised the potential for an ecological restoration project at Tamahunga and began a trapping program, focusing on mustelids (ferrets, stoats and weasels). Tamahunga Trappers’ vision is to restore the natural ecosystems of the maunga and to encourage Read more…
Pest Free Leigh is a community group seeking to restore biodiversity in our local region by controlling invasive pests. Leigh is the closest point of mainland New Zealand to Te Hauturu-o-Toi/ Little Barrier Island nature reserve, forming an important first landfall for species dispersing from the island. The local region Read more…
Leigh Penguin Project Little blue penguins – kororā can be found right around New Zealand. They come ashore to nest, feed their young, moult or even to rest, usually arriving at dusk and leaving again at dawn. Little blue Penguin’s major threats are rats, stoats and dogs wandering or off-leash. Read more…
Rainbows End and Rivers Environmental Group Inc are made up of Rainbows End and Green Road residents who value and appreciate the environment they live in. Rainbows End and Rivers Environmental Group’s key focus is the preservation and enhancement of the natural character and values of the area and the Read more…
The Puhoi Landcare Group developed out of a recognition for a local body to encourage greater pest management within the Puhoi area. The purpose of the Puhoi Landcare Group is to encourage and educate local landowners and the community on effective pest management for the benefit of the indigenous fauna Read more…
Friends of Awa Matakanakana (FOAM) have a principal aim as a group to participate in the restoration and maintenance of a healthy Sandspit estuary and the two rivers that feed into it, the Matakana (14.2 km long) and the Glen Eden (13.8 km long). The group focus is on the Read more…
Pākiri Community Landcare work with Trees That Count, Waicare and Trees on survival programmes and facilitate community and school planting projects as well as carrying out trapping. Pākiri Community Landcare’s mission is to create a lush native bush between Pākiri Regional Park and River. The group are also looking to Read more…