
E koekoe te tūi, e ketekete te kākā, e kūkū te kererū
The tūi chatters, the kākā cackles and the kererū coo’s
Photo by Richard Tully
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Backyard birding
Learn about Waiheke’s native birds with bird whisperer Tim Lovegrove, and how predator-free efforts help them thrive.
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Backyard bugging
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Initial Analysis of Monitoring Ink Cards
We'd like to share with you the highlights from the initial analysis of the monitoring Ink cards retrieved earlier this month!
How to help birds through the seasons — summer
Encouraging and supporting birdlife in your backyard is easier than you may think. By taking a few easy steps to create a safe space with access to food and water, you can welcome feathered friends to your garden sanctuary throughout the year. This series looks at bird behaviour through the seasons and how to support them during each one.
The Elusive Reef Heron - Written by Te Korowai o Waiheke Team Member
While we are all familiar with the elegant white-faced heron that is often seen gracing our coastlines and waterways, its cousin the mātukutuku (reef heron) is a much more elusive sight!
Rat eradication tools MacGyvered
Skilled in improvisation, problem-solving and good old fashioned kiwi ingenuity, Field Team Technician Phil Salisbury is our very own MacGyver when it comes to creative solutions for tools in the rat eradication pilot.
A child of stars - life stages and whakapapa of a forest taonga
One of our newest team members, Rosemary Thorne is undertaking a study of te reo Māori. In a recent assignment, she explored the life stages and whakapapa (genealogy) of a forest taonga that is currently blooming throughout the country; the native puawānanga (clematis).
How to help birds through the seasons — spring
Encouraging and supporting birdlife in your backyard is easier than you may think. By taking a few easy steps to create a safe space with access to food and water, you can responsibly welcome feathered friends to your garden sanctuary throughout the year. This series looks at bird behaviour through the seasons and how to support them during each one.
Geckos and skinks – Jewels of the forest.
With the constant chatter of tui and the woosh of kererū wings never far from earshot, it’s no surprise that birdlife takes centre stage on Waiheke. But far below the aerial performance of birds, a much smaller and quieter native inhabitant is often hidden in plain view.
The long flight home: Bar-tailed godwits
Our borders might be closed, but that hasn’t stopped the influx of some 80,000 summer returnees to our shores. These are not your usual COVID-time travellers, walking in circles in MIQ facilities, they instead are the native bar-tailed godwits (kūaka) arriving home after their annual migration from Alaska.
Trapping together for Waiheke: 100th stoat milestone reached
Celebrating the collaborative efforts of delivery partners who are making milestones in the island stoat eradication possible.
The Scoop on Poop
As we head into the spring breeding season, the Te Korowai o Waiheke field team are asking the island community to keep their eyes peeled for something hairy, brown, and long but it’s not stoats they’re talking about, it’s their poo.
Finally, proof of kākāriki on Waiheke Island
Less than a month after the kākāriki photo competition went live across our platforms, we received word that images of a red-crowned parakeet had been captured in our very own Whakanewha Regional Park.
Waiheke Collective's Pestival Festival — Professor Margaret Stanley Talk
For an interactive and family-friendly day out head to the Waiheke Collective’s Pestival Festival Day at Piritahi Marae on Saturday 21 August. Celebrating ecological wins and Waiheke’s unique biodiversity, the schedule is packed with workshops, speakers, stalls and more.
It will take everyone working together to make Waiheke predator-free. Learn all about the Whānau!