Restoring the mauri of the Kaimai Mamaku

We are a co-governed non-profit restoring the mauri of the Kaimai Mamaku ngahere and its catchments. We partner with iwi and hapū-led restoration projects to fast track their success.

Kawekawe | Impact

*To date, as of 23 May 2025

7,500

Hectares under control.

21,894

Predators removed through trapping.

35+

Kaimahi in paid employment.

Mahi | Our Work

We harness the power of collective action and shared knowledge to restore the mauri of the Kaimai Mamaku. We do this through the Kaimai Mamaku Restoration Project.

🤝 Assurance Provider

Since 2022 we have managed more than $20m of funding across 12 iwi-hapū led projects. We provide independent assurance for project practice, outcomes and integrity. 

💡 Knowledge Sharing & Collective Action

He waka eke noa - we are all in this together. We continue to uphold respectful, inclusive and equitable collaboration. We affirm the importance of mātauranga and western science to our stakeholders and the wider community.

💪 Capability Building

We provide targeted wānanga and ongoing capability building opportunities to meet the needs and focus areas of all KMRP tīma. Day-to-day we support iwi and hāpu-led conservation tīma with advice, support and mentoring in specialist areas including budgeting, reporting, GIS and predator control.

Become a Friend of the Forest

💚 Tangibly help us, and our eight iwi-hapū-led teams, restore the mauri of the Kaimai Mamaku

💚 Receive a digital supporter badge 

💚 Tax deductible*

Kōrero | News

In the media: BoP businesses asked to foot the bill

[Excerpt from Greg Hurrell, Business Desk] Anyone who has driven from Hamilton to Tauranga, or through the Karangahake Gorge between Paeroa and Waihī, has been through the Kaimāī Range. It forms aRead more

Pānui 5 | Haratua, May 2025

Grab a kaputī and learn about what's been happening in the Kaimai Mamaku. This month we launch our donations portal, our CEO co-authors a new report that puts an economic value on the Kaimai MamakuRead more

Partnering for Nature: What's happening in Aotearoa

By Louise Saunders, Manaaki Kaimai Mamaku Trust CEORead more

Feral Goat Hunting in the '90s

All image credits: Steve Lurie, using his Kodak instamatic he would take with him every trip. Read more

Report: The economic value of the Kaimai Mamaku

The economic valuation of services provided by the Kaimai Mamaku (~260,000 hectares) is estimated to be between $568M - $645M per annum, a new analysis by Bay of Plenty Regional Council, Manaaki KaimRead more

Pānui 4 | Paengawhāwhā, April 2025

Grab a kaputī and learn more about what’s been happening in the Kaimai Mamaku. Ngāti Tumutumu inspires Te Aroha community Our Environment: Tō Tātou Taiao 2025 is out now Bay ConservationRead more

Partnering for nature: Global risks and developments

By Louise Saunders, Manaaki Kaimai Mamaku Trust CEORead more

We Won! Sustainable Futures 2025

The Sustainable Future Award recognises those who have implemented innovative projects or practices that protect and enhance the environment or who have embedded sustainability into the core of theRead more

In the media: Nuturing the ngahere

Luke Whareaorere, Otawa Waitaha a Hei project manager, gave up his Gold Coast construction career to come home and help restore the ngahere his tūpuna once traversed. “If our maunga and our awaRead more

Pānui 3 | Poutū-te-rangi, March 2025

Grab a kaputī and learn more about what’s been happening in the Kaimai Mamaku. This month: We won a Western Bay Community Award! Haere mai, our three new supporters   A new digital guided walk inRead more

In the media: $200,000 grant from Waikato Regional Council

We are thrilled to announce we have recently received $200,000 over two years from Waikato Regional Council towards our Kaimai Mamaku Restoration Project! The funding will go towards: Labour – alloRead more

Pānui 2 | Huitānguru, February 2025

Click here to subscribe now.  -- Grab a kaputī and learn more about what’s happening in the Kaimai Mamaku. This month: How climate change affects business Voting is open for people’s choiceRead more

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