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Tīhema pānui | December newsletter

Ngā mihi nui for joining us in our third year of operations where we focused on strengthening our core—strong relationships, knowledge sharing and collaboration. We are most effective when we put the needs of the Kaimai Mamaku kaupapa first, value everyone engaged in the mission, and align our expectations of one another.Read our final pānui of the year to learn more about:DOC's self-led kauri ora training This generation of kaitiaki How you can help us increase our ...

In the media: Changing the conservation model

Our CEO Louise Saunders joined RNZ's Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan to discuss the Kaimai Mamaku Restoration Project and the "broken" conservation model.Listen to the full interview here....

How are we doing?

Manaaki Kaimai Mamaku Trust invites you to share your thoughts on how we're doing, what we're doing well, and what we can do to improve. ...

In the media: Iwi-led conservation projects seeking business investment

CEO Louise Saunders was interviewed on Breakfast, sharing the importance of business investment in iwi-led conservation. ...

In the media: This Generation of Kaitiaki

"They’re not happy,” says operations manager Whetu Apaapa (Ngāti Hinerangi, Raukawa, Tainui, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi Terangi, Ngāti Pukenga), “let’s wrap it up”.They quickly finish re-baiting the rat trap and turn around, heading back to their base at Waitaia lodge.For a normal job, you might get a slap on the wrist for finishing early but for Whetu and his tīma (team), it’s encouraged as their intrinsic Mātauranga Māori (knowledge) and listening to the needs of the ngahere guide...

Noema pānui | November newsletter

Grab a kaputi and learn what's happening in the Kaimai MamakuWe're nominated for two Western Bay of Plenty Community AwardsTe Maire 2021 and Tapuika are featured in the new Western Bay Museum exhibition We ventured to Te Kaha to whanaungatanga with Raukumara Pae Maunga Restoration ProjectRead the full pānui here....

In the media: MKMT launches new model for conservation investment

Bay of Plenty businesses are being offered an opportunity to back local environmental projects with the launch of a pilot investment model aiming to fill gaps left by other conservation funding drying up.Manaaki Kaimai Mamaku Trust chief executive Louise Saunders said its Kaimai Mamaku Restoration Project’s new digital investment platform was designed to make it easier for local businesses to give back to the environment.Read the full story in the NZ Herald here. ...

Business investment extends restoration work in the Kaimai Mamaku

Initially, this partnership is focused on pest control and rākau (tree) planting in a 7-hectare area surrounding Killarney Lakes, which is a small portion of the 723.5-hectare block of Ngāti Hinerangi land leased by Rayonier Matariki Forests for pine forestry.Rayonier Matariki Forests Bay of Plenty Forest Manager, Rob Schoonderwoerd, says this partnership is about kaitiakitanga (guardianship) and whanaungatanga (connection).“It’s not just about getting rid of pests or growing more native t...

Pūrongo ā-Tau | Annual Report 2024

He honore he korōria ki te Atua, he maungarongo ki te whenua, he whakaaro pai ki ngā tāngata katoa, E rere ana ngā mihi ki a Kingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero te Tuawhitu kua riro ki te pō. Okioki atu rā e Te Ariki i te rangimārie. He mihi ki tō tātou Kuini, a Nga Wai Hono i te Po ki runga i tōna ahurewa tapu. E ara e! Pai marire!We are pleased to present Manaaki Kaimai Mamaku Trust’s Annual Report for the 2023/2024 financial year. We have had another productive year and continue...

Ōketopa pānui | October newsletter

Sit down, grab a kāputī and learn more about what's been happening in the Kaimai Mamaku.Ngāti Tumutumu are eradicating the creepers, crawlers, smotherers and stranglers from Te Aroha maungaTe Kapu Ō Waitaha have started their bird counts Te Maire 2021 have finished testing a dedicated mātauranga monitoring tool. Read the full newsletter now. ...

In the media: $25K lifeline for conservation project

A $25,000 lifeline has been thrown to a hapū-led conservation project near Rotorua which will help keep the pressure on pests and allow native species more time to recover while further funding is sought.Read the full story on SunLive....

Annual General Meeting

We appreciate your ongoing support of the Manaaki Kaimai Mamaku Trust's vision and invite you to celebrate another fantastic year with us.This is an opportunity for us to reflect on, and celebrate, another great year of the Kaimai Mamaku Restoration Project. We are also pleased to present two guest speakers, Paul Kavanagh from Southern Lakes Sanctuary and Roana Bennet talking about the Waihi Estuary Blue Carbon Project. THURSDAY 21 NOVEMBER | 7 - 8PM | ZOOMRegistrations&...

Mahuru pānui | September newsletter

Sit down, grab a kāputī and learn more about what's been happening in the Kaimai Mamaku. What does it take to do a 700-ha bait operation?See the KMRP impact in numbersRSVP for our upcoming AGMAnd much more...  Rea the full pānui now....

In the media: 300,000 hectares, one ngahere

The Kaimai Mamaku forests and catchments cover almost 300,000 hectares across the Bay of Plenty and Waikato and are home to over 500 native species of plants, birds, frogs, bats and invertebrates – but large-scale canopy collapse is a very real threat.BayTrust is currently co-funding five iwi-hapū project teams, each of whom are undertaking pest and predator control in different areas within the forests. Over the past three years, $300,000 has been granted by BayTrust and a further $25,000 ha...

Ākuhata pānui | August newsletter

Grab a kaputī and learn about what's happening in the Kaimai Mamaku. We're taking early registrations of interest to invest in the Kaimai Mamaku Restoration ProjectRaponi Te Rangikātukua Wilson wants his tamariki to wake up to the rich melodies of kōkako ringing out across the bushLearnings from a Business Investment in Nature symposium Plus, results from the largest eDNA collection programme.Read the full pānui here....

Businesses want to invest in nature

Our CEO Louise Saunders recently attended Sustainable Business Network's sold-out Business Investment in Nature symposium. This full-day wānanga included speakers from international conglomerates, medium and large national companies to local/artisan businesses with international customer bases.Key learnings for conservation and restoration projects: Many businesses are very interested in funding restoration projects but because this is a new approach, strong relationships and good impact d...

Life in the Kaimai

The largest  eDNA collection  programme within the Kaimai Mamaku conservation park has just been completed by  Manaaki Kaimai Mamaku and  nine iwi-hapū conservation project groups, thanks to funding from  Wai Tuwhera.  WilderLab  passive samplers were placed in 31 targeted catchments across the landscape for 24-48 hours. This data was then combined with another  13 publicly available data sets,  and critically analysed by an ecologist to create ...

Invest in the Kaimai Mamaku Restoration Project

69% of Aotearoa New Zealanders don't think businesses are doing enough to reduce environmental impact, 38% of people actively seek out companies that invest in nature and 82% of businesses want to do the right thing for nature.The time is now. Commit to nature and invest in an impactful, local project.Click here to learn more....

In the media: Kōkako and co-governance

The kōkako is Raponi Te Rangikātukua Wilson’s favourite. He got to hold one during a translocation project, and hearing them sing in the ngahere brings him joy. One day he’d love his kids to wake up to the rich melodies of kōkako ringing out across the bush.It’s a vision Wilson is actively creating as part of an iwi-led restoration project, Te Wao Nui o Tapuika. The project is delivering pest control across a swathe of land that will connect up two existing kōkako safe zones. A team of...

Hūrae pānui | July Newsletter

It's Biosecurity week! In this months' newsletter we share incredible infrastructure installation results, celebrate kaimahi that have completed the Tier 2 Hunting Wānanga and share an update about our mahi with Aotearoa Circle to identify the value of our local ecosystems.But first, an open letter from our CEO to the Minister of Conservation.Click here to read the full pānui....

The Minister for Conservation is wrong

"I'm not the only one to say this... the Minister for Conservation is wrong. It is not “aspirational” to save every native species. It is essential. Every species is linked in myriad ways to hundreds of other species in habitats and ecosystems across our country. How many species would the Minister have us lose before the natural infrastructure on which our lives and economy depend no longer supports us?  It’s not that we can’t afford to save species, it’s that we simply can’t a...

Hune pānui | June newsletter

Grab a kaputī and learn about what's happening in the Kaimai Mamaku:Awareness of conservation issues continues to increase in the Kaimai Mamaku roheWe farewell Meschka, our Engagement AdvisorOur Patron, Pā Ropata gets a well-deserved front cover featureAnd more... Read the full newsletter here....

Awareness of conservation issues continues to increase

Local awareness of conservation issues, and the Kaimai Mamaku Restoration Project, is growing in breadth and depth. Around 90% of Kaimai Mamaku communities are aware of conservation issues such as animal pests, forest clearance and kauri ora, our Community Awareness Survey 2024 results show....

In the media: Healing our Whenua

A lifetime of learning and a yearning to bring people together led Manaaki Kaimai Mamaku patron, Pā Ropata, to start Tīwaiwaka - a set of six key principles and a collective of people committed to restoring the mauri (lifeforce) of the whenua (land).Read the full story on Our Place Magazine here....

Mei | May Newsletter

Grab a kaputī and learn about what's happening in the Kaimai Mamaku:We're training new hunters for pest controlCollaboration is imperative for kauri protection How exactly can you measure social impact? And more... Read now....