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Āperira | April Newsletter

Grab a kaputī and learn about what's happening in the Kaimai Mamaku:Te Aroha Drummond returns from a week at Kew Garden's Millennium Seed Bank Ngā Mata Hiringa welcome Whetu Apaapa as the new Operations Manager RSVP for the next Waikato Biodiversity Forum event.Read now....

Local conservation hero sowing the seeds of knowledge for future generations

Fifteen years ago, Te Aroha Drummond liked working in her own garden. Now, she’s one of Aotearoa’s leading Māori seed experts who has just returned from the UK after a week-long residency learning about wild plant biodiversity.The Okauia local is one of only a very small handful of New Zealanders who have ever been invited into the Kew Garden Millennium Seed Bank underground vault. “Public can watch the lab technicians doing their daily work but being able to be in the vault was real...

Maehe | March Newsletter

Grab a kaputī and learn about what's happening in the Kaimai Mamaku:Co-funding ensures projects longevityTapuika share kai and tikanga with neighbours If you see us say kia ora.Read now!...

Pēpuere | Feburary Newsletter

Grab a kaputī and learn more about the Kaimai Mamaku.Our Engagement Facilitator, Meschka Seifritz, reflects on how protecting Papatūānuku isn't just a 9-5 gig for Māori The Opuiaki kōkako population has grown by 21%Wairere Falls is closed for maintenance Te Maire have removed at least 2,280 predators in the last quarter.Read now!...

Welcome our two new trustees

Manaaki Kaimai Mamaku Trust is proudly co-governed and honours te tiriti.Join us in welcoming our two new trustees - James Whetu (Waikato-Tainui, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Raukawa) and Stu Kneebone.James (Waikato-Tainui, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Raukawa) sits on the Raukawa Settlement Trust Board and is the director of Whetū Consultancy Group – an environmental planning and policy consultancy specialising in Māori and indigenous partnerships.Working with Manaaki Kaimai Mamaku Trust, James supports...

How to meaningfully engage with Māori in 2024

Iwi and hāpu leaders are often juggling a myriad of crucial kaupapa while managing personal, mahi, study and home commitments.On any given day, marae members could be engaging with Councils on developments in the region, facilitating marae noho, supporting the community with te reo Māori and tīkanga, working through te tiriti settlements etc.Even myself, I work full-time at Manaaki Kaimai Mamaku Trust, am a Masters Student and also an active member of my iwi and hapū where I sit on governanc...

Tīhema | December Newsletter

As we wrap up 2023, we want to thank you for joining us on this waka and supporting the kaupapa! Grab a kaputī (or some eggnog) and read what's been happening in the Kaimai Mamaku:Recognition and thanks from Mahi mō te Taiao Jobs for NatureOur very own Paora McAllister from Tapuika in RNZ's new web-series The Turning Point Incredible initial results from bait operations.Read now!...

Annual Report 2022/23

A letter from our co-chairs - Mokoro Gillett and Norm BruningKo Ihowaa, te mana, te Ihi, te tapu.Te kaihanga o Matariki, o MeretuuahiKia hiwa raa ki teenei tihi, kia hiwa raa ki teeraa tihiWhakapuru tonu, whakapuru tonuMoe araara, ka tau te manu ki runga i te paeKia tuu, kia mataaraaAs co-chairs of the Manaaki Kaimai Mamaku Trust, we commend the immense amount of work that has been completed over the past year by all the Kaimai Mamaku Restoration Project (KMRP) whānau. Despite the challenges th...

Noema | November Newsletter

Grab a kaputī and learn about what's been happening in the Kaimai Mamaku:"We’re in the middle of an environmental restoration paradigm shift" shares our CEO Louise Saunders.New ways to combat pest plantsCongratulations to 20 newly qualified conservation heroesLast chance to register for our AGM and Sustainable Business Network Awards watch party.Read now....

We’re in the middle of an environmental restoration paradigm shift.

By Louise Saunders, CEO Manaaki Kaimai Mamaku Trust....

Annual General Meeting 2023

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 accomplishments, discuss future initiatives and celebrate the collective efforts that have brought us this far!Click here for full details and to RSVP....

Pōpokatea/Whitehead for Bird of the Century

The pōpokatea call the Kaimai Mamaku home and we want it to remain that way for years to come.While this tiny song-bird doesn't get much spotlight compared to its land-based counterparts, the Kaimai Mamaku ranges are their northernmost habitat. If the population moves progressively south it could be an important indicator of forest defragmentation.“We’re campaigning for the pōpokatea to become Bird of the Century as they’re Aotearoa/NZ’s most gregarious taonga/treasure and they’re ju...

Oketopa | October Newsletter

Grab a kaputī and learn about what's been happening in the Kaimai Mamaku:Apply now to be our Community Trustee.Phased opening of the Kaimai Mamaku tracks.Funding for the Ōtanewainuku Kiwi Trust (OKT) Adult Kōkako Census.You're invited to our AGM and Sustainable Business Network Awards watch party.Read now!...

Are you our next Community Trustee?

This position will replace the current trustee Norm Barker who is retiring.The Manaaki Kaimai Mamaku Trust Board is a co-governed body consisting of six Māori trustees and five community trustees and is led by co-chairs, one of whom is also a Māori trustee and the other a community trustee.The vision of Manaaki Kaimai Mamaku Trust is to restore the mauri of the Kaimai Mamaku - to reverse the decline of forest health and improve the resilience of the Kaimai Mamaku ngahere and its catchments thr...

Hepetema | September Newsletter

Grab a kaputī and read about what's been happening in the Kaimai Mamaku:💚 The importance of sustainable funding with our CEO Louise Saunders💚 Haere mai TWO new funders and TWO new pest control projects💚 A Sustainable Business Network award nomination💚 And much, much more!Read now....