Join us for another kiwi release on Tawapou Farm April 11th 2021 at 4:30pm Tawapou Conservation Trust and Tutukaka Land Care both invite you to come along and meet our new kiwi residents before they are released into their new homes on the Tawapou [Read More]
Tutukaka Land Care Events
Weed Walk – Shoebridge Reserve – Friday 13th Nov from 10am-noon
Nature needs your help in Shoebridge Reserve! Come and learn how to identify and control the invasive weeds behind the Playcentre Orchard in Shoebridge Reserve. Friday 13th November from 10am to noon We will specifically be looking at how to [Read More]
Join the Great Kereru (Kukupa) Count 18-27th Sept
The Great Kererū Count is NZ’s biggest citizen science project to help gather information on the abundance and distribution of the New Zealand pigeon — also known as kererū, kūkū or kūkupa. Be part of this fun project and help to count Kereru/Kukupa [Read More]
William Parata Reserve – Weed Action Sat 22nd Aug Cancelled
Event Cancelled due to rain in the forecast for the afternoon Come and join SWAT on Saturday 22nd August 10am to noon (at latest) to help remove plant pest seedlings in our shared spaces. Meet by the stairs on Dolphin Place. You can work at [Read More]
Tree Privet Mission – 14th August 9am-11am
Red Rock Bay (between Whangaumu Bay and Te Maika Spit) | Drill and Fill Mission Work involves clambering up relatively steep banks, working in pairs, using drills and herbicide to tackle the mature privet along the bays edge. Postponed! This [Read More]
Pacific Bay Weed Busters 26th July
Come and join SWAT on Sunday 26th July 10am to noon (at latest) to help remove plant pest seedlings in our shared spaces. You can work at your own pace - there is something for everyone here, from tackling the bigger weeds in the canopy to sitting [Read More]
Weedy Wednesdays – Ngunguru Sandspit
Come and join us! Come and join SWAT on a Wednesday each fortnight to help remove plant pest seedlings on the Ngunguru Sandspit. You can work at your own pace - there is something for everyone here, from tackling the bigger weeds in the canopy to [Read More]
SWAT Events Postponed – Do what you can, when you can
To all the wonderful people that have helped in our volunteer teams - thank you! All volunteer events have been put on hold until further notice as a response to making our community safer while we navigate the unfamiliar territory that COVID-19 [Read More]
Four Special Kiwi Released on Labour Weekend
At least 300 people began their Labour weekend meeting four wild kiwi at a gathering on Tawapou Farm. The four adult female kiwi raised from chicks in a sanctuary on Matakohe/Limestone Island in the Whangarei Harbour were blessed and named, Pikiake, [Read More]