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Tutukaka Land Care - Bringing biodiversity back to the Tutukaka Coast

Trapping stoats, rats and possums on the Tutukaka Coast to bring back the kiwi and other taonga species. Read all the stories here.

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Rats

Evolved in central Asia and hitchhiked round the planet with humans.

The damage they inflict on our biodiversity is immense.

Victims include: nesting birds, chicks, eggs insects, and lizards. to say nothing about the impact they can have on our homes.

Traps and poison are very effective, particularly during the main bird breeding period of September to January.

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Five New Kiwi Released – February 2023

Tutukaka’s wild kiwi population has been enriched with a further five “taonga manu kiwi” – treasured kiwi – after two special events. One of the five kiwi released, was the 200th kiwi to graduate [Read More]

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Five New Kiwi Released – February 2023

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Mike Camm - Email Mike

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Cam McInnes - Email Cam

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Nan Pullman - Email Nan

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Mike Camm - Email Mike

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Anna Murphy- Email Anna

Tutukaka Land Care, Tutukaka Coast, Northland, New Zealand