Kaimai kaponga
Mauri ora ō te ngahere, ka ora te whenua, ka ora te tāngata.
Targeting possums, feral cats, rats and wallabies.
Planned 38,000-ha in the Southern Kaimai Mamaku Range.
PURPOSE
11 Kaimahi employed.
Kaimai Kaponga is an iwi-hapu collaboration led by Tura Ngāti Te Ngakau to restore the mauri of the ngahere in the southern Kaimai Mamaku Range.
Kaimai Kaponga focuses on landscape scale animal pest control to restore the health of the forest while also increasing community and tribal understanding about invertebrates, the water, fauna through monitoring.
Te ao Māori is incorporated in all aspects of this project including hiring of local tāngata, capability building of kaimahi, kotahitanga, working with whanaunga across the Kaimai Kaimai range and aspiring to work in ways that align with Te ao Māori principles of kaitiakitanga.
Project overview
Core stakeholders include Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Raukawa and Tura Ngāti Te Ngakau.
The iwi-centric imperative will enhance New Zealand’s understanding of the ngahere providing fresh and innovative pest control options for the future.
We are energised by the mauri of our kaupapa to support and broaden iwi kaitiakitanga of the Ngahere.
Built capability to run our own NZQA Level 3 (80 Credit), Pest Control & Monitoring course delivering to kaimahi across the Kaimai Mamaku range.
PROJECT AREA
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THE MAHI
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Pest control
Integrated ground pest control of possums, rats, mice, feral cats and wallaby across our project area in the southern Mamaku.
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bait stations
Supporting the installation and maintenance of a bait station network for the Mokaihaha Ecological Reserve
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Invertebrate monitoring
Invertebrate assessments aimed at identifying the presence of important invertebrates required for a healthy ngahere to thrive.
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Collaboration
We support the BOPRC and MPI National Wallaby Eradication Programme by undertaking night-shooting activities for wallaby on Mount Ngongotaha, installation of a bait station network (800ha) as well as surveillance, monitoring and control on the Mamaku Plateau
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Community engagement
Engaging with a wide range of community and corporate organisations which provide support and additional resources for the project’s conservation activities.
