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Kororā Volunteer BBQ
Our kororā volunteers have been working tirelessly throughout the year conducting weekly nest checks across our Wai-iti and Urenui kororā kāinga. These nest checks help us to monitor the successful fledging of kororā chicks through microchipping and recapture and also the ongoing health of the kāinga through health checks and
Reef Monitoring – Mauri Compass
We had an amazing evening out on the reef in November carrying out our first Rūnanga-led reef survey at Kukuriki. A baseline study of this reef was carried out by SLR on behalf of OMV as part of their oil spill contingency planning and relationship with Te Rūnanga o Ngāti
Ngati Mutunga have started a project to identify which of our awa contain piharau habitat. In order to do this, we are carrying out surveys in each of our awa using both pheromone sensors and DNA testing.
We have been fortunate to have our own Ngati Mutunga uri involved.
A huge thank you to Bart Jasma from Riverwise Consulting for guiding us through the project, Te Wai Maori for funding this work through their Tiaki Wai Fund, and Wilderlab Ltd and Niwa for doing the testing.
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Demomstrating the process of DNA testing to students at Uruti Primary School
Our mission is to promote an understanding of Ngāti Mutunga values & responsibilities in our rohe. We are responsible for protecting the environment for future generations to come, as well as demonstrating Ngāti Mutungatanga through our role as kaitiaki.
Environmental management plan
Introduction, Air and Atmosphere, Whenua Ngāhere / Bushland
Te Puna Waiora / Freshwater, Whenua Mānia / Plains, Takutai / Coast
Cultural Landscapes, Wāhi Tapu, Implementation
Taiao Volunteer Register
The Taiao Volunteer Register is for those willing to support the important environmental work that we do as Ngāti Mutunga to care and protect our natural resources.