Pest Control
Taramoukou Ki Uta
This year marks 5 years since our first contractor begun to cut tracks through Taramoukou for our ‘Taramoukou Ki Uta’ project. In 2020 Ngāti Mutunga utilised our DOC treaty funding to begin an ambitious pest control journey in Taramoukou. Taramoukou was chosen for it’s significant wetland habitat and biodiversity, the fact that Te Ara o Ruaputana runs through it and it’s strategic position within our rohe joining up Onaero, Urenui & Pouiatoa, and fitting snugly between two of or neighbouring iwi. Since then, we have recieved funding from TODD energy towards further trapping and trap servicing and freshwater management; Methanex for aquatic survey equipment (hīnaki, gee minnows, and SHMAK kits); and of course the latest and most significant contribution, the birth of Te Kōhanga Āhuru – Jobs4Nature/Save the Kiwi and further DOC funding. It has been a largely successful journey which we hope can continue past J4N which wraps up at the end of July 2025.
Oi nesting Season
We have begun monitoring our Oi kainga site at Paparoa for this season. Our initial sweep of the burrows shows an increase of located active burrows from last year. This data is collected from two properties that join together from Paparoa reef south to Reads property (about 1km stretch of coast). There are Oi in pockets nesting all the way along our coast, we encourage as many landowners to carryout pest control along the coast as we can.
We will recheck these burrows two more times. Once to check chick hatching success then, once the chicks are bigger, we will band the ones we can reach. This mahi is undertaken with the support and guidance of Taranaki Regional Council.
Bird seen | 24 |
Two birds | 1 |
Bird and egg | 15 |
Egg alone | 2 |
Too long (but likely active) | 10 |
Not checked | 11+ |
Empty | 6 |
TOTAL BURROWS | 69 |