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
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