Ramping up fish passage for threatened species
All TagsThreatened fish species in Wharemaukū Stream, Paraparaumu, have an improved passage up and down the stream thanks to a new “rock ramp” fishway which is the first of its kind…
Read the signs – local tamariki protecting tuna
All TagsTamariki in Lower Hutt have taken action to safeguard tuna (eels) in the Waiwhetu Stream and spread awareness about this taonga species. Several tuna from the stream were found dead and…
Greater Wellington wading behind kōtuku-ngutupapa/royal spoonbill for Bird of the Year 2025
All TagsPhoto credit to Roger Smith, Waikanae Estuary Care Group …
In survival mode: 10 years of citizen science shows struggling Kākahi population
All TagsA decade of citizen science has been analysed by experts, and the call to action is clear: urgent environmental restoration is needed to save kākahi (freshwater mussels) living in the…
First photograph of elusive mātātā captured in Wellington wetland
All TagsThe elusive mātātā or fern bird has been photographed in Taupō Swamp near Plimmerton for the first time – showing the success of restoration efforts in the wetland. Endemic to Aotearoa,…
Going batty for conservation: Telling stories of taonga species
All TagsKāpiti kaiako and event facilitators (left to right) Sharlene Maoate-Davis, Anna Bailey, Alicia Rangi-Bloomfield, Amanda Dobson …
Greater Wellington welcomes Government’s comprehensive biodiversity protection measures
All TagsGreater Wellington welcomed news on 7 July that the Government is launching “a suite of measures” aimed at protecting Aotearoa’s native wildlife and habitats from the impacts of human activity. The…
Massive ecosanctuary proposal received by Greater Wellington
All TagsKākāpō are a step closer towards returning to Te Whanganui-a-Tara after Greater Wellington’s Environment Committee received the feasibility study for Puketahā - the Wainuiomata Ecosanctuary. Rowi Kiwi and Hihi are other…
Ruamāhanga planting to deliver jobs and environmental benefits
All TagsPlanting is coming to an end in the year one work programme of the Major Rivers – Riparian Management programme as Greater Wellington closes in on establishing more than 36,000…