By Tim Higham . Photography by Shaun Lee. 2017 december
Motutapu re-opened to the public on Labour Weekend, seven months after Cyclone Debbie damaged roads and tracks. The Rotary Centennial Loop Track has been repaired, helped by the Rotary Club of Newmarket and Dole NZ, and the campground at Home Bay is open but numbers are restricted due to damage.
Take a peek into Chris Morton and Peter Malcouronne's new ... more
Waiheke Island is already possum free, and now plans are underway to see the island become rat and stoat free by 2025. If successful, ... more
Mussel beds installed in Mahurangi Harbour (Waihē) late 2017 are having a major upgrade this month from the Mussel Reef Restoration Trust (Revive our ... more
In late October, a 23-day-old Coromandel brown kiwi known as “Waipahu” was released onto Motutapu Island. The first chick released for this season, Waipahu ... more
From the age of dinosaurs up until the mid-1800s, wētāpunga lived between Waiheke Island and the Far North’s Paihia. But by the early 1900s, ... more
Te Mana, te Ihi, te Tapu o Tikapa ... more