The Okiwi Community Ecology Project has been carrying out its annual Asian Paddle Crab monitoring in the Whangapoua estuary since November. The students of Okiwi School are experts at this conservation mahi and this season has seen two juvenile pest … Read More
This year we celebrate 25 years of ecological restoration in the Windy Hill Sanctuary. Beginning with a 100 rat traps in a tiny 20 HA patch at Windy Hill in 1999 we now manage pests in partnership with 58 landowners … Read More
Climbing Asparagus also known as Asparagus fern, Mesophyll scandens, originally from South America, is one of the North Islands worst weeds and is well established across the North Island and has spread to the South Island. It smothers native vegetation and … Read More
You may or may not have caught wind of an exciting project developing at Kaitoke School –a whizz-bang pump track, open to all (outside school hours). A pump track (for those not familiar with our island’s only existing one in … Read More
A Sparkle of Stargazing Have you been looking up and wondering what it is that’s sparkling down at you? Well here’s a stargazing snippet just for you. Turn all the lights off, go outside and take 10 minutes for your … Read More
Each week Tim Higham gets to the heart of Island Life on Aotea Great Barrier Island through interviews on AoteaFM Interviews from Monday 19th February Aiming High – An interview with Kaitoke School Principle Leanne Eloff Kaitoke School recently completed … Read More
Congratulations Aotea Community! This summer, collection of recyclable materials from kerbside increased by 12% from last December and January. Over the same time, kerbside rubbish (to landfill) collections decreased by 13% relative to the previous December and January. Kerbside rubbish … Read More
After last summer’s non-event we, Manta Watch NZ, had high hopes that this summer and our fourth year of dedicated research would hit the mark. So far El Niño has not disappointed and we are pleased to announce it’s been … Read More
“The famous photographer Henry Winkelmann, a gay man, player of the zither, lover of music, property speculator, bicycle rider, farmer,” has a strong association with Aotea, Great Barrier Island says Kim Bannister. Visitors taking Instragram shots may find faint resonance … Read More
“We were innocent, but we knew somewhere out there were forces that wanted to tame us. We wanted to stay illogical children,” said Lizzie Harwood about growing up as one of seven siblings on the island during the late 70s … Read More
