Recent news, insights & articles from around the Island.
Ten years after Kākāpō were reintroduced to Hauturu-o-Toi/Little Barrier Island, they are being relocated back to the Southern islands. This update from Kākāpō Recovery explains the challenges and learnings of…
A sore knee meant that while others ventured into the native bush for track clearing duties, first-time volunteer Colin Binsted opted to stay close to the hut and help with…
Warming seas. Invasive seaweed. Overfishing. The threats facing our coastlines seem insurmountable. But thriving populations of seabirds reappearing on Hauturu may provide reason to hope, says Hauturu Supporters Trust Trustee…
The eye of Cyclone Gabrielle tracked very close to Te Hauturu-o-Toi LIttle Barrier Island in February 2023. Department of Conservation Ranger Richard Walles recounts the remarkable experience. “We always watch the…
Richard Griffiths led the eradication project on Hauturu-o-toi to remove kiore nearly twenty years ago in 2004. Now he has joined the Hauturu Supporters Trust as a Trustee. He recollects…
Te Hauturu-o-Toi / Little Barrier is home to a delicate ecosystem where adding or removing one species can have a knock-on effect with huge impact. Should a pest arrive on…
One of the measures that Hauturu Supporters Trust advocated for has come to fruition. Under emergency measures the Hauturu Scallop Fishery was closed by Oceans and Fisheries Minister David Parker…
Trustee Kate Waterhouse reflects on the Working Weekend, 28-30 October 2022. It’s strange that the bird that stays with me when I leave Hauturu-o-Toi is the most numerous of all…
Chair’s report by John Clark I love the term “charismatic megafauna”. It describes endangered animal species that are large (relative to other species of the same category) and that arouse…
By Kate Evans Did you know that New Zealand is home to oceanic manta rays? Ngāti Manuhiri call them whai rahi, and they have special significance for the seafaring hapū…
