Recent news, insights & articles from around the Island.
HST Trustee and mycology expert Peter Buchanan introduces a fascinating fungus named after the island – a fungus that creates zombie caterpillars! Birds and trees are often the first things…
Nicola MacDonald (Ngāti Wai, Te Rarawa, and Taranaki) is the CEO of Ngāti Manuhiri Settlement Trust, and recipient of the 2024 New Zealand Environmental Hero of the Year / Te…
Over summer we received news that one of the founders of the Hauturu Supporters Trust had died. Brigadier David McGregor OBE, ED was admired and respected in his career as…
Fisheries New Zealand is seeking feedback on how to address kina barrens. Here is our submission: The Hauturu Supporters Trust is a charitable trust with a long history of working…
We recently took the opportunity to express our concerns about the Fast-track Approvals Bill. Here is our submission to the Environment Committee: The Hauturu Supporters Trust is dedicated to…
Invasive species of Caulerpa have now been found in three locations in Auckland. The Hauturu Supporters Trust is very concerned. Kate Waterhouse, Trustee and Chair of the Aotea Great Barrier…
The Hauturu Supporters Trust welcomes Ngaire Wallen onboard as a part-time co-ordinator working to support the Trust in delivering its objectives. Ngaire writes: “I am looking forward to contributing to…
Our new co-ordinator, Ngaire Wallen has returned from a visit to the Chatham Islands. In this piece, she draws parallels with some of the South Pacific’s most notable island sanctuaries….
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…
Te Hauturu-o-Toi / Little Barrier Island has a unique ability to support vulnerable species in a way that almost no other location can. Is it because of its predator and…
