Recent news, insights & articles from around the Island.
By the 1880s, the huia was already fading into the shadows of the North Island’s deep forests. There was once a plan—a glimmer of hope—to transfer pairs of these sacred…
A baby tuatara has been found near the ranger’s house. This wasn’t just any lizard; it was the first recorded hatchling in the wild from the original founder tuatara of…
As New Zealand’s oldest nature reserve, Hauturu is home to a genetically diverse population of kiwi-nui / North Island brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli). The 2025 kiwi monitoring survey, carried out…
A successful trial was recently held to assess the feasibility of using drones to spray invasive pampas grass on Te Hauturu-o-Toi / Little Barrier Island. The five-day trial, funded by…
Our forests are thriving, but the underwater kelp forests—once vibrant and rich—are now being eaten to death by kina. These kina barrens are growing because we have removed the predators…
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…
