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🐦 Learn to Monitor Our Native Birds — This Sunday!
come practice identifying a tūī song from that of korimako, and more! image: Lisa Evans Keen to help our native birds thrive? Join us...
Jul 51 min read


Recognition at Waikato Volunteering Awards
15-21 June is Te Wiki Tūao ā-Motu, National Volunteer Week. The Haakarimata Restoration Group relies on incredible support of...
Jun 191 min read


Free Predator Control Workshops - June 2025
Join the Central Waikato Predator Free Hub for a series of free workshops this June, supported by the Waikato Regional Council. Whether...
May 301 min read


In the News: Thousands of Cats Plague Haakarimata
Cats are estimated to kill more than 1 million birds each year in Aotearoa, as well as countless geckos, skinks, bats, and insects. Their...
May 151 min read


Why trapping is more than just checking boxes - a day with Sam the Trap Man
“We can be someone who checks traps, or we can be trappers.” Wise words from Sam Gibson—known by many as Sam the Trap Man —a seasoned...
Apr 22 min read


Helping Hands Protect Haakarimata’s Forest
Two new traplines now stand guard in the Haakarimatas, shielding an extra 20 hectares of native forest from introduced pests. Funding for...
Mar 232 min read


In the news
Our very own Greg Townsend is featured in the Waikato Times, sharing his story of how he got into conservation, and the changes he’s seen...
Feb 161 min read


A special (tiny) find in Haakarimata
Aotearoa New Zealand excels at many things, holding world records for the fastest female shearer, and the most consecutive backflips on a...
Feb 11 min read


This is our year!
We're excited to share we've been making great progress with our strategic planning as the wider 'Hakarimata Restoration Group'. In...
Jan 311 min read


Imagine if kiwi, kokako and tieke thrived again on Hakarimata
Haakarimata is outstanding culturally and ecologically, and is cherished by many. However, the forest and wildlife are being devastated...
Apr 8, 20241 min read
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