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1. August 2009
(Get Involved/Volunteer Profiles)
... retired farmland and carrying out Pest eradication programmes. The Motutapu project is different, it is by far the biggest restoration project in the Hauraki Gulf and quite possibly the largest island ...
2. DUAL 2010
(News/Current News)
27 MARCH 2010 - THE RETURN OF THE  DUAL  click on pic to read more. FREE FERRY RIDES FOR FIRST TIME VOLUNTEER WEEDBUSTERS : HAURAKI GULF MARINE PARK - 10TH ANNIVERSARY THE PEST ERADICATION PROJECT ...
... ever island pest eradication programmes on Motutapu and Rangitoto Islands last year. Kakariki (parakeets) began breeding on Motutapu in December, and pateke (brown teal) were spotted on the island in ...
... after more than 100 years' absence, follows one of New Zealand's largest ever island pest eradication programmes on Motutapu and Rangitoto Islands last year. Kakariki (parakeets) began breeding on Motutapu ...
5. Kakariki Breeding on Motutapu
(News/Current News)
... breeding on Motutapu. Only one of the adult birds was banded (identified as a male that had been released on Motutihe back in March 2009) '...As a result of the recent pest eradication, these parakeets ...
Rangitoto and Motutapu are linked by a bridge which allows rodents, and other pests, to move between the islands. Rodent eradication required both islands to be targeted at the same time and over the same ...
7. Auckland Heritage Festival
(Projects & Events/Events)
... sailings.   **IMPORTANT BIOSECURITY INFORMATION** It's extremely important that we keep Rangitoto and Motutapu free from pests following the recent pest eradication aerial drops. Please note the ...
8. Auckland Heritage Festival
(News/Notices / Updates)
... free from pests following the recent pest eradication aerial drops. Please note the following rules are now in place in relation to travel to Rangitoto and Motutapu: Packs, bags, containers - All bags ...
9. Motutapu Medication
(News/Current News)
... possums. DoC commenced an eradication operation on both islands. Possums and rock wallabies were targeted with an aerial drop of 1080 laced pellets. The eradication program continued with ground hunters ...
10. Post War Timeline
(About Us/The Island)
... Pohutukawa on cliffs ravaged by possums and wallabies 1990 Department of Conservation hunters take up residence at Reid Homestead Brush tail possums and brush tail rock wallaby pest eradication programme ...
11. Next Volunteer Day
(News/Notices / Updates)
... is limited. Come join us ! Please check out Volunteer Days for any latest information in respect of our next Public Volunteer Day Want an update on the most complex island pest eradication ...
12. Treasure Islands
(News/Media Releases)
From the Department of Conservation - The Pest Eradication DOC night time hedgehog hunting on Motutapu. Pic: Department of Conservation. Nearly 300 hedgehogs have been caught since the operation ...
13. DoC Pest Eradication latest
(News/Media Releases)
For here for the very latest updates on the Pest Eradication project  Department of Conservation -  Media Release June 2009 ISLAND RESTORATION PROJECT UNDERWAY The Department of Conservation has ...
14. Govenrment Wake Up Call
(News/Media Releases)
... to highlight the significance of a united region to the rest of the nation. The failure to confer national status prior to embarking on the most complex island pest eradication attempted anywhere in the ...
15. Tree Planting Diary
(Restoration/Ecological)
... recorded as 3023 PB's and 11600 in baskets. October 2009 The pest eradication programme has not only set the foundation for a bird sanctuary but also a plant sanctuary. One possibility under discussion ...
16. Weedbusters' Diary
(Restoration/Ecological)
... pitted crassula from lava rocks. September 2009 A major weed eradication project is being undertaken at Sandy Bay, thanks to funding from the ARC's Coastal Enhancement Fund. It is hoped that muehlenbeckia ...
17. The Ecological Project
(Restoration/Ecological)
... for the establishment of a haven of international significance for indigenous species. Pivotal to realising this potential is the eradication and continued exclusion of animal pests from both islands and ...
18. The DUAL2010
(Projects & Events/Events)
... event   DUAL2010 will be New Zealand's first pest free sporting event and will also traverse the first pest free farm in the nation (the world's most complex island pest eradication programme, ...
19. Motutapu Radio Repeater
(Projects & Events/Projects)
... issues. Ability to notify DOC of pest sightings post eradication. Ability to have 2 volunteer groups working in different parts of the island staying in touch.  Communicating those important Reid ...
20. The Farm
(About Us/The Island)
... pest eradication programme. This, in itself, is a great advocacy attribute but the farm is essential for maintaining the landscape of Motutapu. Farming has been carried out on Motutapu since 1840 and ...
21. Our Achievements
(About Us/The Trust)
... work. After extensive consultation the "The Motutapu Restoration Working Plan" was developed in 1994. Since then we have seen many achievements including:   Natural Landscape: Seen the eradication ...
22. The Pest Eradication
(News/Current News)
It's been a year since the first aerial rodent bait drop! Where are we at with the Pest eradication? click here The massive $3million Pest Eradication programme currently taking place on the islands ...
23. Important Bio-security Information
(Get Involved/Volunteer)
Important Bio-Security Information ship rat eating a fantail chick - photo David Mudge With the pest eradication programme currently underway, visitors to Motutapu and Rangitoto need to observe ...
24. Island Fauna
(About Us/The Island)
... have already been eradicated from Rangitoto and Motutapu. The remaining pests are targeted for eradication in winter 2009.    Birds Motutapu has a wide range of birds, both native and exotic, who ...
25. Facilities & Activities
(Tourism and Recreation/Facilities & Activities)
DoC Camp Site at Home Bay Please note the Camp Site is currently closed through  to the 1st Nov 2009 for the period of the pest eradication operation The Home Bay Camp Site, 5 mins walk from the ...
26. Ecological
(Category)
... for the establishment of a haven of international significance for indigenous species. Pivotal to realising this potential is the eradication and continued exclusion of animal pests from both islands and ...
27. Pest Eradication FAQ
(Category)
DOC talks about Brodifacoum, 1080 and the aerial poison drops - Nov 2009 Sandra Jack, Community Relations Ranger, Department of Conservation, answers your questions about the Brodifacoum aerial drops ...
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