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1. July 2009
(Get Involved/Volunteer Profiles)
... native trees and plants, built a nursery to raise seedlings, controlled pests, collected seeds and cleared thousands of weeds. It's an unremitting task and someone's got to do the dirty work. After returning ...
2. 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 ...
3. 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 ...
6. Kakariki Breeding on Motutapu
(News/Current News)
... provide the 1000 regular volunteers with a "beacon". She said  it's only the beginning when you think of other species that will make Motutapu their home now the pests have been eradicated.  Chris said that ...
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 ...
... of pests are proven. A good example is that in Tongariro Forest Park, with no pest control only one out of ten kiwi chicks will survive. After an aerial 1080 drop, this survival rate rose to 7 out of 10 ...
DOC uses a wide range of tools to target the onslaught of introduced pests and predators in New Zealand. Ground control, using traps, bait stations or culling of pests is the most widely used method of ...
10. ...and how does Brodifacoum work?
(FAQs/Pest Eradication FAQ)
... be absorbed through the skin. Brodifacoum is a common poison (also known as Talon and Pestoff) that is widely available from supermarkets and hardware stores for rodent control.  ...
11. Auckland Heritage Festival
(Projects & Events/Events)
... and soon to be the world's first pest free pastoral farm 2.30pm - Enjoy a cuppa with the Motutapu trustees and volunteers 3.30pm - Board ferry to return to Devonport and Auckland 4.00pm - Collect ...
12. 2010 Heritage Festivals
(Projects & Events/Events)
... extremely important that we keep Rangitoto and Motutapu free from pests.  Please note the following rules are now in place in relation to travel to Rangitoto and Motutapu: Packs, bags, containers - ...
13. Auckland Heritage Festival
(News/Notices / Updates)
... operate the concession on the Island. This farm is the biggest pastoral farm in the Auckland region and soon to be the world's first pest free pastoral farm 2.30pm - Enjoy a cuppa with the Motutapu trustees ...
14. Motutapu Medication
(News/Current News)
Nanda MacLaren, Forest and Bird member and Motutapu volunteer, investigates how Motutapu Island is Becoming Pest Free. A slightly different version of this article, entitled 'Island Life', was recently ...
15. The Trust
(About Us/The Trust)
... so that native wildlife, including endangered species, can thrive in a safe haven free from animal and plant pests. Alongside the ecological restoration the island's rich archaeological and historic ...
16. 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 ...
17. Dow AgroSciences
(Get Involved/Sponsors)
Dow AgroSciences is a leading research based agrichemical company providing advanced technology in weed and pest control. They provide us Tordon Brushkiller to assist our weedbusting efforts  ...
18. 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 ...
19. Volunteer on Motutapu
(Get Involved/Volunteer)
... following and understand the disastrous consequences of pests re-infiltrating our islands   *IMPORTANT BIOSECURITY INFORMATION* It’s really important that we keep Rangitoto and Motutapu free from ...
20. Visitor Information
(Tourism and Recreation/Getting There)
... 6476. Click here to learn more about the farm. BIOSECURITY: CHECK THAT YOUR BOAT, BAGS AND OTHER GEAR ARE RODENT AND ANT FREE. HELP KEEP THE HAURAKI GULF MARINE PARK PEST FREE. Click here for more information ...
21. Sandy Bay - Paradise Regained
(Projects & Events/Projects)
... its tracks. With funding from the CEF, the Trust contracted weed control specialists Targeted Pest Solutions to conduct initial and follow up control of moth plant and other major plant pests such as ...
22. 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 ...
23. 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 ...
24. 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 ...
25. 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 ...
26. 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 ...
27. European Settlement Timeline
(Heritage/European Settlement)
... Thomas Reid at that time. An Auckland Star article of 1st Feb 1894 mentions what a pest the deer had become.  The Reid family always acknowledged that they introduced the deer, which they obviously came ...
28. The DUAL2010
(Projects & Events/Events)
DUAL2010 MOTUTAPU - RANGITOTO TRAVERSE Saturday 27 March 2010 Another fantastic Dual- This time New Zealand's first ever pest free sporting event ! Our competitors were welcomed by James Brown and ...
29. 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 ...
30. The Farm
(About Us/The Island)
... these cultural landscapes Kiwi and takahe will indoubtedly enjoy the pasture environment upon arrival The farm is poised to become the very first and only pest free farm in the world following the ...
31. Our Achievements
(About Us/The Trust)
... pre-pest eradication reptile surveys Fenced off 15 hectares of Central Gully to exclude stock Funded contractors to make the initial assault on moth plant infestation in Central Gully Celebrated ...
32. Examples of Issues
(Education for Sustainability/Teacher Guidelines)
... awash with weeds? Rangitoto-adjoining Motutapu, an island of Rhamnus, or the world's largest Pohutukawa forest? How to defend the two islands from plant pests and animal pest hitchhikers and arrivals. ...
33. 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 ...
34. Getting There
(Tourism and Recreation/Getting There)
... important that we keep Rangitoto and Motutapu free from pests. Please note the following rules are now in place in relation to travel to Rangitoto and Motutapu: Packs, bags, containers All bags and containers ...
35. 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 ...
36. Island Flora
(About Us/The Island)
... of unwanted plants including rhamnus (evergreen buckthorn), moth plant, woolly nightshade, apple of Sodom, pampas and smilex. These pests are being brought under control through the weed programme. Some ...
37. 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 ...
38. Volunteer Activities
(Get Involved/Volunteer)
... food basket my food basket will satisfy the guest Nau te rakau, naku te rakau,ka mate te hoariri. - My weapon and your weapon will dispose of the enemy (which we can interpret as the wildlife pests and ...
39. Volunteer Days
(Get Involved/Volunteer)
... aid kits)   Biosecurity Checklist Check bags for rodents,insects and other pests prior to boarding the ferry Carry food in sealed, rodent proof containers free from insects Bags must be sealed ...
40. Make a Weekend of It !
(Get Involved/Volunteer)
... the washing up party afterwards.   IMPORTANT - Biosecurity Checklist - Rangitoto and Motutapu are now pest free - we need your help to keep it that way ! Check bags for rodents,insects and other ...
41. Our Vision & Aims
(About Us/The Trust)
... hundred hectares in native forest Collect and propagate seeds from indigenous plant stock Protect the growing volunteer forest from plant pests See the removal of the seven remaining animal pests ...
42. Who Are We?
(About Us/The Trust)
... the cultural and natural landscapes of Motutapu. Restored island's habitats will enable native wildlife, including endangered species, to thrive in a safe haven free from animal and plant pests. Alongside ...
43. Early Settlers - The Reid Brothers
(Heritage/European Settlement)
... believes James Reid supplied the fallow deer to Kaipara Heads, not the other way around. An Auckland Star article of 1st Feb 1894 mentions the pest that the deer had become. It has always been acknowledged ...
44. 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 ...
45. Motutapu - 'Sacred Island'
(Uncategorised Content)
... to Rangitoto in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park. Motutapu and Rangitoto are now pest free islands - please, we need your help to keep it that way. The Motutapu Restoration Trust is committed to restoring ...
46. The Trust
(Category)
... so that native wildlife, including endangered species, can thrive in a safe haven free from animal and plant pests. Alongside the ecological restoration the island's rich archaeological and historic ...
47. Teacher Guidelines
(Category)
... awash with weeds? Rangitoto-adjoining Motutapu, an island of Rhamnus, or the world's largest Pohutukawa forest? How to defend the two islands from plant pests and animal pest hitchhikers and arrivals. ...
48. Become a Sponsor
(Category)
... Motutapu is poised to become, once all our animal pests have gone, a wonderful wildlife sanctuary where our special native species will be able to flourish. Raise your company's profile by being connected ...
49. 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 ...
50. Pest Eradication FAQ
(Category)
... DOC employed in eradicating these islands of pests. The Motutapu Restoration Trust applauds DOC for their recent successful aerial drop programme. We must all now wait two years before the Department ...
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