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... continues to do great things up and down the country. The planting day on Motutapu Island over the weekend coincided with the signing of a donation from the Trust for a new project to expand and upgrade ...
2. Jim Holdaway Conservation Award
(News/Current News)
... their gratitude to you. We wish to acknowledge the sense of purpose, unity and love you have brought to this project. You are an inspiration to us all. You have shared your life with the project and ...
3. ANZET - Our New Sponsor
(News/Current News)
... things up and down the country. The planting day on Motutapu Island over the weekend coincided with the signing of a donation from the Trust for a new project to expand and upgrade the native plant nursery ...
4. August 2009
(Get Involved/Volunteer Profiles)
... ferry moved throughout the Hauraki Gulf. We were heading out to Motutapu Island to help plant trees as part of the Motutapu Restoration Project. We were to be joined on that day by Auckland University ...
5. December 2009
(Get Involved/Volunteer Profiles)
...  G: Field Manager V: Part Retired, part admin Why did you volunteer on Motutapu the first time? G:It seemd like a worthwhile project - we grew up on the Hauraki Gulf and welcomed ...
6. 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 ...
... Richard Griffiths, project manager for the Department of Conservation's pest-eradication project on Rangitoto and Motutapu. Neil Lorimer, a volunteer for the Motutapu Restoration Trust, was the first ...
... Rakino Island, as it's less than two kilometres from Motutapu," says Richard Griffiths, project manager for the Department of Conservation's pest-eradication project on Rangitoto and Motutapu. Neil Lorimer, ...
9. Kakariki Breeding on Motutapu
(News/Current News)
... two-year campaign to rid the islands of seven remaining mammalian pests in June this year. Richard Griffiths, project manager for the Rangitoto and Motutapu restoration project, says it's exciting to see ...
10. Battery Observation Post Complex
(Heritage/Military)
... were part of the Project Crimson project and were planted in 1994/95.   Battery Observation Post (BOP) - Radio Room - Radar Room Also completed in 1937 and partly recessed into the ground, ...
11. Underground Plotting Rooms
(Heritage/Military)
... and support services for the gun battery. The facilities were located on a ridge alongside the Miniature Range and so, easily exposed in the event of an attack. The project took almost 12 months to dig ...
12. The Guns of Motutapu
(Heritage/Military)
... at the Auckland War Memorial Museum on the eve of Anzac Day, April 2006. The Guns of Motutapu project represented the largest 3D modelling project of its kind within the Southern Hemispere's heritage ...
13. Auckland Heritage Festival
(Projects & Events/Events)
... Homestead - hear the stories of Home Bay 11.00am - Ecological Restoration project briefing at the entrance to the Home Bay forest 11.15am - We organise you into groups for the guided walk up the fabulous ...
14. 2010 Heritage Festivals
(Projects & Events/Events)
... The Trust is also in the process of forming a group of volunteers to work on the military aspect of the restoration project. Ask your volunteer guides for information.   Click HERE to read about some ...
15. Auckland Heritage Festival
(News/Notices / Updates)
... day 10.30am - Welcome briefing / health and safety 10.45am - Walk from wharf to Reid Homestead - hear the stories of Home Bay 11.00am - Ecological Restoration project briefing at the entrance to ...
16. Motutapu Medication
(News/Current News)
... the gulf islands  However, due to the complex history of the island, simply creating a Noah's Ark for wildlife was not an option. The Motutapu Restoration Project (MRP) was conceived by a group of interested ...
17. Winter Weedbusters - Ferry Ticket Promo
(News/Notices / Updates)
... and mature form; understand the principles of a grid search approach for moth-plant; and have taken part in a moth-plant grid search on either Motutapu or another restoration project; What if I haven't ...
18. New Project Vehicle
(News/Current News)
Second vehicle -  a huge plus for our Project! In June 2009, the Trust took delivery of a second-hand 4WD 4Door Toyota Utility vehicle, a second vehicle for the ecological programme.  We already ...
19. January 2010
(Get Involved/Volunteer Profiles)
... away from the city in the fresh air and watching the Motutapu project grow. Do you volunteer on your own or with a group? On my own. Not a problem as everyone is friendly. What ...
20. Post War Timeline
(About Us/The Island)
... project to restore Motutapu's cultural and natural landscape over 50 years. DoC brochure with map showing 75% of island reforested within 50 years causes furor among archaeologists ('trees obscure sites ...
21. Significant Project Sponsors
(Get Involved/Partners)
"The Motutapu Restoration Trust could not do its work without the generous support of sponsors and donors. We thank everyone who has contributed to the work of the Trust since its inception". ...
22. Next Volunteer Day
(News/Notices / Updates)
... project ever attempted anywhere is progressing? The aerial bait drops have completed but there is still work to be done Click here to read recent media releases from the Department of Conservation (DoC) ...
23. Volunteer on Motutapu
(Get Involved/Volunteer)
... meet new people while doing something really worthwhile. Help us create a legacy for the future. Volunteers are the lifeblood of the Motutapu Restoration Project. ALL our work is done by volunteers. ...
24. Walk Motutapu
(Tourism and Recreation/Exploring)
... centre of Auckland. The island hosts our significant conservation project focused on the restoration of the natural and cultural landscapes of the island. NOTE: TRACK TIMES ARE ONE WAY, ADD EXTRA TIME ...
25. Exploring the Island
(Tourism and Recreation/Exploring)
...  Motutapu is 1509 hectares. The Trust's intention is to eventually replant 30% of the Island. This makes the project one of the largest long term restoration projects in the nation. Your tour starts ...
26. WWII Military Timeline
(Heritage/Military)
... Zealand recedes, Motutapu assumes more relaxed atmosphere. Planned additonal defence projects halted   Sep Australians capture Lae, New Guinea and attack Japanese ships in Singapore ...
27. The Nursery Expansion
(Projects & Events/Projects)
... upgrade and expansion of our island nursery. We are thrilled that ANZET have chosen to support our project. What will this generous sponsorship mean for the Trust? We will be able to double the ...
28. Treasure Islands
(News/Media Releases)
... positive phase for the Motutapu project. Stock is due to return to the island in early October Public Concern over wildlife deaths in the Hauraki Gulf - September 2009 There has been much public ...
29. 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 ...
30. Govenrment Wake Up Call
(News/Media Releases)
... world is an opportunity sadly wasted. Should this audacious pest eradication project on Rangitoto and Motutapu islands be successful, it will not only protect the world's largest pohutukawa forest but ...
31. 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 ...
32. Fencing Diary
(Restoration/Ecological)
... Rakino fencing project. Trust volunteers to batten and strain. This work to be completed by end of April at the latest. The Trust is real keen for more volunteers to assist with this fencing work. December ...
33. The Ecological Project
(Restoration/Ecological)
"Motutapu and Rangitoto provide an unrivalled opportunity for ecological restoration. Their size, isolation, diverse geological characteristics and wide range of habitat types provide ideal conditions ...
34. Motutapu Radio Repeater
(Projects & Events/Projects)
... to collaborate on the sourcing and installation of a VHF repeater radio system with a shared frequency. Refer Duncan's project timeline below. The team from Newmarket Rotary worked with Duncan to source ...
35. The Farm
(About Us/The Island)
... Motutapu Restoration Project trustees.   In the mid 1940's,  following the cessation of wartime defence activities on the island, farming resumed under the Department of Lands and Survey. In the late ...
36. Our Achievements
(About Us/The Trust)
  Since the Trust was formed in 1994, dozens of sponsors and trusts, thousands of volunteers and hundreds of Friends have helped us achieve a long list of projects and complete a vast amount of conservation ...
37. Examples of Issues
(Education for Sustainability/Teacher Guidelines)
... reserve with an operating pastoral farm and ongoing ecological restoration activities. How to restore Maori living traditions How to set up a sister city ecological project with an overseas school ...
38. The Pest Eradication
(News/Current News)
... eat birds and insects. The forest will flourish as a result. The Pest Eradication Project - at a glance: Helicopter aerial drops covered both Rangitoto and Motutpau islands, a total of 3842 ...
39. Our Partners
(About Us/The Trust)
... Motutapu Restoration Project.   The Trust values the long term relationship it has with the Rotary Club of Newmarket (RCON) which has been involved on Motutapu since 1990        ...
40. Become a Friend
(Get Involved/Become a Friend)
Help restore Motutapu. This is a major 50 year community project to restore Motutapu's cultural and natural landscape aiming to transform the island into a mosaic of protected archaelogical and historic ...
41. Make a Weekend of It !
(Get Involved/Volunteer)
... stay at the Lodge? RCON are huge supporters of both MOEC and the Motutapu Restoration Trust.  They often come over to the island on projects and overnight at the Lodge. They've found the best way of ...
42. Our Beginnings
(About Us/The Trust)
The Motutapu Restoration Trust (MRT) was officially incorporated as a charitable trust on 16th Feb in 1994, and since that time has spear-headed a major restoration project intended to restore and enhance ...
43. Facilities & Activities
(Tourism and Recreation/Facilities & Activities)
... to do and see: Archaeological sites WWII military sites Coastal and farm walks Walk Motutapu (Walkway) Tree planting and restoration projects Restoration Trust nursery Motutapu Outdoor ...
44. A Big Day Out on Motutapu
(News/Archives)
... from Mitsui, led by Tony, on their first trip to Motutapu. Mitsui have taken part in other planting projects and their past experience ensured good planting productivity. We hope they have caught the planting ...
45. Teacher Guidelines
(Category)
... reserve with an operating pastoral farm and ongoing ecological restoration activities. How to restore Maori living traditions How to set up a sister city ecological project with an overseas school ...
46. Projects
(Category)
  Our volunteer Trust committees are always hard at work running various projects often in partnership with long time supporters such as our good friends at Newmarket Rotary. We will update you ...
47. Become a Sponsor
(Category)
Becoming a sponsor of the Motutapu Restoration Trust is a wonderful opportunity to be part of one of New Zealand's most important conservation projects. With the restoration of the island's natural heritage, ...
48. eNews back copies
(Category)
Our monthly eNews, intended to keep you more regularly up to date with all the exciting developments happening on our island restoration project, launched in April 2010 To download any of our back copy ...
49. Volunteer
(Category)
We would love for you to come help us. Volunteers are the lifeblood of our project; they are our most precious commodity. We have school children, corporate groups, groups of friends, church groups, ...
50. Pest Eradication FAQ
(Category)
... can confidently declare the two islands officially pest free. It is without doubt the most significant event in the life of our project. Pest free islands are an absolute pre-requisite to our reintroducing ...
51. Get Involved
(Section)
... you need to do is click here and fill out a simple online form to register as a volunteer with us. That's all there is to it. It's that easy. We will then be in touch to welcome you into our project. ...
52. Projects & Events
(Section)
Our volunteer Trust committees are always hard at work running various projects often in partnership with long time supporters such as our good friends at Newmarket Rotary.   We will update you on ...
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