1. Geological Island Walks
(Tourism and Recreation/Getting There)

... beds by anything from a few centimetres to several meters are readily seen and a close look may turn up a few small fossils Further along are outcrops of basal Waitemata conglomerate resting against ...

2. Winning Weedbusters
(News/Current News)

... an award was in 2005. Click here to read more about our Weedbusting activities Click here to read our Weedbusters diary Like to try your hand at weedbusting on the island with our award winning weedbusters? ...

3. July 2009
(Get Involved/Volunteer Profiles)

... her love of gardening and interest in conservation, the work gives Claire a sense of achievement and contribution to the world. "It's a big task we've been set, but you can already see the benefits out ...

4. October 2009
(Get Involved/Volunteer Profiles)

... one even when out and about in Mission Bay where he lives. He cannot bear to leave a single moth pod to burst and have the wind spread its hundreds of seeds far and wide.As a long-time volunteer for ...

5. 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 ...

6. Kakariki Breeding on Motutapu
(News/Current News)

...  ENDS Background information The red-crowned parakeet was widespread on the mainland last century, but today is very rare on the mainland and only common on pest-free islands. The International Union ...

7. Pillboxes and Howitzers
(Heritage/Military)

... and light machine guns, rifles and 3 inch mortars at the ready. Besides the pillbox at the top of Northern Junction, you can see three more embedded in the sides of the gully heading down to Mullet Bay ...

8. US Navy Magazines
(Heritage/Military)

... Each magazine measured 24 x 6 metres. After assembly, earth was piled up over their sides and roof only leaving the front side uncovered. The US Navy already had 15 ammunition magazine storage facilites ...

9. Auckland Heritage Festival
(Projects & Events/Events)

... soil & remove if found. Once packed, keep bags closed zipped up tight. Remember to recheck your bag on the morning of departure. Footwear - Check laces & seams for seeds. Check boot treads for ...

10. 2010 Heritage Festivals
(Projects & Events/Events)

... morning of departure. Footwear - Check laces & seams for seeds. Check boot treads for soil & seeds. Clean if required. Clothing - Check pockets for seeds and clean if required. Food - Pack ...

11. Auckland Heritage Festival
(News/Notices / Updates)

...  Footwear - Check laces & seams for seeds. Check boot treads for soil & seeds. Clean if required. Clothing - Check pockets for seeds and clean if required. Food - Pack all food in sealed containers ...

12. Motutapu Medication
(News/Current News)

... with them for food. Helicopter aerial drops using spreader buckets and GPS technology will cover both Rangitoto and Motutapu dispersing brodifacoum bait. In conjunction with hand laying of bait in buildings ...

13. Conservation Week
(News/Notices / Updates)

...  read about last year's event Get Involved: Kia Mahia te Mahi Conservation Week 13-20 September 2009   The theme for Conservation Week this year is 'Get Involved' What better way ...

14. Winter Weedbusters - Ferry Ticket Promo
(News/Notices / Updates)

... We are now into the winter planting season but because weeds never sleep, a small committed group will be hammering away at the dreadful moth plant in the Home Bay Forest. If you prefer wacking out weeds ...

15. DUAL2009 Award Winner !
(News/Notices / Updates)

... Dual to help meet this objective. Press release dated 7th August 2009 from Karen Watkins, Board member NZAEP Click on our links: Read about DUAL2009 Find out about DUAL2010      ...

16. DUAL2009 Award Winner
(News/Current News)

... Dual to help meet this objective. Press release dated 7th August 2009 from Karen Watkins, Board member NZAEP Click on our links: Read about DUAL2009 Find out about DUAL2010      ...

17. 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 ...

18. The Emu Incident 1860
(Heritage/European Settlement)

... up a bank and after walking for about an hour arrived at Home Bay as the weather cleared and the sun shone. Robert Graham had farm buildings at the Bay alongside of which, under spreading trees, an appetising ...

19. 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) ...

20. Volunteer on Motutapu
(Get Involved/Volunteer)

...  Help us "breathe new life into this ancient landform" But hey, don't just take our word for it : "Its a big task we've been set, but you can already see the benefits out there. Motutapu is so ...

21. Exploring the Island
(Tourism and Recreation/Exploring)

Your 2 hour self-guided  walking tour of the Home Bay Valley volunteer planted native forest and WWII Military sites While reading the tour guide you might like to check out the route on our ...

22. WWII Military Timeline
(Heritage/Military)

... Commander on 9th Sept. Battery is ready.     Top secret radar experiments (shore to sea, shore to air radar tracking systems) comence under Sir Ernest Marsden (had spit the atom ...

23. Treasure Islands
(News/Media Releases)

... that the dog and marine deaths and the aerial use of brodifacoum are unrelated. Click here to read the Department of Conservation's fact sheet which addresses concerns Public_concern_over_wildlife_deaths_in_the_Hauraki_Gulf_Sept09_Update_Oct09_2.pdf ...

24. DoC Pest Eradication latest
(News/Media Releases)

... in excess of 400 000 trees on Motutapu since 1994. ENDS Background notes: A number of helicopters will operate simultaneously and use spreader buckets and GPS technology to drop the bait. There ...

25. Nursery Diary
(Restoration/Ecological)

... manuka left. Sowing has already started in preparation for the 20,000 plants in root trainers that will be required for next planting season. One pressing requirement currently under consideration is ...

26. Tree Planting Diary
(Restoration/Ecological)

... enthusiastic group from the New Zealand Green Building Council came out to the island to plant trees with us. Find out who the Green Building Council are and read their story about their time on the island ...

27. Weedbusters' Diary
(Restoration/Ecological)

... 63 is currently being carried out. Grid searches for the dreaded moth plant cintinues in paddock 14 with a small band of dedicated volunteers. Regualr forays are also taking place in Central Gully below ...

28. Fencing Diary
(Restoration/Ecological)

... 2009 Fencing requirements identified for the summer include the readying of 700 battens removed from old fencing for the Rakino wetland fencing project. Battens removed from the Home Bay road to also ...

29. Weedbusting - What's it about?
(Restoration/Ecological)

... busting team We are now into the winter planting season but because weeds never sleep, a small committed group will be hammering away at the dreadful moth plant in the Home Bay Forest. If you prefer wacking ...

30. Maori Settlement Timeline
(Heritage/Maori Settlement)

... by the addition of charcoal, sand and shell fragments Around 1400 Eruption of Rangitoto Intermittent ash showers for possibly up to 200 years Eruption smothered Motutpau in ash and caused widespread ...

31. The DUAL2010
(Projects & Events/Events)

... Ferry, Free Accomodation and Meals CLICK HERE for more information www.thedual.co.nz Read about last year's event HERE   We need your help at the DUAL Motutapu-Rangitoto Traverse 26th & ...

32. DUAL2011
(Projects & Events/Events)

... (new in 2011!)    2011 registrations now open, click HERE   Read about DUAL2010 Read about DUAL2009                                                   ...

33. Gun Emplacements
(Heritage/Military)

... in the Auckland area so it was agreed NZ needed to build a battery. The NZ Government wanted to set the guns up at Milford but the British insisted they be placed on Rangitoto. As Rangitoto was already ...

34. The Pest Eradication
(News/Current News)

... simultaneously and used spreader buckets and GPS technology to drop the bait as part of three separate applications which lasted lasting 2-3 days. There was a minimum of two weeks between applications ...

35. Getting There
(Tourism and Recreation/Getting There)

... They operate 24hrs a day, 7 days a week, 364 days of the year. There are 13 scheduled water taxi services to Islington ('Issy') Bay spread across Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat and Sundays. Click on the logo to find ...

36. Important Bio-security Information
(Get Involved/Volunteer)

... Check boot treads for soil & seeds. Clean if required. Clothing Check pockets for seeds and clean if required. Food Pack all food in sealed containers free from insects Dogs and other animals Not ...

37. Become a Friend
(Get Involved/Become a Friend)

... Restoration Trust, P O Box 99 827, Newmarket, Auckland. You will need Acrobat Reader to view and download this form. If you do not have Acrobat Reader, you can download it for free by clicking here.  ...

38. 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 ...

39. Volunteer Activities
(Get Involved/Volunteer)

... when seeds are ready for harvest.   Beach Cleanups Motutapu is blessed with a long coastline with several attractive beaches. These beaches benefit from a rubbish clean up from time to time to help ...

40. Volunteer Days
(Get Involved/Volunteer)

... - no plastic bags, open top bags, or supermarket bags Check boots are clean - no soil or seeds in laces or treads No dogs or domestic animals No smoking in planted areas Cancellations ...

41. Tree Planting - How to Guide
(Get Involved/Volunteer)

Tree Planting - How to Guide How we do it on Motutapu Everything you always wanted to know about tree planting on Motutapu but perhaps were afraid to ask (?) Read this page before you visit the island ...

42. Make a Weekend of It !
(Get Involved/Volunteer)

... no soil or seeds in laces or treads No dogs or domestic animals    ...

43. Early Settlers - The Reid Brothers
(Heritage/European Settlement)

... the hospitality of the villagers. In John's obituary notice in the Weekly News dated 11 Aug 1899, his shipmates reported that they dined on breadfruit, pork, fowl,yams, tapioca root and green coconut and ...

44. Archaeological Sites
(Heritage/Maori Settlement)

... are spread across the whole island with some apparent clustering on the western leeward side and around the mountain and causeway stream catchments, open stream mouths and adjacent spurs. The clustering ...

45. A Big Day Out on Motutapu
(News/Archives)

... team of John, Peter, Belinda and Trevor worked very hard to make sure that everything was ready to go on Sunday. Spades and plants on site, the planting areas marked out, bridges in place and so on. Thank ...

46. eNews back copies
(Category)

... eNews April 2010 Inaugural eNews    You will need Acrobat Reader to view these newsletters. If you do not have Acrobat Reader, you can download it for free by clicking here.  ...

47. A Definition of Sustainability
(Category)

... with its many layers, is an ideal context for this approach to teaching and learning for school children. Over an island visit for a week, or even a day, there are real issues that students can readily ...

48. Newsletters
(Category)

... 2004 Newsletter September 2003 Newsletter You will need Acrobat Reader to view these newsletters. If you do not have Acrobat Reader, you can download it for free by clicking here.  ...

49. Pest Eradication FAQ
(Category)

... endangered native species. Click on the following link to read more question and answer content on 1080 from the National Possum Control Agencies Nat_Possum_Cntrl_Agencies_QA_on_1080.pdf and click ...

50. FAQs
(Section)

From the list below choose one of our FAQs topics, then select an FAQ to read. If you have a question which is not in this section, please contact us. ...