Tauira Mahi Conservation Training

28/05/2026

𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗙𝘂𝗻 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆:
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 😲- 𝗡𝗭'𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘄 (𝘋𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘢).
Beware the "morning dew" that never dries!
These glistening droplets on the ends of the plant's red-tipped hairs might look like refreshing water, but they are actually a deadly, sticky glue.
Insects attracted to the shine find themselves stuck fast.
The sundew then slowly curls its 𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚, turning a simple plant into a master predator.

📷©: 𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙣𝙚 𝙊'𝙆𝙚𝙚𝙛𝙚 (𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙯𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙏𝙪𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨!)

27/05/2026

New dates for Bird ID Day training in Rotorua👇
💯 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆!
𝑯𝒂𝒅 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒐 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉!
𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒘𝒆𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒓. Review from Bobbie.

Find out more here: https://training.bayconservation.nz/courses/identifying-nz-birds-rotorua-17-june-2026/

26/05/2026

"What's sexier than the Redbands and Stubbies combo" I hear you ask..... well.... you might be surprised... but check out how popular BCA's new governance and leadership in conservation training day was....

24/05/2026

𝑬𝒏𝒗𝒊𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒏𝒆𝒘𝒔 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖?
𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱! – 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 & 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱!
You can make a difference! We can show you the way!

C͟h͟e͟c͟k͟ ͟o͟u͟t͟ ͟o͟u͟r͟ ͟T͟a͟u͟i͟r͟a͟ ͟M͟a͟h͟i͟ ͟C͟o͟n͟s͟e͟r͟v͟a͟t͟i͟o͟n͟ ͟t͟r͟a͟i͟n͟i͟n͟g͟ ͟d͟a͟y͟s͟:
🌿 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 (1-day)
🌿 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (2-days)
🌿 𝙄𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙕𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘽𝙞𝙧𝙙𝙨 (1-day)
🌿 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 (1-day)
🌿 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙀𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮 (1-day)

Learn more: 👇
https://training.bayconservation.nz/all-courses/

22/05/2026

It's Fun Fact Friday:
Real-Life Insect Zombies! 🧟‍♀️
Meet the real-life zombies of the insect world!
This cicada has been completely overtaken by a parasitic fungus called Beauveria, which creates the eerie white growth you see erupting through its shell. 😲😲
The fungus effectively hijacks the insect’s body to serve its own ends.
It turns the host into a vessel to spread fungal spores to every other unsuspecting insect in the vicinity.
What fun fact about Aotearoa's native species blows your mind?
📸: Wayne O'Keefe©️ (One of our amazing Tutors!)

18/05/2026

🌿 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀!
Limited days and spots available at these discounted prices.
Skill-up now! Enrol to secure your spot on one of these field-based days before they're gone!
👉 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐧𝐨𝐰
𝐡𝐭𝐭𝐩𝐬://𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠.𝐛𝐚𝐲𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.𝐧𝐳/𝐚𝐥𝐥-𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬/

📍 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗭 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗱𝘀 (𝟭-𝗱𝗮𝘆) 𝗥𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗮 | 17 June $27 (45% off)

18/05/2026

𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧!
Enrolments have opened for the first of our one-day (field-based) 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑬𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚. Saturday 1 August, at Aongatete Forest (Bay of Plenty)

𝙎𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙥𝙨 𝙨𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙨, 𝙨𝙤 𝙚𝙣𝙧𝙤𝙡 𝙣𝙤𝙬! (𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙬)

Perfect for those starting their journey into conservation - from a lifestyle block owner to a conservation volunteer or anyone just wanting to spend more time in nature!

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁:
🌿 The importance of forests & their functions
🌿 Different types of forests in Aotearoa
🌿 The species dominating forests
🌿 GPS & navigation intro
🌿 Safety in the bush
🌿 Volunteer & cultural awareness
https://training.bayconservation.nz/courses/introduction-to-forest-ecology-aongatete-forest-1-august-2026/

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15/05/2026

Our training units are real world/industry rather than accreditation led.
Whether you’re an introductory conservation enthusiast, a seasoned volunteer, a hapū leader honing new skills or seeking a career path in conservation, we can empower you with the knowledge you’ll need for real world challenges.

Find out more here 👇

Tauira Mahi Conservation Training is an industry-led conservation training programme by Bay Conservation Alliance. With both online and in-person, field-based training options, it has been developed for adults wanting to learn more about all aspects of conservation in New Zealand: from working in th...

14/05/2026

This delightful ruru was quite happy to watch me as I checked my traps after work tonight. 💓

It's experiences like this that make everything we do to protect the native flora and fauna that share this land with us worthwhile.. 🥰

I'm Clare - a former BCA Tauira Mahi Cadet -
I now work with BCA's passionate & dedicated team which includes working on the new Tauira Mahi Conservation Training Programme.

14/05/2026

Meet a few of the Tauira Mahi Conservation Training tutors! Many will know them from the Bay Conservation Tauira Mahi Cadet programme. Hear more from them here:
https://training.bayconservation.nz/

13/05/2026

🧐 Friend or foe??
⬇Try our free quiz and find out!
https://training.bayconservation.nz/courses/whats-that-weed-test-your-knowledge-for-free/