Kaharoa Kōkako Trust

10/06/2026

📣 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐃𝐀𝐘! 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 📣
📆 Thursday 2 July 2026 at Kaharoa Forest - With the amazing Emma Cronin from BCA! 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝗽𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹!

‼️𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲:
https://training.bayconservation.nz/courses/introduction-to-pest-animal-control-kaharoa-forest-2-july-2026/?preview=true

04/06/2026

Keen to develop your NZ bird identification skills?

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When: Wednesday 17 June 2026 (8:00am – 3:00pm)

Where: Motutara Point in Rotorua (near Sulphur Point)

See link for more details.

We highly recommend this training program!

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Kaharoa Kōkako Trust
Bay Conservation Alliance
Tauira Mahi Conservation Training

𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐙 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐝𝐬
📅 📣 Rotorua - Matutara Point - 17 June
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https://training.bayconservation.nz/courses/identifying-nz-birds-rotorua-17-june-2026/
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Hands-on learning in the field with bird guru, Thomas Knight.
"𝑬𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 & 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆!" "𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒐 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉!"

31/05/2026

While helping bring in the remaining pindone bait from our autumn rat control operation, one of our Kaharoa Kōkako Trust trustees captured these beautiful fungi photos.

A big thank you to all the volunteers who helped with the bait retrieval. Your efforts are helping protect kōkako and the rich biodiversity of the forest.

New Zealand is home to thousands of fungi species, many of which are found nowhere else in the world, making them a unique and fascinating part of the native biodiversity.

Fungi are an important part of healthy forests. They recycle nutrients from fallen leaves and wood, enrich the soil, and form underground partnerships with trees that help forests thrive.

Let us know if you spot something interesting while walking the public kōkako track in Kaharoa Forest.

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📸: KKT Trustee

29/05/2026

Thank you to the MDRT Foundation, with funding administered through Predator Free New Zealand Trust, for supporting the purchase of two new AT220 traps for Kaharoa Kōkako Trust.

These self-resetting traps are a game changer & we would love to expand our network of them in the forest. Unlike traditional single-catch traps, AT220s (NZ AutoTraps) can automatically reset themselves multiple times, allowing continuous protection for longer periods.

They are effective against rats, stoats, and possums.

Every predator removed helps create a safer environment for kōkako, whose survival depends on strong predator control.

Support like this, helps to ensure Kaharoa Forest remains a thriving home for native species for generations to come.

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27/05/2026

Experienced volunteers needed this weekend to help remove Pindone from bait stations. Please contact us via email to find out more 💚🌿🪺

13/05/2026

These two kōkako nests were checked on the same day.

The one with the chicks is within an intensive grid of bait stations and traps. The one without is just outside the network.

Without intensive predator control, up to 90% of kōkako nests fail.

Populations in predator-controlled areas are growing up to 50% per year, and today there are over 2,300 breeding pairs - a huge increase from the 330 back in the 90s.

Predator control works.

Photo credit: Kōkako Recovery