Helping lake birds breed, Lake WānakaKei te āwhina i ngā manu repo ki te whakaputa uri, Wānaka

Members of the Glebe Recovery Project provide floating nests for grebes to breed and raise chicks. Their efforts have meant 200 chicks have hatched.

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Ka hanga ngā mema o te Glebe Recovery Project i ngā kōhanga hei māunu ki runga i te wai mā ngā tokitoki. Nā runga i ā rātou mahi kua whakaputaina kia 200 ngā pīpī.

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See people getting hands-on to help our lakes and rivers.

Grab your phone and volunteer for a nature project near you: tepapa.nz/collaborate

This project is part of Te Taiao | Nature at Te Papa.

A view across an inlet with the sun shining low on it. There's a map of New Zealand overlaid on the image on the top right-hand side.

Saving seabirds, Great Barrier Island

Wildlife Management International are working with fishing company Moana New Zealand, to track and tag black petrels in the Hauraki Gulf. This fishing company is taking action to save species they sometimes catch in their nets/lines.

A bank of trees with a map of New Zealand overlaid on the top right corner

Culling invasive trees, Manawatū

The Palmy Pine Pulling Posse are devoted environmentalists who cull invasive pines that stop native bush from growing.

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Re-establishing flora and birds, Motuihe Island

Motuihe Island, near Auckland, used to be overrun by pest weeds and rabbits. But the hard work from volunteers at Motuihe Island Restoration Trust means the island is now pest-free.

Helping lake birds breed, Lake WānakaKei te āwhina i ngā manu repo ki te whakaputa uri, Wānaka

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