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Species recovery, AucklandTe whakarauora taiao ki Tāmaki Makaurau

The ecology project team at Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust are committed to protecting their whenua. The team do lots of planting, clearing of scrub, pulling weeds from trees to give them a better chance at life, beekeeping, and trapping.

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Kei te pūmau te rōpū mātai hauropi o Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust ki te whakamarumarutanga o tō rātou whenua.

The team do lots of planting, clearing of scrub, pulling weeds from trees to give them a better chance at life, beekeeping, and trapping.

They maintain their native bush and other landscape projects with plants supplied by our own nursery. Visit the Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust.

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See people getting hands-on to fight pests and help endangered species.

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.

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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.

Culling invasive trees, Manawatū

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

Protecting beach birds, Piha

Dotterels (tūturiwhatu) have only started nesting in Piha in the last two years. This community are building nest covers for the dotterel nests. Vehicles and dogs can destroy nests, so these covers make the public more aware of nest locations.