by Hauraki Gulf Conservation Trust | Jun 23, 2017 | Current Projects
Initial funding from the DOC Community Conservation Partnerships Fund (CCPF) and the Auckland Council Regional, Environmental Natural Heritage Fund (RENH) was secured in 2016 and along with allocated funding from its own funds, have enabled the start of a Predator...
by Hauraki Gulf Conservation Trust | Jun 23, 2017 | Current Projects
The Waiheke Walking Festival was initiated by Auckland Council in 2011 and for the first two years, the Hauraki Gulf Conservation Trust played a minimal role, acting mainly as a conduit for funding in conjunction with the Waiheke Local Board and various sponsors. In...
by Hauraki Gulf Conservation Trust | Sep 6, 2016 | Current Projects
This 4ha (10 acres) of public Reserve on the northern side of Waiheke Island between Oneroa and Palm Beach had been a neglected pine forest since the 1950s. Following a report condemning hundreds of trees, 40 nearby residents organised their removal in 2005. They...
by Hauraki Gulf Conservation Trust | Sep 3, 2016 | Current Projects
Te Toki Reserve located between Ostend and Surfdale on Waiheke Island is around 8 hectares and is open parkland fringed by mature forest and wetland. It is a unique coastal environment where six distinctive ecotone sequences are clearly visible from broadleaf podocarp...
by Hauraki Gulf Conservation Trust | Sep 3, 2016 | Current Projects
About the Waiheke Schools Wetland Restoration Project, Surfdale, Waiheke Island Waiheke is fortunate to have a number of intact wetland systems, which act as giant filtration systems as fresh water finds its way to the coast and eventually mixes with sea water. These...
by Hauraki Gulf Conservation Trust | Sep 3, 2016 | Current Projects
The land at Awawaroa Bay located on the southern side of Waiheke Island and comprising 169 ha, was purchased in 1994. A company structure was formed to administer the property and a total of 15 shares was created, meaning that 15 families/individuals now live on the...
