Taranaki Maunga Redress Package Signing
A fantastic and hugely significant milestone was achieved on Friday with the signing at Aotearoa Marae of Te Ruruku Pūtakerongo – The Taranaki Maunga Collective Redress Deed – with ngā iwi o Taranaki...
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More kiwi on Kaitake join growing population
More kiwi were released onto Kaitake on April 5, joining a growing population. A ceremony at Ōākura School yesterday signalled the start of kiwi release season with students from a range of coastal...
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First Apprentice Ranger Graduates
Tipunakore Rangiwai (centre) celebrating his achievement with Ngahina Capper and Sean Zieltjes The first apprentice ranger to graduate with Taranaki Mounga Project has blazed the trail for others to...
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Welcoming new volunteers
New volunteers checking out maps of traplines on Taranaki Maunga Taranaki Mounga Project is onboarding a new group of volunteers to help manage traplines on the southern side of Taranaki Maunga...
View ArticleTaranaki Maunga Signing
The signing of Te Ruruku Pūtakeronga, the collective deed of redress for Taranaki Maunga, was a momentous occasion on Friday, September 1, 2023. The agreement between the Crown and iwi of Taranaki...
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Vegetation in best condition
Taranaki Maunga has native vegetation in the best condition in the country, according to a renowned ecologist. Professor Bruce Clarkson, from the University of Waikato, said Te Papakura o Taranaki had...
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Kiwi adventures beyond Kaitake
Tāne Manukonga with Katie A feisty kiwi has been returned to Kaitake Ranges after an adventure across paddocks and past houses. Taranaki Kiwi Trust staff and volunteers have been monitoring the kiwi,...
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Apprentices Graduate
Maia, Mawene and Mereana From helping out to now organising things, Mereana Hanrahan feels she’s come a long way in her apprentice journey. “My knowledge has grown in so many ways – from operating a...
View ArticleBuilding relationships
Relationships are key to providing the right environment for relocating larger numbers of kiwi from Maungatautari Sanctuary to Taranaki Maunga. Our recent wānanga with Ngāti Koroki Kahukura and...
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More and more kiwi released
Cast from The Mountain check out a kiwi with Ranger Jess Fancy Kiwi release season is in full swing with 34 kiwi having been released on Taranaki Maunga, with many more to come. Over the next two...
View ArticleThe fantastic legacy of NEXT
Taranaki Mounga is proud to have partnered with strategic philanthropists NEXT. From 2014 to 2024, NEXT have invested more than $100 million in support of environment, education and strategic...
View ArticleA day in the life…
A day in the life of ranger/pou atawhai Tāne Houston on Radio NZ’s Country Life programme today. Reporter Sally Round interviews Tāne out and about on Taranaki Maunga. A great listen!...
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Graduating apprentice’s journey
Whitikau Rio only ventured on Taranaki Maunga a few times with his whānau when he was growing up in South Taranaki. The last two years as an apprentice ranger with Taranaki Mounga Project has turned...
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Eco-index tool helps biodiversity
A digital tool that guides native habitat restoration is helping inform a landscape restoration project in Taranaki to make bigger gains. Eco-index, a research programme established by New Zealand’s...
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Wireless Trapping Trial
New technology being trialled within Te Papa Kura o Taranaki is helping make trapping predators easier and more targeted in tricky terrain. The technology, by Auckland company Encounter Solutions, is...
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Spiritual Connections Research
Michaela Richards Spiritual and religious connections are thoroughly influential in conservation and restoration action on Taranaki Maunga, according to a recently published PHD. Michaela Richards...
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