Northland a REGIONAL COUNCIL Te Kaunihera a rohe o Te Taitokerau Helping biodiversity flourish in the Piroa/ Wilding-pine blitz in Pataua Brynderwyn High Value Area South inspires iwi to upskill Significant progress has been made towards restoring biodiversity in the Piroal Brynderwyn High Value Area, thanks to a collective of more than a dozen community- led conservation projects and support from Northland Regional Council. Since forming in 2017, Piroa-Brynderwyns Landcare has deployed and continued to maintain approximately 1,250 pest traps within the area to protect resident birds from predators, and launched neighbourhood weed action groups to remove pest plants from reserves, walkways. and private land in Mangawhai, Langs Beach and Waipo Cove. The Piroa/Brynderwyn HVA spans more than 22,000ha, from Bream Tail north to Waipo, bordered on the west by SH1, It's one of several areas in Northland where high biodiversity combined with strong community interest have led to large-scale community pest control programmes, with funding and support from Ngatiwai kaimahi (workers) removing wilding pines on Te Puke Tu Taithe Dudai, Pataua South. Removing more than 1000 wilding pines in four days from a Pataua South hill over summer inspired Ngatiwai kaimahi to undertake training, so they can tackle larger projects. After dealing with well-established pines on nearby Maukoro Maunga, and doing agrichemical and chainsaw training. the crew is now working at other sites around Whangärei Heads. Te Kaurinui Parata, one of the Ngatiwai kaimahi, says the training will enhance their opportunities for future work. Jeremy Fleming setting traps in the Piroa Brynderwyn Biosecurity High Value Area. council. Building on more than 30 years of work by Marunui Conservation, Piroa-Brynderwyns Landcare brings together iwihapü, landowners, land managers and community members. Co-chair Ann Neill was inspired by "the phenomenal success and commitment of the Whangärei Heads conservation groups and community", and says it has been incredibly rewarding to see growing interest in similar efforts and results in the community. The HVA is home to threatened and regionally significant plants and animals; native Hochstetter's frogs, long-tailed bats and longfin eels also inhabit the area. Kiwi have been released in the area since 2013 and are now issues with stoats, ferrets, dogs, cats, and kauri dieback, as well as invasive weeds on unique coastal clifs and in forest remnants. Ann says the group is currently working on a strategic plan that will incorporate walerways. and the possibility of other native species such as committing." kökako and pateke making the area their home. "We still have a lot to learn, and lots more work to do to reach the gold standard of trap numbers per hectare and to deal with the gnarty weed patches across this High Value Area, but each member of the group has developed an area of expertise. Together, this makes our work rewarding and fulfiling." "Doing that training added another string to my bow, and it's also a great motivation to have the funding to pay for the time we were This wilding pine work is one of a growing number of projects funded by the Ministry for Primary Industries' National Wilding Conifer Control Programme. We're proud to collaborate with Ngatiwai and Weed Action Whangarei Heads to remove invasive wilding pines, which compete with native species and disrupt fragile ecosystems. READ MORE: www.nrc.govt.nz/patauapines sucoessfully breeding. But the area still faces Tü i te Ora Scholarships winners Time to cheque out Congratulations to the eight winners of Northland Regional Council's Tu i te Ora Scholarships for 2021 - Blake Hassell, Tayla Bamber, Jack Williams, Iripareraukura Te Tai, Elloise Jennings, Eden Edwardson, Samaria Jakeman and Katie Ariana McConnell Wells - who have each received After 31 May 2021 Northland Regional Council will no longer accept cheques. $3000 toward their studies. The scholarships aim to provide a springboard for future environmental champions, build Maori capacity within Te Taitokerau, and provide opportunities for further education. Iripareraukura Te Tai, one of our eight scholarship winners for 2021. We have other payment options available that ore quicker MEET THE WINNERS: www.nrc.govt.nz/scholarships2021 ond more secure - please contact us for more information. Northland Contact your local councillor at www.nrc.govt.nz/councillors REGIONAL COUNCIL Te Kaunihera a rohe o Te Taitokerau Northland a REGIONAL COUNCIL Te Kaunihera a rohe o Te Taitokerau Helping biodiversity flourish in the Piroa/ Wilding-pine blitz in Pataua Brynderwyn High Value Area South inspires iwi to upskill Significant progress has been made towards restoring biodiversity in the Piroal Brynderwyn High Value Area, thanks to a collective of more than a dozen community- led conservation projects and support from Northland Regional Council. Since forming in 2017, Piroa-Brynderwyns Landcare has deployed and continued to maintain approximately 1,250 pest traps within the area to protect resident birds from predators, and launched neighbourhood weed action groups to remove pest plants from reserves, walkways. and private land in Mangawhai, Langs Beach and Waipo Cove. The Piroa/Brynderwyn HVA spans more than 22,000ha, from Bream Tail north to Waipo, bordered on the west by SH1, It's one of several areas in Northland where high biodiversity combined with strong community interest have led to large-scale community pest control programmes, with funding and support from Ngatiwai kaimahi (workers) removing wilding pines on Te Puke Tu Taithe Dudai, Pataua South. Removing more than 1000 wilding pines in four days from a Pataua South hill over summer inspired Ngatiwai kaimahi to undertake training, so they can tackle larger projects. After dealing with well-established pines on nearby Maukoro Maunga, and doing agrichemical and chainsaw training. the crew is now working at other sites around Whangärei Heads. Te Kaurinui Parata, one of the Ngatiwai kaimahi, says the training will enhance their opportunities for future work. Jeremy Fleming setting traps in the Piroa Brynderwyn Biosecurity High Value Area. council. Building on more than 30 years of work by Marunui Conservation, Piroa-Brynderwyns Landcare brings together iwihapü, landowners, land managers and community members. Co-chair Ann Neill was inspired by "the phenomenal success and commitment of the Whangärei Heads conservation groups and community", and says it has been incredibly rewarding to see growing interest in similar efforts and results in the community. The HVA is home to threatened and regionally significant plants and animals; native Hochstetter's frogs, long-tailed bats and longfin eels also inhabit the area. Kiwi have been released in the area since 2013 and are now issues with stoats, ferrets, dogs, cats, and kauri dieback, as well as invasive weeds on unique coastal clifs and in forest remnants. Ann says the group is currently working on a strategic plan that will incorporate walerways. and the possibility of other native species such as committing." kökako and pateke making the area their home. "We still have a lot to learn, and lots more work to do to reach the gold standard of trap numbers per hectare and to deal with the gnarty weed patches across this High Value Area, but each member of the group has developed an area of expertise. Together, this makes our work rewarding and fulfiling." "Doing that training added another string to my bow, and it's also a great motivation to have the funding to pay for the time we were This wilding pine work is one of a growing number of projects funded by the Ministry for Primary Industries' National Wilding Conifer Control Programme. We're proud to collaborate with Ngatiwai and Weed Action Whangarei Heads to remove invasive wilding pines, which compete with native species and disrupt fragile ecosystems. READ MORE: www.nrc.govt.nz/patauapines sucoessfully breeding. But the area still faces Tü i te Ora Scholarships winners Time to cheque out Congratulations to the eight winners of Northland Regional Council's Tu i te Ora Scholarships for 2021 - Blake Hassell, Tayla Bamber, Jack Williams, Iripareraukura Te Tai, Elloise Jennings, Eden Edwardson, Samaria Jakeman and Katie Ariana McConnell Wells - who have each received After 31 May 2021 Northland Regional Council will no longer accept cheques. $3000 toward their studies. The scholarships aim to provide a springboard for future environmental champions, build Maori capacity within Te Taitokerau, and provide opportunities for further education. Iripareraukura Te Tai, one of our eight scholarship winners for 2021. We have other payment options available that ore quicker MEET THE WINNERS: www.nrc.govt.nz/scholarships2021 ond more secure - please contact us for more information. Northland Contact your local councillor at www.nrc.govt.nz/councillors REGIONAL COUNCIL Te Kaunihera a rohe o Te Taitokerau