The future of Brynderwyn kiwi is looking bright with a new five year plan put together by a collective of local community groups released this week.
Calling themselves ‘Piroa – Brynderwyns Landcare’ a collective of more than a dozen community-led conservation groups have put the plan together to map out a pathway towards creating a safe haven for native biodiversity throughout the area.
Peter Hunt of Waipu Kiwis says “Our aim is to provide a platform of support for various activities – mainly focused on the removal of animal and plant pests.
“Together we are working towards the day when kiwi will be seen and heard throughout Piroa (Brynderwyn Hills). Northland Regional Council have identified Piroa – Brynderwyns as a high value area and is providing significant extra funding for this work through the recently established Northland Pest Control Rate.”
The groups involved have a wide range of skills and experience in on-the-ground pest control methods and biodiversity restoration. Together, they already represent numerous private landowners
and local volunteers actively involved in kaitiakitanga conservation stewardship. The results of each individual group’s hard work to date are evident in the increasing forest health and growing birdsong in each project area.
The plan states: “Here kiwi will flourish once more and disperse freely from the Marunui stronghold into the surrounding lands. And native birds like the North Island kaka, Red crowned kakariki and bellbird, currently only occasional visitors from the Hen & Chicken Islands, will repopulate the mainland.”
Peter adds: “The challenge ahead is to maintain these hard-won gains and take the next steps forward to create a cohesive network across Piroa-Brynderwyns to enable our local biodiversity to flourish and kiwi to successfully breed and their chicks to survive to adulthood.
The newly released five year plan can be read or downloaded using the following link https://kiwicoast.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Piroa_Brynderwyn_Bream-Tail-Landcare-Five-Year-Plan_2018_2023-Aug18_on_s….pdf
