The 2024 Mid North High Value Area (MNHVA) Annual Report celebrates six years of collaborative conservation.
Kiwi Coast coordinates the Steering Group of the MNHVA and each year collates the info, facts and figures to demonstrate the outstanding results that can be achieved when communities, hapū, iwi and organisations work together to protect their local native forests, wetlands and wildlife.
The MNHVA is a partnership with the Northland Regional Council and is dedicated to supporting community, hapū and iwi led conservation efforts from the Purerua-Mataroa peninsula in the north, south to Opua in the Bay of Islands, and west towards Kaikohe and the upper Hokianga Harbour.
Kiwi Coast Mid North Coordinator Andrew Mentor said:
“We are proud to release the Year 6 report for the Mid North High Value Area which showcases another year of outstanding achievements. This report brings together the results of over 65 different groups and organisations who are working hard together to enhance native biodiversity and control introduced animal and plant pests.”
“Particular highlights over the last 12 months include the opening of the Kiwi Rehabilitation Centre, the translocation of 21 kiwi from Moturoa Island to Opua Forest, and the release of 20 pāteke on the Purerua-Mataroa peninsula. The coordinated community effort saw a massive 58,794 pests removed from over 40,000ha in the Mid North in 2023. A huge thanks goes to the community, whose collective efforts are making a huge impact!“
Kiwi Coast also helps the MNHVA by providing support to the groups involved, running pest control workshops where people learn how to use traps, raising awareness around the expanding kiwi population in the area, and engaging with dog owners about how good dog control helps to keep kiwi safe.
The MNHVA Steering Group extended their thanks to the ongoing funding and support from the Northland Regional Council, Foundation North, Save the Kiwi and Kiwi Coast.
Andrew said, “This support enables the hundreds of volunteers, iwi, hapū, businesses, farmers, and corporations to carry out the fantastic work that they do. We particularly appreciate the support of Ngāti Torehina, Ngāti Rēhia and Ngāti Kawa for their guidance and leadership with pest control initiatives and kiwi translocations on Purerua-Mataroa, Taronui and the wide rohe of Pēwhairangi.”
To find out more about what happened in the Mid North last year, you can download a full copy of the report.
If you live inside the MNHVA and are interested in getting involved, or would like to know more, contact Andrew Mentor, Kiwi Coast Mid North Coordinator, or Mae Lewis, Kiwi Coast Mid West Coordinator.
