Mahurangi West · Aotearoa
Over 150 volunteers trap predators, clear pest plants and count birds across 3,500 hectares of the Mahurangi West peninsula. Half an hour of your time makes a difference.
The last twelve months
That’s an average of 73 every week.
What we do
Micro-volunteering
We work on the principle that many hands make light work. Small, regular contributions keep our projects going without anyone feeling overloaded.
Find your taskHalf an hour at your station, four times a year, once a season.
Check, reset and re-bait the traps along your line.
There are usually three to five of them.
“Control, monitor, adapt, enhance and repeat to protect Mahurangi West.”
Latest stories
Mana whenua
Ngāti Maraeariki ki Mahurangi have ancestral ties to this land, including the pā sites of Maki and Korotangi, and helped plan and set some of the first trap lines.
The Morehu and Roberts whānau have worked with the community on restoration and trapping on their land at Jamieson Bay and Opahi Bay.
Our iwi partnersDonations pay for traps and bait, wildlife monitoring, volunteer support and local paid trappers.
