Our Summer Programme
Three weeks of fun and learning in amazing surroundings from coast to steep forested hills. Twenty plus activities for all ages run by experienced guides and volunteers. The 2009-2010 programme is over and was enjoyed by many. Details HERE.

Our AGM was held on 14th November 09 at the MEG Eco Base.

Colville school helping in the Children's Forest 9th August 09.

NZ Robin translocation to Port Charles has happened !!!
After 3 weeks of feeding and catching at Pureora MEG volunteers and DOC staff released 60 robins in two groups of 30, one at Stony Bay and one at Port Charles.
The team 23-27 March.
The team 30 March - April 3rd.
The catching team ...
The release ...
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Check the DOC website here ....

Many thanks to everyone for the hard work put in. During the monitoring volunteers and family groups gave around 600 hours! Thanks to our sponsors -
Pak N Save, Thames
Vibrax Ltd
Read Bros Hammer Hardware, Thames
Rob Roughan of Bioplates
Karuna for the magnificent tent
Shirleen Notman for making the catch bags
Stapleton's Drapery

Saturday 14th March 2009:  Downtown Colville, Welcome to Kiwi Country!
As you may know each March up to 1500 cyclists with families and support crews descend on Colville for NZ’s largest mountain bike race by far – the Kona Colville Connection.
Throughout the day MEG in conjunction with BNZ Save the Kiwi hosted a fundraising and public awareness event culminating in a real Kiwi Country dance from 7:30pm at the Colville hall. There was Monteith’s ale, pork spare ribs from The Peppertree on the BBQ, spot prizes and an art auction. All proceeds will go to kiwi habitat protection in the northern Coromandel.

08-09 Summer programme is over for another year.
Details *** here ***

November 2008: A productive AGM at "The Brick House",
The committee is pleased to welcome new members Richard Clarke, Colin Caldwell and Liillian Forbes.

August 2008: International Student Volunteers at work at Waikawau Bay.

June 4th: Global volunteers plant the Gordon Caldwell reserve at Port Charles.

May: MEG welcome our new Co-ordinator, Jonty Rutherford.

April: MEG welcome new member Barry Brickell of Driving Creek Railway.

April 14th-18th: Bay of Plenty Environmental Management Studies students carried out invertebrate monitoring at the Waikawau Bay wetlands project.

March 4th-12th: Global Volunteers worked with us on the Rat Attack project, the Waikawau Bay Wetlands project, and planting and weed control.

February 12th-25th: Pateke (Brown Teal) counts were carried out by volunteers over the Northern Coromandel

2nd Feb 2008, Waikato tramping club visit.

3rd January 2008: the summer holiday programme.

12th December, Colville school camp summer programme.

West Auckland Tramping Club volunteers’ visit, December 07.

GVN's worked on the rat attack and wetland projects Nov 18-27. They were a very international crew from the Phillipines, American Japanese, English, Shanghai Chinese, Canada, & Germany. Here they are with our committee member Kathi Parr.

Global Volunteer lads August 07.
Here they are staking new plantings in the wetlands restoration project.

24th November, a visit from the West
Auckland tramping club.

AGM 1pm on Saturday October 27th 2007.

Children's Forest planting August '07

International volunteers May 2007.

Thanks to Fortress Fasteners for their contribution of nails and screws and staples for the rat and stoat box project.

March volunteers carry on the good work ...

February volunteers make even more rat boxes ...

January volunteers in action ...

"Critter Homes and Restaurants" summer programme 2007.

Coromandel striped gecko found in Coromandel township.