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MEG Kiwi Sanctuary In July of 2004 the Moehau Environment Group received funding from the Bank of New Zealand Save the Kiwi Trust and Environment Waikato to establish a predator control operation between Waitete Bay, Whanga Ahei (Big Bay), Waikawau Bay and Kennedy Bay, including the townships of Colville, Little Bay and Tuateawa. This has since been expanded to 8,200 hectares. Read more Waikawau Bay Wetland Restoration Few areas of quality wetlands habitat are left on the Coromandel Peninsula. Populations of Australasian Bittern, Spotless Crake, Banded Rail and Fernbird, and Pateke(Brown Teal), are present in small numbers ... but threatened. We are endeavouring to protect an area of northern Waikawau Bay, a saltmarsh and wetlands of 50 ha in extent. Port Charles Rat Attack 350 ha (40+ landowners) of regenerating forest and lifestyle blocks being made rat free in preparation for the translocation of endangered NZ native birds (NZ Robin, whitehead are but two examples). Now well into the second year of operation translocations are planned for autumn 2008. MEG NZ Dotterel Protection Programme Started in 1985 by a small group of volunteers this successful project is now run jointly by MEG & DOC volunteers. They maintain predator traps along 4km of beach dune systems throughout the year to protect an increasing population of NZ Dotterel. Monitoring is carried out during the breeding season, and a summer advocacy programme is in place to increase awareness of the protection needed for these shorebirds. The Collar Buffer Possum Control 1200 ha across private and DOC lands under intensive possum control from Otautu Bay on the West Coast to Waikawau Bay on the East coast and expanding. This project is to enhance the already significant work being being done to the North by private landowners, Environment Waikato & DOC - a total of approx 18500 ha.
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