Archives For Motutapu

Postcards from the Edge: Motutapu and Rangitoto Islands

Department of Conservation —  04/06/2020

Island Supervisor Karl Fisher’s days usually fly by in a blur and like most rangers he is happiest when he is working. So, you can imagine what it must have been like when he was required to ‘down tools’ and stay in his bubble to stop the transmission of COVID-19

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TUT Chief Executive, Kirsti Luke, and Deputy Director-General Conservation Services Mike Slater signing of a new agreement outlining the partnership relationship between Te Uru Taumatua and the Department.

D-G Direct: An update from Lou Sanson

Department of Conservation —  06/08/2015

Our Director-General has been busy. He tells us about the Kākāpō Ball; a generous donor with a deep love of nature; a 21st birthday and more…

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Pāteke. Photo copyright Sabine Bernert.

Photo of the week: Pāteke / brown teal

Department of Conservation —  03/06/2015

Last Thursday 20 pāteke—New Zealand’s rarest ducks—were released on pest-free Motutapu island in the heart of Auckland.

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