29 Noema, 2024

Ma te ngaruru ō ngā whenua maru o Ngāti Awa, ka noho momoho ngā taonga koiora, taonga tuku iho, hei oranga whānui mō ngā whakatipuranga.

It’s been a busy month for Korehāhā Whakahau as they push towards their goal of eradicating possums from the project area.

The team has spent the past month undertaking a number of operational activities including using wax tags to identify possum presence in previously undetected areas.

Assessing the data, the team was then able to identify possums and provide a rapid response by deploying flour traps, which are checked daily.

Further detection activities will be employed over the next few weeks as well as the installation of another line of the technologically supported trapping system to swiftly remove any possums.

Another aspect for Korehāhā Whakahau this month is the challenges presented by the satellite boxes used in the technologically supported traps.Kaiarahi Tom Monaghan has been working diligently to resolve technical issues experienced with several satellite boxes, including testing and removing problems to ensure they are back to full functionality.

The technology is designed by ZIP, which is one of the companies tagged with pushing the boundaries in the predator free space, and Tom has a maintained a good relationship with them. Together, they are collectively working to find solutions to fix the technical issues.

E Tom, e kore e mimiti ngā mihi ki a koe mō ō mahi hirahira iroto i te kaupapa o Korehāhā Whakahau. Kei te mīharo mātou ki tō kaha, tōmanawanui, me tō whai whakaaro ki te whakatika i ngā take hangarau e pā ana kingā pouaka amiorangi. Nāu i whakapau kaha ki te whakamātau, ki te tango i ngāraru, ā, kua hoki anō te mahi o aua pouaka ki tōna taumata tika.

Additional to their field duties, the Korehāhā Whakahau team also continues to support environmental education in the Whakatāne area. This month that included a visit by Apanui Kura Year 5 and 8 students with Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa. The purpose of the visit was to deepen the understanding the understanding of Ngāti Awatanga, Whakawhanaungatanga and Kaitiakitanga among the tamariki.

For their part, the team from Korehāhā Whakahau educated the tamariki about their possum eradication efforts with a presentation and demonstrations to showcase the tools and methods.

Finally, a warm welcome to Zane Eramiha, or Miha as he is more commonly known as, who has recently joined the team. Miha’s contributions have been invaluable to the roopu and he has jumped straight into getting the mahi done.

Nau mai, haere mai e Miha ki te kaupapa o Korehāhā Whakahau! He tino whakahirahira ō pukenga me tō kaha ki te mahi, ā, e mārama ana te roopu ki tō mana nui hei hāpai i te whāinga ki te whakakore i ngā paihamu i tō tātourohe. Māu e whakakaha ake te kaupapa – kei te mihi, kei te mihi!