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Above is a photo taken in early 2022 of a pair of whio with six chicks in the Toropapa not far upstream from the Toropapa flat area.

Whio


Ground based trapping has been implemented to protect the six whio chicks (and others) in the Toropapa stream. The chicks have

been seen recently and are thriving.


Toropapa Pa development is progressing with more blackberry and gorse spraying and native planting in 2023 & 2024. Historian Pat Parsons and Tipene Cottrell joined Myka and Ronnie Nuku, as well as Heitia Hiha (Kaiwhakahaere Taiao) on site to discuss the future development and share local purakau.

Native Bats


During the harvest we were made aware of the presence of long-tailed, Pekapeka bats in some of our farm trees. As a response we have been working with the Puahanui rōpū and Kay Griffis to make plans to help protect the bats. The bats have been roosting in old stands of trees and in particular the macrocarpa trees.


As a precaution we will be careful not to cut down any trees that may act as roosts for these bats. We are also carrying out predator control to support their survival. Predators like, rats, stoats and possums are the main reason bats may struggle to survive. We are also looking to create artificial roosts for these bats to make their

home.

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