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The interim trustees of the Hei o Wharekaho Settlement Trust are pleased to announce the inaugural Annual General Meeting to be held at Ko Te Ra Mātiti, 14B Wharekaho Rd, Wharekaho on Saturday the 30th November 2024. More info A reminder also that voting in the trustee elections for the Hei o Wharekaho Settlement Trust is […]

This project aims to enhance our community’s resilience and preparedness in emergencies. Made possible by Kainga Rua funding from Te Puni Kōkiri (TPK), this initiative is transforming the Ko Te Ra Matiti marae into a fully equipped Civil Defense Station. The marae is receiving significant infrastructure upgrades and resource enhancements to ensure it can provide […]

Over the past three days, the team has been at work, diving to collect data and specimens. The data collected will provide valuable insights into the extent of the infestation and inform our future efforts to suppress or entirely eliminate this invasive species. This invasive marine algae poses a significant threat to our marine biodiversity, […]

Latest advice from Biosecurity New Zealand on how you can protect the coastal waters we all love from the invasive seaweed exotic caulerpa: A battle is underway at sea this summer to contain the rapid growing non-native (exotic) caulerpa seaweed. This pest has been known to be present in upper North Island waters since 2021 […]

Ngāti Hei, in collaboration with LegaSea, presented their plan to restore the Tipa / Scallop population on Eastern Coromandel today to the Hauraki Gulf Forum (HGF), the statutory co-governance entity responsible for the management of the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park. At the heart of the plan is a rāhui on Tipa / Scallop collection, extending […]