Second generation of Kōkako breeding successfully on Mt Pirongia
The first banding of kōkako chicks at Pirongia Forest Park whose parents were also hatched on Pirongia took place in early January. The...
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Operations Coordinator
Mar 15, 20212 min read
Second generation of Kōkako breeding successfully on Mt Pirongia
The first banding of kōkako chicks at Pirongia Forest Park whose parents were also hatched on Pirongia took place in early January. The...
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Operations Coordinator
Aug 21, 20193 min read
Pirongia kōkako project gets funding from regional council
A grant for almost $300,000 has been given the green light by Waikato Regional Council for work aimed at ensuring the viability of the...
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Operations Coordinator
Dec 12, 20182 min read
Reviving the Call of the Kōkako wins National Biosecurity award
Waikato-based Pirongia Te Aroaro o Kahu Restoration Society has received a New Zealand Biosecurity Award for their efforts in restoring...
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Operations Coordinator
Jul 16, 20183 min read
Pirongia Lineage Kokako returned to our maunga
Kokako DNA came full circle on Saturday when 14 birds with genes originating from the last kokako from the Pirongia area were released on...
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Janet Leggett
Feb 26, 20182 min read
First kōkako chicks banded on Mt Pirongia
The plan to bring kōkako back to Pirongia mountain achieved another milestone on Sunday when three recently hatched chicks were banded...
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Operations Coordinator
Jun 28, 20171 min read
Kokako have returned to the maunga!
The Wildlife Act Authority was granted on 16th June for the capture of up to 40 kokako from the Waipapa Block in Pureora for release into...
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Operations Coordinator
Jun 9, 20172 min read
The National Green Ribbon Award for Biodiversity Protection is ours!
Pirongia Te Aroaro o Kahu Restoration Society won the Green Ribbon Award category for biodiversity protection at the award ceremony held...
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Operations Coordinator
May 26, 20171 min read
We're finalists in the 2017 Green Ribbon Awards for our Kokako work
Pirongia Te Aroaro o Kahu Restoration has been named a finalist in the 2017 Green Ribbon Awards for their biodiversity protection work...
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Waikato Regional Council news release
May 25, 20172 min read
Funding approved to start kokako translocation to Mt Pirongia
Our project aimed at restoring North Island kokako to the Pirongia Forest Park is being backed by a $110,000 grant from Waikato Regional...
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Operations Coordinator
Mar 17, 20172 min read
Kokako Concert a huge success!
Dame Malvina Major and several Waikato rising stars put on a song-filled evening for Kokako enthusiasts at our concert on March 5,...
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