Lake Waikaremoana Hapu Restoration Trust

Ensuring the survival of the kiwi.

Lake Waikaremoana Hapu Restoration Trust were awarded a grant of $112,000 by the Lottery Environment and Heritage committee to aid in their pest and predator eradication programmes.

The trust was established so that tangata whenua could be represented in the kiwi recovery project.

Operating out of Tuai Village an efficient system of predator eradication is executed by the trust on the Puketukutuku peninsula of Lake Waikaremoana. To ensure the survival of the kiwi, over 70 kilometres of the area have been secured with traps.

Trust member Lisa Waiwai said that “It’s a really big job, they’re out there hiking in dense bush and rugged terrain checking traps every week.”

The kiwi’s biggest threats come in the form of rats, stoats, ferrets and dogs. The number of these predators has been greatly reduced thanks to the efforts of the trust. However a single stray dog can easily wipe out an entire population of kiwi with ease.

With help from Lottery the Lake Waikaremoana Hapu Restoration Trust will ensure the survival of our national icon for at least another generation, hopefully many more.

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