Pukekohe Tramping Club

Northern Pureora Kokako Recovery Program (Rangitoto Station)

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Come and help on this worthwhile project and hopefully hear and see Kokako.

For over 20 years the club has been assisting with this volunteer program. This is run and co-ordinated by the Howick Tramping Club who are also assisted by , Auckland Tramping Club

and other volunteers.

Four times a year we travel down to Rangitoto Station which is situated in the Rangitoto Ranges 30 km west of Otorohanga. 

On the first weekend of September, October, November and December we have been going down and carrying in bags of bait and filling bait stations.

We have a group of tracks we have taken responsibility for. In March we return for a cleanup weekend to remove any remaining old bait. This March trip is more of club weekend as we

are there by ourselves and can stay in the house.

 

We travel down after work on Friday night and stay in a converted woolshed, where we have our own room/pen (and beds). Saturday is a reasonably long day. It takes about 2 hours to walk to our tracks through some really lovely bush. We then head out and distribute the bait which takes 2.5 hours. These are rough bait lines, with some steep up and downs. After a late lunch we walk out again. i.e an 8 hour day. 

 

Back at base there is a warm showers available at the woolshed (crude but effective to freshen up).

 After pre dinner drinks we assemble in the house for a lovely 2 or 3 course hot meal cooked by the Howick Club members.

 

Sunday we can sleep in, have a nice breakfast and head to Pirongia for a coffee and on home by midday. Costs are generally around $60.

This is something I encourage you all to volunteer for at least once sometime to hear the bird song and appreciate the ancient forest trees  

You do not have to commit to every weekend as even one weekend a year is helpful. We can generally only take up to seven each month as this suits two vehicles and the numbers needed for baiting. More people are generally needed earlier in the season (Sept) than later as there is more bait to carry in.

 

Dates for 2024/25 are

Need numbers at least a week early to allow the cooks to obtain supplies 

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Cleanup weekend - To be confirmed 

 

Contact Glenn on 09 23 86569 or 021 245 7468 or glennmaree.clark@gmail.com if any interest or wish additional info

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Any member with a 4 wheel drive ute/vehicle or a  AWD higher ground clearance SUV would be greatly appreciated in assisting with transport (1 hour of farm track / forest roads to house & base).