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Matariki celebration for our part of the world
Over three days in June volunteers and Raukūmara Pae Maunga kaimahi, established a rongoa maara with two thousand five hundred trees and...
rwharepapa
Jul 23, 20232 min read
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First free "community meat and greet" BBQ
The Raukūmara Pae Maunga Restoration Project proudly supports community initiatives that aid the eradication of injurious pests.
rwharepapa
Jul 15, 20231 min read
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Bringing kiwi back to te Raukūmara
In early June our team took the long journey to Taranaki where we met the wonderful people of Muru Raupatu pah ki Puketapu. We were...
rwharepapa
Jun 15, 20231 min read
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Aerial operations take off for deer and goat cull
Our aerial operations, focused on deer and goat control, aim to address the challenges posed by these ungulates, which cause significant...

Natalie Jessup
Jun 5, 20231 min read
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Rongoa wānanga
To further support our understanding of rongoa, we ventured out of the rohe to a special place in Kawhia, Te Kauri Park.
rwharepapa
Jun 3, 20231 min read
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Kiwi-cam siting!
In early June our Raukūmara Pae Maunga Operations Monitoring roōpū spotted our FIRST kiwi on kiwi-cam!
rwharepapa
Jun 1, 20231 min read
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Taking Raukūmara Pae Maunga to the People
In May the Raukūmara Pae Rural Roadshow, travelled to Uawa, Tokomaru Bay, Te Puia, Rauru Marae and TKKM o Kawakawa Mai Tawhiti.
rwharepapa
May 13, 20231 min read
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Raukūmara Rural Roadshow - coming your way this May!
Tena tatou e hika ma! Kua hoki mai ano wenei wananga whakahirahira o te Raukumara Pae Maunga. Ko te tino hua o wenei kaupapa ko te tuari...
rwharepapa
May 2, 20231 min read
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Pānui Āperira
Our latest pānui has flown the nest! Read the latest out about our DOC visit with Penny Nelson and Tame Malcom, #waewaeThe35, new kaimahi...
rwharepapa
Apr 17, 20231 min read
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Kaimahi aim for 'elite' status after predator control wānanga
At Te Kaha Marae on Tuesday 21st and Wednesday 22nd of March, Raukūmara Pae Maunga kaimahi attended a training wānanga with the Director...

Alice
Mar 29, 20233 min read
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Proud to tautoko Waewaethe35 kaupapa
We are so proud to tautoko the “Waewae the 35” kaupapa, as Te Aorere Pewhairangi walked Highway 35 from Gisborne to Hicks Bay, to raise...
rwharepapa
Mar 16, 20231 min read
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Penny Nelson and Tame Malcom from Te Papa Atawhai (DOC) visit
On the 15th and 16th of March Director-General, Penny Nelson and Deputy Director-General Treaty Partnerships, Tame Malcolm from Te Papa...
rwharepapa
Mar 15, 20232 min read
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Pre-Monitoring Operation to the Oronui and Mangatutara
Deep in te Raukūmara at the Oronui and Mangatutara sites pre-monitoring mahi is well underway. While the unsettled summer weather has...
rwharepapa
Mar 9, 20231 min read
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How to Fix the Raukūmara
Graeme Atkins was a preschooler when he first joined his father on a winter possum-hunting trip in the Raukūmara Range. They picked their...
rwharepapa
Dec 5, 20228 min read
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Iwi-led conservation group begin Raukūmara Range regeneration project
The Raukūmara Pae Maunga restoration project is underway with the first group of workers being sent into the ancestral forest to cull...
rwharepapa
Jan 11, 20226 min read
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Graeme Atkins, lone ranger out east
Graeme Atkins has a penchant for drawing attention to that which gets overlooked or forgotten. October 31 2020 on Stuff DIANA...
rwharepapa
Oct 30, 20205 min read
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Rescuing Raukumara - $34 million for restoration project
A combined iwi and Crown programme to restore the Raukumara forest on the East Coast and boost employment opportunities will receive $34...
rwharepapa
Aug 11, 20203 min read
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Let's create jobs by restoring the Raukūmara forest
Like other governments, New Zealand has been challenged to treat the post-Covid-19 recovery as an opportunity to reset our economy with...
rwharepapa
May 22, 20203 min read
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A shovel ready project in the Bay of Plenty
The leaders of a 'shovel ready project' in the East Coast are asking for government funding to help them get underway. May 1 2020 on RNZ...
rwharepapa
May 1, 20201 min read
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Iwi research sees 1080 in positive light
Te Whānau ā Apanui is considering large 1080 drops as part of a plan to restore forest cover in the Raukumara Ranges. The iwi along with...
rwharepapa
Apr 21, 20202 min read
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