Ngā Whenua Rāhui

The Trust and the Minister of Conservation entered into a 25 year Ngā Whenua Rāhui Agreement on 12th February, 2005..." to manage the land so as to preserve the natural environment, the landscape amenity, the wildlife habitat, the freshwater habitat, the historical value of the land, and the spiritual and cultural values which tangata whenua associate with the land".

Conditions are attached to the Agreement, such as:

  • not allowing domestic stock to graze on Trust land, and 
  • keeping the land free from troublesome plants and animal pests. 

The Trust can use the land in many ways, such as for hunting and eco-tourism to name a couple - provided the Trust looks after the environment, and abides by the conditions of the Agreement. 

 

 

Pest Control

The Trust has good working relationships with a number of entities who help the Trust control pests such as:

  • Wilding Pines Control  -  Hawkes Bay Regional Council and Horizons Regional Council
  • Deer Management Control
  • Possum Control - EPRO
  • Mice, Rats and Stoats – Tunamaro Hunting Syndicate

The Trust takes the responsibility of looking after its lands, seriously.  Throughout each year, some form of activity takes place that is aimed at looking after the environment.  The deer management strategy is aimed at reducing deer numbers to a more sustainable level. The result hoped for is an increase in the survival rate of new plant seedlings, and an improvement in the quality of the deer-including an improvement in the quality of mature stags.

 

 

Trust Initiatives

The Trust takes the responsibility of looking after its lands seriously. In most years some form of activity takes place that is aimed at looking after the environment.

2015/16 initiatives included annual night-time surveys for the presence of Kiwi on the land, and development of a deer management strategy.

The deer management strategy is aimed at reducing deer numbers to a more sustainable level. The result hoped for is an increase in the survival rate of new plant seedlings, and an improvement in the quality of the deer-including an improvement in the quality of mature stags.

A programme during 2016/17 includes preservation of the old “Golden Hills (Shepherds) Hut”, weed control, and deer management control.

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