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Conservation Week Events

August 21, 2019

Conservation week 2019 runs from 14 to 22 September.

Conservation Minister our guest as Bream Head and Auckland University of Technology team up

July 25, 2019

AUT and The Trust are getting together to advance environment science research.

Birdsong floods the reserve

May 2, 2019

Ranger, Adam Willetts, captured these awesome videos recently when out on the Reserve. Listen to the sound of birds, including … Read More

Wild Kiwi Multisport Event

April 17, 2019

750 walkers and runners graced the Bream Head Reserve on Saturday April 13th for the 4th annual Wild Kiwi Walk … Read More

Reotahi Coastal Walkway Weeding

February 22, 2019

This March, Weed Action have two events planned along the Coastal Walkway of Reotahi. Click to find out more…

VACANCY – Contract Conservation Ranger

February 8, 2019

Love the outdoors? Want to protect and conserve a stunning part of our region? Then this position could be for you…

Bream Head link to Students Environmental Studies

October 16, 2018

An Exhibition of Student’s Environmental Studies work on display for you to view, Saturday November 3rd, 2-4pm, McLeod Bay Hall, Whangarei Heads.

Whitehead Project at Bream Head = Success

September 27, 2018

Last May we translocated a flock of 100 whitehead into the Bream Head Scenic Reserve. A couple of weeks ago a team of enthusiastic volunteers, under the guidance of Mike Butcher and Adam Willetts, carried out a survey to see how they have been establishing themselves. Click on the title to find out more.

Conservation Week Activities on Bream Head

September 5, 2018

Each year DoC works with community groups across Aotearoa to spread the conservation message. It’s a nationwide celebration of kiwis … Read More

Come celebrate with us 20 years of restoration work at Bream Head

August 6, 2018

A warm invite to all friends and volunteers of the Trust. Come and celebrate with us 20 years of restoration … Read More

Grab a T-Shirt – SPECIAL

February 24, 2018

Support our cause and help spread the word – plus look the part. Buy a Bream Head T-Shirt at the … Read More

Our Ecological Restoration Plan

February 8, 2018

Find out about what the trust is up to over the next five years and the important work that we do on Bream Head.

Rangers Report October 2017

November 15, 2017

Welcome John Massland, new Patron of the Trust.

Still from the Popokatea (Whitehead) Release Video

A Video of the Whitehead/Popokatea Release

November 14, 2017

The Popokatea (Whitehead) has been extinct in Northland for over 140 years. Watch this commentary about their return to the mainland at Bream Head Scenic Reserve.

Myrtle Rust won’t stop our Planting Day!

June 3, 2017

We have another revegetation method – establishing a nurse crop by laying manaka brush using on-site stock.

Whitehead Return Brings Bream Head Bird Song Bonanza

May 18, 2017

Our whitehead return was another celebration for Trustees, Volunteers, Friends and Supporters. Find out more by watching Ranger Adam Willetts’ … Read More

North Island robin at Bream Head. Photo by Carole Prentice

Bream Head Conservation Trust Newsletter 2016

November 10, 2016

The Bream Head Conservation Trust newsletter is packed with articles about the milestones that have been achieved at Bream Head, including latest discoveries, volunteer groups to join and success stories.

Breeding Bonanza for Bream Head’s Long Lost Birds

October 7, 2016

“We were very excited to find a nest with a female robin sitting on a brood of small chicks.”

The Birds Are Back In Town

April 9, 2016

If you’re a Whangarei Headian, a North Island robin, or a Michael Jackson fan then you need to get excited. … Read More

Reserve Rocked By Robins!

April 8, 2016

A Dream Has Come True! A dream that was born by our community fourteen years ago. A dream that also … Read More

Ocean Beach Kiwi Release

March 22, 2016

Despite the poor weather predictions we managed to have a very pleasant and well attended Kiwi release on Tuesday afternoon!! … Read More

Petrel Discovery Boosts Bream Head’s Ongoing Success Story

September 12, 2015

The Bream Head success stories keep on coming with the Bream Head Conservation Trust this week announcing the exciting discovery … Read More

New Species of Skink found at Bream Head

June 4, 2013

A Northland community has turned the lizard world upside down with the discovery of a new species of skink for … Read More