WHAKARONGO! Whakarongo kite Korero o Te Whara Nga Popokatea.
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.
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MINISTER OF CONSERVATION visits Bream Head/Te Whara Conservation Trust, Friday 19th July 2019! The Hon. Eugenie Sage spent the afternoon as our guest after accepting an invitation by BHCT to witness the signing of a memorandum of agreement between the Trust and the Auckland University of Technology. After this exciting event we then took the minister out by boat to look at the spectacular reserve from the sea. Minister Sage enjoyed the dramatic land and sea scapes all the time enhanced by the moody lighting delivered by stormy weather activity out toward the islands. We all thoroughly enjoyed our time with Eugenie as she listened well to our story, sincerely recognised and thanked the Trust and all its vital volunteers for their dedicated and important mahi in our area. This was a game changing event for the Trust as it drew in the minister, our main sponsor Foundation North, corporate partners like Northport, Refining NZ, and Northpower, agencies such as DOC, WDC, NRC and new science/technolgy partner AUT. The hui was beautifully opened and blessed by representatives of Patuharakeke who really made all of us feel connected. I must say that Minister Sage has a great presence and is a person with a very extensive, broad knowledge of all subjects...it's very reassuring someone like her is leading our conservation in Aotearoa!! What a truly special day it was, we are in a very good space my friends and the future is bright! mauri ora. Adam Willetts (Project manager/ranger).
