News - Tawapou

Establishing a gannet colony on Tawapou headland

Posted on August 18, 2018

Establishing a gannet colony had been on the radar for some time. Nan Pullman our local Queen Elizabeth 11 Trust representative suggested we apply for funding through the Stephenson Trust.

Tawapou Farm hosts kiwi and grey-faced petrels. Predator free NZ article

Posted on April 16, 2018

When Guy Bowden’s parents bought a coastal farm at Matapouri, Northland back in the mid 1960s they immediately fenced off some of the bush. That was before the days of the QE II National Trust and land covenants.