Tutukaka Kiwi Release.

Posted on September 01, 2015

Over one hundred people gathered at Tawapou Coastal Natives to see two wild kiwi before being released at Tutukaka on Wednesday the 5th of November.

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Project crimson

Posted on September 01, 2015

"Project Crimson" was created in the late 80's out of concern for the health and well being of Pohutukaka. Project Crimson owes its beginnings to the early planting projects started in Whangarei. Our own Northland man Gerry Brackenbury was inspirational in gathering public support. Touring Northland communities Gerry educated people on possum control measures and demonstrated methods and ideas for planting Pohutukawa.

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Changing values

Posted on September 01, 2015

In the 1960's my parents (bless them) bought one of the best properties on the Tutukaka coast. This run down farm really appealed to them. They were keen to be conservationist/farmers and in amongst areas of poor native pasture it had large areas of re-growing forest.

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Tutukaka Coast is the best

Posted on September 01, 2015

S​andra and I have explored a lot of New Zealand's coastline both north and south and although all coasties claim that their coastline is the best. I can honestly say, and not because we live here (well may be just a little) that ours is the best.

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Pohutukawa Coast Programme

Posted on September 01, 2015

After a report released in 1989 which showed only ten percent of the original coastal pohutukawa forest remained, and its survival was seriously threatened by pests and disease, the Whangarei District Council with help from the NZ Refinery launched the Pohutukawa Coast Programme. The initial focus was to plant 9000 pohutukawa trees over five years along the districts coastline.

2014 is the 24th year of the programme and will bring the total number of trees distributed since it's beginning to 53,960.

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