Next committee meeting: 

Thursday December 11th , 6:30PM, at The Waimate Hotel - upstairs

As of September 2025, 7km of the 9km pest proof perimeter fence is either completed or construction is timetabled to begin as we strive to achive our goal #1.

Our Problem

Mammalian Browsers - namely wallaby, goats and pigs - are preventing the forest from regenerating and restoring itself.

1. Seek and secure funding to build an 9km pest proof fence and ongoing ecological maintenance.

2. Eliminate mammalian browsers - namely wallabies, goats and pigs - and manage introduced predators accordingly through a community run trapping program. 

3. Restore and enhance natural vegetation communities through community plantings and weed control.

4. Promote and facilitate community involvement (kaitiakitanga) in the restoration process and in the wider understanding of the importance of protecting native habitats.

5. Connecting people with our aim by facilitating passive recreation that promotes both individual and community wellbeing (hauora).