Current Ecology and Conservation Volunteer Projects in New Zealand

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Projects listed on this Web Site cover a wide range of conservation/ environmental activities, and many of these are continuous - ie. regular weekly or monthly working days.

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Mana Island Planting May-June 2008 (Wellington)
(no date specified)

3-5 days planting native trees on Mana Island (near Wellington)including digging holes. This predator free island is home to the Takaha, penguins, gecko's and Giant cook straight weta to name a few.

Kaiwharawhara Stream revegetation project (Wellington)
(no date specified)

Plant care in the Kaiwharawhara Stream above Otari-Wilton's Bush

Motuora Restoration (Auckland)
(no date specified)

Be part of the reforestation of this unique island in the Hauraki Gulf (between Kawau Island and Whangaparaoa). The Motuora Restoration Society has taken on the project on this DOC administered recreation reserve. Planting native bush to create habitat for endangered species. The number of trees for next season is about 23,000 and we now have 2/3 of the island planted. Please join us on the following dates:-

Friends of Matakohe/Limestone Island (Northland)
(no date specified)

Assisting Resident Ranger on the island with ,bait stations , Argetine ant monitoring,digging trenches, weeding , track maitenance,weedeating tracks.

Restoring historic batches on Rangitoto (Auckland)
(no date specified)

The Rangitoto Island Historic Conservation Trust needs volunteers to help restore several historic batches on the island. Tasks include painting, general building maintenance work and archiving material about the history of the batches. See www.rangitoto.org

Waipoua Forest Trust, Millennium Kauri Forest Project (Northland)
(no date specified)

We are restoring kauri forest and creating new habitat for the North Island brown kiwi. If you are keen and committed to conservation you are welcome to join us. Volunteers are needed this summer for mostly short-term work (2-3 weeks) in the following areas: plant propagation/nursery work, extending a greenhouse structure, building an educational facility, making educational displays, weed and pest control.

Private Bush Restoration (Manawatu - Wanganui)
(no date specified)

Sycamore trees are being weeded out of this fine terrace bush remnant in the Rangitikei region. The aim is to eventually protect it with a conservation covenant. For more projects in the Manawatu area see www.environmentnetwork.org.nz

NZ DOTTEREL PROTECTION - WAIHEKE ISLAND (Auckland)
(no date specified)

NZ Dotterel Protectors on Waiheke Island. Whakanewha Regional Park on Waiheke Island welcomes people who would like to be involved with protecting one of NZ’s rarest but least shy birds, the northern NZ Dotterel. These birds lay their eggs directly into a shell scrape on the beach and are therefore very vulnerable to their eggs being eaten by introduced predators such as rats, hedgehogs, stoats and cats and to being disturbed by humans. Volunteers would be responsible for checking and...

Research assistant positions in wildlife ecology (Auckland)
(no date specified)

Positions are for up to 3 years and are for a Marsden-funded project on predator-prey dynamics in native forest fragments on private land in the central North Island. The project will involve translocation and monitoring of North Island robins, control and monitoring of ship rats, monitoring of ground invertebrates, and data entry and management. Accommodation is provided in a farm house on one of the properties about 5 km east of the town of Benneydale. The project will suit people who...

Waitemata Harbour Clean Up Trust (Auckland)
(no date specified)

The crew on the Phil Warren scoops up a wide variety of rubbish from the Waitemata Harbour including plastic wrap and tyres. Kayaks or a flat-bottomed punt are used to clean along the shoreline and beaches as well as in estuaries and mangrove areas. Since inception in December 2002 we have collected a total of 1,082,713 litres of litter during 9344 hours of operation. Rubbish that can be recycled is sorted and taken to the Waitakere City Council refuse transfer station, but most...