Dawn Chorus Trip
Date posted: 08-Sep-2016
UPDATE 21st September: The trip is now full and there is a short waiting list. You can co..
2016 AGM
Date posted: 06-Sep-2016
The 2016 AGM will be held at the Kohia Centre at 7:30 pm on Monday 19th September.
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New hihi film
Date posted: 30-Jul-2016
A wonderful new film describing the hihi story on Tiritiri Matangi has now been added to the hih..
New Wildside video
Date posted: 29-Jul-2016
Click here (https://blog.doc.govt.nz/2016/06/21/tiritiri-matangi-volunteers/) to view a wo..
2016 Photo competetion winners
Date posted: 04-Jun-2016
This year's winning photographs have been decided. Click here (/photocomp2016) to see the wonder..
Great new ferry fares for Supporters
Date posted: 04-Jun-2016
Thanks to our ferry company, 360 Discovery (https://www.fullers.co.nz/destinations/tiritiri-mata..
More plaudits for Tiritiri Matangi
Date posted: 04-Jun-2016
Recognition of the wonderful experience visitors have when visiting the Island has been recognis..
Reports for 2015-2016
Date posted: 04-Jun-2016
Reports for the 2015-16 breeding season for kokako and hihi have been added to the website.
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Guided walks for Photographers
Date posted: 07-Apr-2016
If your interest is in wildlife photography please join us on Tiritiri Matangi Islan..
Nukes Aloud on Tiritiri Matangi
Date posted: 07-Feb-2016
Our 2016 musical event will take place on the 5th March. This year we are hosting the Nukes, a d..
Endemic Birds
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Twelve species of endemic birds have been translocated to Tiritiri Matangi. These are marked with an asterisk (*) in the list below. The others have arrived through their own efforts.
Click on the common name of any of the birds below to see individual details.
Photography by Kathryn Jones © (Saddleback)
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Common Name |
Māori Name |
Scientific Name |
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kiwi pukupuku |
Apteryx owenii |
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| Bellbird | korimako | Anthornis melanura |
| Brown teal * | pāteke | Anas chlorotis |
| Grey warbler | riroriro | Gerygone igata |
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Takahe * |
takahē |
Porphyrio hochstetteri |
|
kākāriki |
Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae |
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popokatea |
Mohoua albicilla |
|
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toutouwai |
Petroica longipes |
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hihi |
Notiomystis cincta |
|
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kōkako |
Callaeas wilsoni |
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tīeke |
Philesturnus rufusater |
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| Cuckoo, long tailed | koekoeā |
Eudynamys taitensis |
|
Fernbird * |
mātātā |
Bowdleria punctata vealeae |
| Kaka | kākā |
Nestor meridionalis |
|
miromiro |
Petroica macrocephala |
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Rifleman * |
titipounamu |
Acanthisitta chloris |
| New Zealand pigeon | kererū | Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae |
| Paradise shelduck | pūtangitangi | Tadorna variegata |
| Tui | tūī |
Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae |