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Photo Competition results

Date posted: 19-May-2013

The results of the 2013 SoTM Photographic Competition have now been published. View..

Kiwi Ranger coming soon

Date posted: 03-May-2013

'Kiwi Ranger' is coming to Tiritiri Matangi Island. Kiwi Ranger is an imaginative s..

Growing Minds video released

Date posted: 02-May-2013

Ilai Amir has made a wonderful video to promote our Growing Minds programme. It captures..

Whitehead translocation

Date posted: 21-Apr-2013

On 18 April 100 whiteheads were moved from Tiritiri Matangi to the Ark in the Park in the Waitak..

Our Response to the draft CMS

Date posted: 05-Feb-2013

Your committee has just submitted our response to the Draft Conservation Management Strategy (CM..

2013 Photo Competition

Date posted: 27-Jan-2013

It is that time of year again, when we are looking for entries to our photographic c..

Painting the Birds of Tiritiri Matangi

Date posted: 30-Nov-2012

Tiritiri Matangi Saddleback Celebration March 1st – 10th 2013 For ten magical da..

Film of the Kokako Week Jazz Concert

Date posted: 03-Oct-2012

Many thanks to Pieter Huisman who made this short film of the wonderful Jazz concert hel..

Running Events sponsors new Growing Minds Programme

Date posted: 01-Oct-2012

We are delighted to announce that Running Events - a local company which organizes chari..

New 2013 Calendar now available

Date posted: 09-Sep-2012

Our stunning new calendar is now available. For just $15 you'll have a wonderful selection of ph..

Shopping for a Song

Date posted: 09-Sep-2012

Aka - The Grand Christmas Shopping Expedition to Tiritiri Matangi Island Shop Promot..

Greg

Date posted: 15-Aug-2012

Sadly, Greg the Takahe died on Sunday 12th August. As many Island regulars will know, Greg had b..

Kiwi Survey a great success

Date posted: 03-Aug-2012

It's Kiwi survey time again on the Island. Here are some selected highlights from a report by Ma..

Reduced boat fares for Supporters

Date posted: 13-Apr-2012

From the 360 Discovery Team: 360 Discovery is pleased to be able to offer you a special offer on..

2012 Photo competition

Date posted: 16-Mar-2012

Yet again we are running our almost famous photo competition on the island so please get your ca..

Ornithology to play at Tiri Kokako Concert

Date posted: 07-Mar-2012

To celebrate our kokako and bring Kokako Week to a fitting climax, we have a great concert lined..

Art for kokako week

Date posted: 27-Feb-2012

Artwork for our Kokako Week event is now being delivered to the Island by our visiting artists a..

Kokako Celebration Week

Date posted: 03-Feb-2012

This year's 'Celebration Week species' is the kokako. Once again, we have the kokako-inspired wo..

Pied Shag - possible new breeding species

Date posted: 29-Dec-2011

Pied Shags are a common sight on Tiritiri Matangi, sometimes feeding on the seas around the Isla..

Kokako Update

Date posted: 23-Dec-2011

Congratulations to Te Koha Waiata and Cloudsley Shovel. After two unsuccessful seasons our found..

Wetapunga on Tiri

Date posted: 14-Dec-2011

The 10th December was a special day on the Island with the arrival of wetapunga on Tiri...

Kokako Update

Date posted: 23-Nov-2011

So far this season the kokako team have found the nests of three pairs: Cloudsley Shovel and TKW..

Great result from Pateke survey

Date posted: 22-Nov-2011

Last week our visiting survey team of Jenny Rickett, James McLaughlin and Tui did really well an..

New Rangers for Tiri

Date posted: 08-Nov-2011

We are about to welcome two new rangers to join with Dave in carrying out all the Do..

Shop for an Island of Birds

Date posted: 05-Oct-2011

Join the Grand Christmas Shopping Expedition to Tiritiri Matangi Island Shop Dreading the th..

Bye Daryl ...

Date posted: 09-Sep-2011

Here are a few photos recording some of Daryl's last few hours on Tiri. We all send our best wis..

New 2012 Tiri calendar

Date posted: 09-Sep-2011

The new 2012 calendar is now available and it looks really great. Each month has a large stunni..

Bye, Ella ...

Date posted: 31-Aug-2011

Last Wednesday Ella, who is Greg and Cheesecake's chick from the 2009/10 breeding season, was tra..

Kowhai Picnic Day

Date posted: 14-Aug-2011

A message from Mary-Ann to members of the Supporters: The first few kowhai flowers are o..

Listening Out For ... Bats!

Date posted: 13-Aug-2011

Over the last week one of the DoC weekly volunteers was Darren Le Roux. Darren is a professional..

Flax weaving workshop

Date posted: 28-Jul-2011

There are a few spaces left on a flax weaving workshop to be held on the Island on the 10th, 11th..

Conservation Week comes to Tiri

Date posted: 27-Jul-2011

As part of this year's Conservation Week we're planning some extra special guided walks on the Is..

Kids go free to Tiri

Date posted: 27-Jul-2011

360 Discovery are running a special offer during the school holidays (16th to 31st July 2011) whe..

360 Discovery awarded ferry contract

Date posted: 15-Jul-2011

360 Discovery is delighted to announce that it has been successful in re-securing the contract t..

News of our hihi at Maungatautari

Date posted: 15-Jul-2011

John Ewen, one of the leaders of the hihi research project running on the Island has provided th..

Severe weather - Mainland cut off!

Date posted: 15-Jul-2011

On the 14th July, Mary-Ann wrote in her weekly Guidelines "What weather we are having. It is 5:30..

Results of the 2011 photo competition

Date posted: 07-Jul-2011

Yet again our photographic competition has turned up some wonderfully evocative images from the ..

New water supply on Tiri

Date posted: 15-May-2011

Kiwi Well Drillers have spent a working week on the Island drilling a new well. They have p..

CSI Tiri

Date posted: 13-May-2011

CSI came to Tiri last week during the whitehead catching when Kat DeSilva found this leg bone, w..

Cook's Petrel visits the Island

Date posted: 10-May-2011

A Cook’s Petrel was found sitting on the ground behind the Ranger’s house on the eve..

Island conditions

Date posted: 19-Feb-2011

There has been 30.6mm of rain in the past two weeks and the island is looking really good wit..

Kakariki nesting in bunkhouse wall

Date posted: 19-Feb-2011

A pair of kakariki has been nesting in the wall of the bunkhouse just under the window in fro..

Evening seminars - 2011

Date posted: 03-Feb-2011

Each year we host a series of evening seminars for members. These seminars cover a range of topi..

Photo Competition

Date posted: 03-Feb-2011

Last year’s photo competition was such a success that we are running another competi..

Avian comings and goings

Date posted: 27-Jan-2011

A long tailed cuckoo was recently seen just above the wharf. A dotterel with 2 chicks ou..

Flora

Date posted: 27-Jan-2011

Koromiko (Hebe stricta) is now flowering. The tiny pale lilac flowers are clustered in racemes ..

Kokako breeding

Date posted: 27-Jan-2011

The good news is that all 3 of the birds that were recently translocated from Pureora have been s..

Takahe tales

Date posted: 27-Jan-2011

Where to begin!! Mungo and Edge’s nest at North East Bay failed. The 2 eggs were unfertil..

Who would have thought it?

Date posted: 26-Jan-2011

Our new website system give us the ability to run lots of statistical reports including the numb..

Tiritiri Matangi Island (commonly referred to as "Tiri") is a wildlife sanctuary, and one of New Zealand's most important and exciting conservation projects. It is located 30km north east of central Auckland and just 4km from the end of the Whangaparaoa Peninsula. 120 years of farming had seen this 220-hectare island stripped of 94% of its native bush but between 1984 and 1994, volunteers planted between 250,000 and 300,000 trees. The island is now 60% forested with the remaining 40% left as grassland for species preferring open habitat.

In conjunction with this planting programme, all mammalian predators were eradicated and a number of threatened and endangered
bird and reptilian species have been successfully introduced including the flightless takahe, one of the world’s rarest species, and the tuatara. Nowhere else in New Zealand can you readily see and walk amongst so many rare species.

 

The project is managed by the Department of Conservation in conjunction with the Supporters of Tiritiri Matangi Incorporated.

Access is by a regular ferry service (limits do apply) and private craft.

School visits to Tiritiri Matangi can form part of the curriculum.  More >>
360 Discovery run a ferry service from Auckland and Gulf Harbour.  More >>
Tiri has a lovely gift shop and profits go to support various projects. More >>
The Tiritiri Matangi Island sanctuary is a partnership between the Department of Conservation (DOC) and the community, through the Supporters of Tiritiri Matangi (Inc), a non-profit community conservation organisation.

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