[vc_row row_height_percent=”65″ back_image=”5082″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”180138″][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” align_horizontal=”align_center” gutter_size=”3″ overlay_color=”color-584830″ overlay_alpha=”80″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/1″][vc_custom_heading text_color=”color-xsdn” text_size=”fontsize-321034″ uncode_shortcode_id=”188097″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Kōkako Banding on Tiritiri Matangi[/vc_custom_heading][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”h4″ text_size=”h4″ uncode_shortcode_id=”163915″]Author: John Stewart

Date: 30/06/23

Photo Credit: John Sibley[/vc_custom_heading][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”187425″]The kōkako population on the island has been closely monitored since the first birds were brought here in 1997. Ten years later, the island received the captive-bred descendants of the last wild birds living in Taranaki. It was hoped that they would survive and breed on Tiritiri and eventually their descendants would be returned to their ancestral home. The birds were banded so that it would be possible to record their family trees and keep track of their relationships. That hope was fulfilled in 2017 and 2018 when birds were returned to Parininihi and Pirongia.

We have built on that initial work, continuing to band and to record details of the individual birds and their lives on the island resulting in a unique long-term data set which we hope will be used to better understand and to protect and sustain them.

Trained banders give each bird a unique combination of one numbered metal band and up to three plastic colour bands allowing observers to recognise each individual. Most of the birds are banded as chicks before they leave their nest.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”155460″][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ shadow=”xs” width=”1/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”181790″][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ equal_height=”yes” gutter_size=”3″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”169089″][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” align_horizontal=”align_center” gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”382822″][vc_single_image media=”5084″ media_width_percent=”100″ media_ratio=”four-three” alignment=”right” advanced=”yes” media_overlay_opacity=”50″ media_padding=”2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”163490″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” align_horizontal=”align_center” gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”194832″][vc_single_image media=”5086″ media_width_percent=”100″ media_ratio=”four-three” uncode_shortcode_id=”175635″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_custom_heading text_color=”color-849512″ text_size=”h6″ uncode_shortcode_id=”203121″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Photo credit: Amanda Rogers
Left: Hastie band replaced
Right: Hotu band replaced[/vc_custom_heading][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”2″ bottom_padding=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ equal_height=”yes” gutter_size=”2″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”0″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”0″ back_color=”color-xsdn” overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ shadow=”xs” width=”1/2″][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”0″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ limit_content=””][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ align_horizontal=”align_center” gutter_size=”3″ back_image=”5093″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”232315″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/2″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”691179″]Tiritiri Matangi kōkako bands[/vc_custom_heading][vc_button button_color=”accent” size=”btn-sm” wide=”yes” border_width=”0″ link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tiritirimatangi.org.nz%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F07%2FKokako-Bands.pdf|target:_blank” button_color_type=”uncode-palette” uncode_shortcode_id=”142243″]Download[/vc_button][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”0″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”0″ back_color=”color-xsdn” overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ shadow=”xs” width=”1/2″][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”0″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ limit_content=””][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ align_horizontal=”align_center” gutter_size=”3″ back_image=”5104″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”866678″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/2″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”195072″]Te Rangi Pai enjoying some water[/vc_custom_heading][vc_button button_color=”accent” size=”btn-sm” wide=”yes” border_width=”0″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FpwM5sNc-u_Q|title:Online-Shop” button_color_type=”uncode-palette” uncode_shortcode_id=”125653″]View the video[/vc_button][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_single_image media=”5728″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”352318″][/vc_column][/vc_row]