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Welcome!

Maungatautari is an exciting place to visit – with 47kms of predator proof fence enclosing 3400 hectares in a sea of pastureland, it is the largest ecological island on mainland New Zealand.

With the eradication of mammalian predators largely complete, native bird populations are being re-introduced and trees and ferns are able to grow uninhibited.   This provides for a surprising new environment as the balance of species develops.

Come and experience our special mountain.

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Saddleback release

Up to 40 saddleback (tieke) are to be released on Maungatautari, adding yet another native bird species to our growing number of rare and endangered New Zealand wildlife. It will be the first time in more than a century that tieke have been on the maunga, the earlier birds having been wiped out, along with most other native bird species, by predators before the turn of the twentieth century. The release will take place on Saturday 11 May at 9.30am in the clearing in the Southern Enclosure. Find out more

Guided tours now available

We are pleased to introduce our range of guided tours, from an introduction to our project to a full-day walk over the mountain. Find out more

Visitor Centre Now Open 7 days

We're pleased to announce that our fabulous new Maungatautari Visitor Centre 'Manu Tioriori' is now open 7 days a week. Located at 99 Tari Road, right next to the entrance to the Southern Enclosure, at the Visitor Centre you'll find modern toilets, information about the maunga and what's happening, souvenirs and refreshments. The Visitor Centre is also the base for all our guided walks.

Opening times:

Monday-Friday: 10am - 4.30pm

Saturday & Sunday: 10am - 3pm

16 October - Welcome Home, Tuatara! 

In what has been come known as the “great tuatara airlift”, some 260 tuatara are being flown from Stephens Island in Cook Strait to various sanctuaries around New Zealand. Maungatautari will receive 60 of these amazing taonga with 40 being released on the main mountain and 20 in the Tuatarium.

You can see the Tuatarium for yourself with a guided tour.

2012 AGM Documents

Follow the links for the following documents from our AGM to be held Monday 27th August 2012 at 6.30pm at Don Rowlands Centre, Lake Karapiro:

General Managers report

Co-Chair report

Finance report

Audited accounts 2011-12

Kokako Reintroduction

We are now raising funds to reintroduce kokako to the maunga in 2012.  Click here for further information.

Kokako  

 

LATEST NEWS

Lastest Update

Follow this link to view our latest update 12 April 2013.
 

Letter of Appreciation

Click here to view a letter received from Resource Management Law Association Conference.

EcoQuest - Five minute Bird Count Results

Follow this link to see a report prepared by EcoQuest regarding the results of the five minute bird counts from 2007 to 2011.

Kiwi Ingenuity - Volunteers at Work 

Our News Editor recently went out into the field to see what some of our volunteers were doing.  Read the full story here.

Volunteers Needed!

We have an urgent need for volunteers to:

• monitor a sector of fence
• monitor tracking tunnels over the mountain
• assistants for Cambridge market stall
• Reception/Administration

If you have some spare time and would like to volunteer for a great cause, follow this link to fill in the Volunteer Registration form and send your details to us.

Planning A Research Project?

All research projects on Maungatautari need to have permission from the Biodiversity Management Committee before they begin.  If you are planning to carry out a research project on Maungatautari please print the attached form, complete all sections and post the completed form to MEIT, PO Box 476, Cambridge 3450, or scan and email to mail@maungatrust.org for approval.