OUR VISION Hauraki/Coromandel’s native biodiversity is flourishing, celebrated and cared for by all.

OUR PURPOSE Restoring, connecting and protecting the biodiversity and habitats of Coromandel North.

OUR SCOPE We implement effective-scale conservation projects, building relationships with mana whenua and community in Coromandel North, while supporting the conservation initiatives of others across the Hauraki/Coromandel.

Moehau Environment Group (MEG) is a not-for-profit community group that has existed for over 25 years, working to ensure the native biodiversity of our region is flourishing, celebrated and cared for by all. We implement large-scale conservation projects, like possum, stoat and rat trapping, and run educational programmes with schools and community to connect children and adults with nature in Coromandel North.  We are building relationships with mana whenua, landowners, other community conservation groups, the Department of Conservation, and Waikato Regional Council, to achieve coordinated pest control and environmental awareness in the Northern Coromandel.

When a small group of locals first met with the idea of “doing a bit of volunteer work to look after the environment” they never guessed that their idea would grow into Moehau Environment Group as it is today.

MEG was incorporated as a charitable society in 2000. From the outset, our goals were to enhance biodiversity by engaging the community and doing practical work to achieve a standard of habitat restoration that would allow the re-introduction and recovery of endangered species.

Today our projects include:

• 450 ha intensive pest control unfenced sanctuary in regenerating forest (MEGa Pest Attack)
• A mustelid trapping network over 16 000 ha for kiwi protection
• Extensive possum trapping in vulnerable coastal pohūtukawa forests
• Waikawau wetland pest control and monitoring of rare wetland birds
• Planting and weed control programmes with the community and schools

The hard work of our field team, volunteers and members has allowed for the recovery of many endangered species in the northern Coromandel, including dramatic improvements for kiwi and habitat protection for wetland and forest birds.  Our predator control work contributed to the reintroduction of the North Island Robin and pāteke/brown teal, with both species now successfully breeding in the area.  We would love kōkako to be next.  

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