Northern New Zealand Dotterel at rest in the sand. On Sunday 22 March, a post-breeding season count was carried out in Whangamatā on behalf of Birds New Zealand (South Auckland) . Alongside the dotterel count, a wider shorebird survey was also carried out, giving us a useful snapshot of birdlife around the harbour after the breeding season. Dotterel results This year’s count recorded: 83 Northern New Zealand dotterel 48 Banded dotterel roosting along the Whangamatā shoreline

This has been a year of both consolidation and expansion in various areas of our environmental efforts. Built on the foundation of a cohesive, committed and conscientious voluntary committee who support our fantastic group of wider volunteers, we have seen positive developments in all areas of our mission as you will read below.

Recently, an intrepid band of Whangamata Harbour Care volunteers spent a morning working to remove mangrove seedlings from the mudflats...

The results from Sunday, 22 October, clearly showed the concern that our community has toward its environment especially within the...

Whangamatā Harbour Care is very excited to have been awarded $5000 by Predator Free NZ to initiate its Backyard Trapping program in...

You’re closer to a rat than you think! 25-50 metres on average in New Zealand according to research from Victoria University...