News & Community Stories
Read these inspiring local stories about going above and beyond to ensure a sustainable future in Taranaki.
The dream of Kiwi Conservation becoming reality-Te Ara Taiao
The growth in Kiwi conservation is a dream becoming reality. Share in the experience of a Kiwi release and discover more about this important of this mahi for Te Ara Taiao
Takirua, Winter Action for Te Ara Taiao
Kiwi monitoring, seasonal learning in the māra (garden), Puanga celebrations: Te Ara Taiao learners have moved into the Winter season of activities.
Te Ara Taiao collaboration and connection to whenua
The birds at dawn reconnect us to our natural world and a sense of hope. Similarly, the Te Ara Taiao programme looks to the future by collaborating with schools, environmental leaders, hapū and iwi to empower young leaders in the Taiao.
Te Ara Taiao for Teachers and Tamariki
Te Ara Taiao offers upskilling and cultural experiences, such as Teacher Development Days, which build cultural capacity and understanding for teachers by inviting them to a marae.
Taiao Leaders Excited by Kaitake Kiwi Chicks
Monitoring data shows that kiwi pair Puanga and Aroha, have hatched a chick in mid November…
Ruru offers unexpected life lessons at Rotokare
Someone gate-crashed the ‘Kiwi’ project at the Te Ara Taiao o Kaitake hikoi to Rotokare to learn about the kiwi kohanga…
Te Ara Taiao O Kaitake – Hikoi to the Kiwi Kōhanga
The Kaitake based students have been working hard in and around the Maunga and Kaitake ranges to learn all they can about Kiwi, their habitat, how to protect them…
Te Ara Taiao o Ngāmotu
Te Ara Taiao o Ngāmotu enables a collaborative education model and is particularly happy with the potential of aligning Hapū aspirations to that of the kura (schools), their whānau, organisations, and the community…
Our Tamariki and the Kiwi Release
On Friday 21st May 2021, another Kiwi was released at Pukeiti, and Tuesday 25th May the last Kiwi was released at Maungaraka under the current permit - the culmination of 3 years of planning and collaboration among many stakeholders…
Team Focus - Tane Manu
Tane Manu has joined the Sustainable Taranaki tīma as an Education Coordinator for Te Ara Taiao o Kaitake Conservation Education project in the Kaitake rohe/region.