Progress Update

The Arapaoa Kiwi Trust is proud to have completed 4 successful years of the project and has achieved all our operational goals to date. We are on target with our vision to reintroduce kiwi onto Arapaoa Island in 3-4 years.

The project has 1100 traps and 62 trail cameras installed in the project to date, extending the length of the island. These are all serviced monthly by part-time contractors and volunteers.
Over the next year, we will continue to fill the smaller gaps in the trap coverage.

We have completed a research project with Maanaki Whenua Landcare Research on the feral cat situation. With the results from this research, we will now test and implement an effective process to eliminate feral cats on the island.

Our annual funding grants and ongoing sponsorships provide the project with administration and management, all trap and baiting expenses, health and safety equipment and contract trappers who monitor and service traps and cameras monthly.