{"id":2413,"date":"2025-07-30T02:27:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T02:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/?page_id=2413"},"modified":"2025-08-21T15:26:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T03:26:49","slug":"our-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/our-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"OUR PROJECTS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2413\" class=\"elementor elementor-2413\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4094ee7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4094ee7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdaebc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fdaebc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"215\" height=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Logo-PNG-white.avif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2127\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c215c2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9c215c2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8bdfbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8bdfbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OUR PROJECTS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15eae8b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"15eae8b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-790ca49 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"790ca49\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e473ae6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"e473ae6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1905\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Banner-Kiwi.avif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2123\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Banner-Kiwi.avif 1905w, https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Banner-Kiwi-300x94.avif 300w, https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Banner-Kiwi-1024x323.avif 1024w, https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Banner-Kiwi-768x242.avif 768w, https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Banner-Kiwi-1536x484.avif 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1905px) 100vw, 1905px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">KIWI PROJECTS<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4c5a7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4c5a7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Indications are that the kiwi population on our property in the\u00a0<a class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forestlifeforce.org.nz\/maungataniwha-native\" target=\"_self\">Maungataniwha Native Forest<\/a>\u00a0is of regional significance. In 2005 trust members discovered a remnant kiwi population, unusual as the property had no history of pest control.\u00a0<a class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forestlifeforce.org.nz\/the-trustees\" target=\"_self\">Pete Shaw<\/a>\u00a0 consulted with\u00a0<a class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forestlifeforce.org.nz\/the-trustees\" target=\"_self\">Dr John McLennan,<\/a>\u00a0a leading kiwi scientist, and what eventuated was the Maungataniwha Kiwi Project.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><a class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forestlifeforce.org.nz\/kiwi-old\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">read more&#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a175d27 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a175d27\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62e97d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"62e97d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1386\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Banner-Whio-1-e1753842905337.avif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2416\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Banner-Whio-1-e1753842905337.avif 1386w, https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Banner-Whio-1-e1753842905337-300x123.avif 300w, https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Banner-Whio-1-e1753842905337-1024x419.avif 1024w, https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Banner-Whio-1-e1753842905337-768x314.avif 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1386px) 100vw, 1386px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">WHIO PROJECT<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ab56f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ab56f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Whio, commonly known as Blue Duck, are highly endangered, threatened by predation \u2013 mainly by stoats &#8211; and loss of habitat. This is a localised species holding territories on fast-flowing mountain rivers in forested areas.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Classified as \u2018endangered\u2019 by the International Union of Conservation for Nature (IUCN) and as \u2018nationally vulnerable\u2019 by DOC, the whio \u2013 named for the high-pitched whistle made by the male &#8211; has been severely impacted by exotic predators such as stoats.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><a class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forestlifeforce.org.nz\/whio-old\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">read more&#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0efc620 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0efc620\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f07998c elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"f07998c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"273\" height=\"176\" src=\"https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pohokura-Our-Properties.avif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2418\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">FOREST RESTORATION<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de53604 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de53604\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">We have established <a href=\"https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/maungataniwha-native-forest\/\">two sanctuary areas<\/a> within the\u00a0Maungataniwha Native Forest\u00a0where predator populations are being reduced in an effort to provide a safe place for a variety of native bird species to breed.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">The first is a 600-hectare sanctuary centred on Waiau Camp while the second is a 400-hectare swathe of bushland bordering the Te Hoe River.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><a class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forestlifeforce.org.nz\/forest-restoration-old\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">read more&#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc9c5f8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bc9c5f8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-329f5aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"329f5aa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78ca03e elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"78ca03e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"323\" src=\"https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Banner-Kakabeak.avif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2122\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Banner-Kakabeak.avif 1024w, https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Banner-Kakabeak-300x95.avif 300w, https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Banner-Kakabeak-768x242.avif 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">KAKABEAK<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c410c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c410c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">One of our principal projects in the\u00a0<a class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forestlifeforce.org.nz\/maungataniwha-native\" target=\"_self\">Maungataniwha Native Forest\u00a0<\/a>involves increasing the wild-grown population of kakabeak (Clianthus maximus) &#8211; an extremely rare type of shrub.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">We collect seeds and propagate them both within our two protected propagation enclosures near Waiau Camp (designed to prevent access by browsing rabbits, hares and ungulates such as deer, pigs and goats) and at other sites around Hawke\u2019s Bay.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><a class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forestlifeforce.org.nz\/kakabeak\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">read more&#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31caea4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31caea4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc4eb9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"bc4eb9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Forest-Restoration.avif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2419\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Forest-Restoration.avif 160w, https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Forest-Restoration-150x150.avif 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">FOREST CONVERSION<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d3e85e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d3e85e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">The 4,000-hectare Maungataniwha Pine Forest adjacent to our\u00a0<a class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forestlifeforce.org.nz\/maungataniwha-native\" target=\"_self\">Maungataniwha Native Forest<\/a>\u00a0property was once mature native forest. It was logged progressively and then burned before being put under pine.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">We took ownership of the block with the aim of converting the pine plantation back to regenerating native forest. The last pine trees were felled in November 2018 and over 3,500 hectares are now being re-converted back to native forest.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><a class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forestlifeforce.org.nz\/forest-conversion-old\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">read more&#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa850cd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aa850cd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-285e33f elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"285e33f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"285\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/whio2.avif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2265\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/whio2.avif 285w, https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/whio2-212x300.avif 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">PEST CONTROL<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddee6ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddee6ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><a class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forestlifeforce.org.nz\/pests-ferrets-stoats-rats\" target=\"_self\">Pest control<\/a>\u00a0is an important aspect of our activity. It\u2019s a highly resource-intensive process, yet incredibly important to protecting and enhancing the native flora and fauna and helping to expand the populations of the various endangered species we have on our properties.<\/span><\/p><ul class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><li class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/pests-possums\/\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">POSSUMS<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/li><li class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/pest-control\/\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">FERRETS, STOATS AND RATS<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/li><li class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/pests-goats\/\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">GOATS<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/li><li class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/pests-cats\/\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">CATS<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/li><li class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/pests-plants\/\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">PLANTS<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a6d527 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8a6d527\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0913aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a0913aa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b43354 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"8b43354\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bird-Translocation.avif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2420\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bird-Translocation.avif 160w, https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bird-Translocation-150x150.avif 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">BIRD TRANSLOCATION<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71a102b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71a102b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">We have worked with the Cape Sanctuary near Napier to translocate small native bird species to there from the\u00a0<a class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forestlifeforce.org.nz\/maungataniwha-pine\" target=\"_self\">Maungataniwha Pine Forest.<\/a><\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">North Island Robins, North Island Tomtits and Whitehead were captured with mist nets and became the founding colony of their species there. They have since bred.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Supplementary translocations are undertaken occasionally to enhance the genetics within the population now establishing itself at the Cape.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea035c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ea035c2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20e1a97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"20e1a97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Education.avif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2421\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Education.avif 160w, https:\/\/saje.nz\/forest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Education-150x150.avif 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">EDUCATION<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5aa023 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5aa023\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">We have contributed to the ecological aspects of the teaching syllabus at St Cuthbert\u2019s College in Auckland by commissioning a series of reports relating to a tract of land the school owns in the Eastern Bay of Plenty.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">St Cuthbert\u2019s bought Kahunui, a property of predominantly native forest located in the Waiotahi Valley, in 2006 to provide a remote campus. It aims to advance the academic and social development of its students by providing an opportunity to learn through experience.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><a class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forestlifeforce.org.nz\/education\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">read more&#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24284fa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24284fa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OUR PROJECTS KIWI PROJECTS Indications are that the kiwi population on our property in the\u00a0Maungataniwha Native Forest\u00a0is of regional significance. In 2005 trust members discovered a remnant kiwi population, unusual as the property had no history of pest control.\u00a0Pete Shaw\u00a0 consulted with\u00a0Dr John McLennan,\u00a0a leading kiwi scientist, and what eventuated was the Maungataniwha Kiwi Project. 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