Urban Ark – Manawa Taiao
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    • Ngā pekepeka / bats
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Vision

Our Vision

Engaged communities in Auckland’s central isthmus creating healthy habitats where indigenous flora and fauna thrive.

Our Mission

To support our local communities to protect and rehabilitate New Zealand’s native biodiversity in central Tāmaki Makaurau.

Our Values

  • Collaborative we work together with our communities to amplify the results of their actions
  • Inclusive we are open and responsive, and reduce barriers to participation
  • Mātauranga Māori we acknowledge Māori world view and seek to further understand how this can be integrated into our work
  • Evidence-based our decision-making and advice uses evidence based information
  • Care and respect we work in a way that is respectful to people, wildlife and the environment

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Photo credits: Bartek Wyptch (grey warbler)

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  • Get involved
    • Join a group
      • Waipapa Stream Restoration Project
      • Auckland Domain Restoration Project
      • Friends of Maungawhau
      • Maungawhau Ecological Halo
      • Pest Free Ōwairaka
      • Friends of Wairaki Stream
      • Friends of Belfast Reserve
      • Friends of Waikowhai Park
      • Ngā Ringa o Te Auaunga Friends of Oakley Creek
      • Pest Free Waterview
      • Oakley Loop Group
      • Pest Free Pt Chevalier
      • Predator Free Morningside / Western Springs
      • STEPS
      • Te Waiōrea
      • Chamberlain Conservation Group
      • Weona Lemington Coastal Forest Restoration Group
      • Pest Free Gladstone
      • Pest Free Mt Eden
      • Pest Free Balmoral
      • Pest Free Sandringham
      • Predator Free Grey Lynn
      • Friends of Grey Lynn Park
      • Predator Free Herne Bay-Ponsonby
      • Wellpark Streamers
      • Predator Free Westmere / Te Rehu Konihi Kore
      • Manu Tīoriori I Te Uru / Western Songbird Project
      • Jaggers Bush Restoration Group
      • Waiōrea Restoration Group
      • Wai-a-te-Ao – F&B Bullock Track Restoration Project
      • Conservation Volunteeers NZ
      • Tītīkōpuke Habitat Initiative
    • Pest animal control
      • Trapping activity maps
      • Trap rats
      • Trap possums
      • Trap stoats
      • Trap hedgehogs
      • Trap mice
      • Control wasps
      • Humane trapping
      • Pulsing
      • ID your rodent
    • Regular Restoration Sessions
    • Pest plant control
    • Plant natives
    • Back gardens
    • Education
      • Te Wai Ōrea Education Programme
      • Schools Engagement Programme
    • Connect: our socials and newsletter
    • Other ways you can help
  • Biodiversity
    • Ngā manu / birds
      • H5N1 Bird Flu Info
      • Kākā
      • Kākāriki
      • Kererū
      • Korimako / Bellbird
      • Riroriro / Grey Warbler
      • Ruru / Morepork
      • Tūī
      • Rogues gallery
    • Ngā pekepeka / bats
    • Ngā mokomoko / skinks and geckos
    • Ngā Pūrerehua / butterflies and moths
    • Ngā tuaiwi-kore / invertebrates
    • Taiao / Landscapes
      • Maunga / volcanoes
      • Awa / streams
        • Te Auaunga / Oakley Creek
      • Ngahere / forests
        • Lava Rock Forests
  • Resources
    • The Workshop
      • Making trap tunnels
      • Rat-proof your compost
      • Build a wētā hotel
      • Nest boxes for ruru
    • Tool library
    • Pest animal monitoring
      • Chew cards
      • Wax tags
      • Tracking tunnels
    • Manage pets
    • Being a good citizen
    • Flood Resilience
  • News
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  • About us
    • Operations Team
    • Trust Board
    • Partners
    • Vision
    • Plan
    • Impact Report
    • Origin
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