Engagement and education

Melissa Brignall-Theyer (DOC) and Natalie de Burgh (HBRC) at the Nature Shed, Hawk's Bay Show 2018 (Photo by Anna Lorck)

Native species like kiwi and kōkako are not the only ones who call Hawke's Bay home. For Predator Free Hawke’s Bay to flourish, it will take the understanding and effort of all our community to carry the vision into the future. We're dedicated to talking with people like you in Hawke’s Bay, Aotearoa, and abroad to help people learn about our work and encourage them to support our vision of returning native species to Hawke’s Bay.

Where can you find us sharing our story?

• We reach out to local and national media regularly to celebrate translocations, promote community events, and spread the word about project breakthroughs. Keep an eye out for the latest by visiting our News page.
• We update our Poutiri Ao ō Tāne and Cape to City Facebook pages on a regular basis with links to project news, photos, and achievements. 'Like' and ‘follow’ us to stay in touch!
• Read the latest edition of our e-newsletter to get a broader overview of the work our project does throughout the year. Keep up to date by signing up to receive our newsletter.

Every year we are in the Nature Shed at the Hawke’s Bay Show. If you’re interested in getting involved you can get in touch with us to learn about how you can help support our work and sign up as a volunteer.

Education

Taradale Intermediate Freshwater Monitoring

Inspiring our tamariki and rangatahi, our young people is the goal of our dedicated education team. As the future decision-makers of New Zealand we want to see them passionately protecting our environmental taonga.

We've worked closely with schools throughout the region to help spread our vision. Through these partnerships, many Hawke's Bay students have already had the opportunity to see a wild kiwi in its natural habitat or let wētā crawl up their arms! They have also been inspired to take on their own environmental goals.

We provide professional development for teachers and partner with the Eastern Institute of Technology to support skills and confidence building for trainee teachers to use the environment as a context for learning throughout the curriculum to inspire their own schools and students.

If you want to find more about the research head to our resources page.