January 11 2022
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Looking back 2022 is underway and the Kaipara Lifestyler this week is a reflection on what has happened in 2021. We’ve chosen some little bites to remind us all of what has been going on in the Kaipara. There was so much to look back on, and despite the interruptions of lockdowns, the people of the Kaipara have kept going and achieved some remarkable things. 2022 will be bigger and brighter!
Sport Northland’s new leadership
Paparoa resident Libby Jones has been elected to a top sporting advocacy role for 2022, taking over as chair …
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Waka ama gold
It was a golden moment for the Hikuwai o Kaipara Waka Ama Club Kaipara crew, as they surged to victory in the open masters’ division …
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Top honour comes to Ruawai by Paul Campbell
“It is very humbling because when I set out to do this work with the brown teal, I did not expect an accolade.” Ruawai identity Kevin William Evans has received The New Zealand Order of Merit MNZM ‘for services to wildlife conservation and the community.’ The simple message of merit belies an effort Mr Evans has undertaken for many years. Not only in saving an endangered native bird species but also as a long-term volunteer firefighter and chief officer at the Ruawai Fire Brigade, which was called out 170 times last year. The award citation states: ‘Mr Evans is the Captive and Reintroduction Coordinator for the Department of Conservation’s Pāteke (brown teal) Recovery Group, a voluntary position he has held since 1998. He has played an integral role in the Pāteke’s recovery from endangered to recovering status, as the population has increased from just 700 birds to more than 3,000 over 20 years. ‘He manages the network of 16 volunteer captive p Kevin Evans, New Zealand Order of Merit recipient breeding facilities across New Zealand which is the largest and most Instructor for the New Zealand Mountain successful bred for release programme Safety Council for 20 years. Mr Evans in the southern hemisphere. is currently the Chief Fire Officer of the ‘He has led new initiatives developing Ruawai Volunteer Fire Brigade and has reintroduction techniques while working served 27 years.’ with landowners to create predator-free He is credited with stopping the 2014 environments. He has also served 13 projected functional extinction in the years on the Northland Conservation wild of the brown teal and doing so well Board, the Northland Fish and Game the species went from being nationally Council, and a warranted Firearms Safety endangered to at risk — in recovery.
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“There are lots of turning wheels and nuts and bolts involved with managing a species recovery programme, which covers the entire length and breadth of the country and is sometimes more of a juggling act,” Kevin says. ”It involves managing and coordinating the logistics of a network of up to 20 volunteer captive breeding facilities, which collectively produce between 150–200 birds for release back into the wild at up to four different locations around NZ in any given year. “With planning starting five or more years in advance, the process has become a pretty well-oiled machine. These days, we have pretty well-tried and tested release protocols with a fairly good idea on how much predator control needs to be in place to keep the pāteke alive and how many pāteke we can fit into any given area, depending on the quality of the habitat.” Kevin travels from Northland to Christchurch to oversee the three-day process of attaching radio transmitters, metal and colour leg bands, weighing, deworming and recording bird details in preparation for the next step, which is sending them to be released back into the wild.
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