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Wetlands

Riparian planting, storm water mitigation, slope stabilisation. The January 27th Auckland flood has me thinking about flood mitigation because storm water run-off has caused a...

Celebrity interview : Spotless Crake, Pūweto

The following is a transcript of a very difficult to secure interview with a Spotless Crake. No photographs were taken in accordance with his wishes.Me...

Labour Weekend Market Day

We haven’t had a market on Rakino for a few years, so a few enthusiastic people have decided to have a crack at reinstating it...

EMR Labour Weekend Workshop

I have good news for the aspiring Rakino fish-counting snorkelers.Many thanks to the Waiheke Local Board who have approved the grant we applied for to...

Kākā nesting box project with PFK

Lying in bed I can just see the bottom of the kākā nesting box that was installed high up a large old kanuka tree a...

Some depressing news in Conservation Week 🙁

Read the latest blog from our neighbours on the Noises here… I’d like to encourage anyone who is worried about the continuing degradation of the...

Attention Snorkelers!

This summer Experiencing Marine Reserves is keen to run a workshop on Rakino for aspiring citizen science snorkelers. The plan is to teach participants how...

Tiny Museum reviewed

My documentation of the event could have been better, but I was a tad flustered as I was still running around at 5pm trying to...

The Tiny Museum @ ORCA

Easter Art Show on Rakino Island This Easter we have a theme for the Art Show on account of the fact it’s 20 years since...

Boil-up!

The rock clamber between Woody and West Bays at low tide is one of my favourite Rakino activities; there are plenty of toe and hand...