Working Weekends Category

Recent news, insights & articles from around the Island.

Snapshots from an Autumn Working Weekend

Words and images by Kate Evans On April 30, 11 intrepid volunteers from all around the North Island travelled to Hauturu for the autumn working weekend, accompanied by Trustee and…

Kākā Portraits

December 2020 Working Weekend Report By Richard Stirling After an unfamiliarly early arrival at the Department of Conservation (DOC) Warkworth quarantine station things quickly turned to custard when the very…

The Case of the Clean Windows

May 2021 Working Weekend Report By Dr John Sumich It was roughly 40 years ago that I first visited Hauturu, and 12 years since I had a wonderful week helping…

Bouncing Kōkako and Posing Tuatara

March 2021 Working Weekend Report By Kim Frakes The perfect start to our amazing trip was stopping to watch a pod of dolphins feeding along with various petrels and gannets…