Nga Uruora - Kapiti Project

Ngā Uruora – Kāpiti Project was established in 1997 to halt and reverse the decline of coastal forest on the Kāpiti – Porirua coast.

Ngā Uruora core activities include planting, weeding and pest control of the 292 hectare strip of land between Paekākāriki and Pukerua Bay.

Working with our partners at Whareroa Farm Reserve and Queen Elizabeth Regional Park our vision is to tap into the phenomenal success of pest control on Kāpiti and Mana Islands – bringing back tui, bellbirds, kereru, kākā and kākāriki. Members and volunteers are our greatest asset. Join us and be part of our award winning conservation project:

- protecting & restoring Kāpiti’s unique kohekohe forest

- re-establishing coastal forests, scrub and flaxland through planting programmes

- undertaking pest and weed control.

This area contains the Paekākāriki Escarpment, recognised as an Outstanding Natural Landscape (ONL) under the Resource Management Act and in accordance with the Greater Wellington Regional Policy Statement.

Within this ONL exists the Paekākāriki Escarpment Key Natural Ecosystem (KNE) which is 118 ha of land that straddles the boundary between the Kāpiti Coast District and Porirua City councils’ jurisdictions. The KNE site comprises an exposed, steep coastal escarpment and contains remnant and regenerating coastal forests, grey scrub, and flaxland. The majority of the KNE site is legally protected, either by agreement between KiwiRail and the QEII National Trust, or through being within local council road reserve and recreation reserve designations.

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Sir Paul Callaghan