Danny Freestone and Scott Carr from Pro+Med taught the team how to assist those that require first aid in remote locations, by either using what you have on hand or what resources are found around you.
Hidden in Otatara, an outer suburb of Invercargill you can find two hidden gems, the Southland Community Nursery owned andTauira and Anna pay close attention to slideshow given by Chris Rance. operated by Chris and Brian Rance, and the Oreti Tōtara Dune Forest reserve. We were lucky to attend both for a seed collection wānanga and also to have been joined by Te Tapu o Tāne crew! Even if this reunion was short lived before parting ways for the day.
The tauira have had a busy month starting on Monday, with Daniel Munro from PWFP Fire Safety.
The Hokonui Rūnanga Kaitiaki Taiao Tauira Programme induction week ran from Monday 24 to Friday 28 January 2022. The kaupapa for the week was been busy but productive, it was a time to get to know and work with the tauira.
On 16 May 2022 the Government announced its commitment to planting 100,000 trees around Aotearoa, in a new partnership with
Project Crimson.
Hokonui Rūnanga Taiao team, along with Toitu te Whenua – Land Information New Zealand, Longford Intermediate, Te Tapu o Tāne, and our Kaitiaki
tauira have been very privileged to be part of the latest video additions to the LEARNZ online field trips website, about the Hokonui restoration: Tech in te Taiao.
From 11-13 April 2022, we were privileged to have Richard Allibone from Water Ways Consulting, who facilitated the three days of electrofishing and taught our tauira some amazing new skills.
The tauira started their mornings at O Te Ika Rama Marae participating in fish ID training, followed by investigating waterways in the area, and allowing them to learn how to use and manage the electrofishing equipment. They learnt how to adjust and set the voltage for the equipment and then they were ready to go!
The tauira, along with facilitator Matt Dale, set hīnaki in multiple areas stretching from the Mataura Mātaitai through to Wyndham and Edendale, where they caught tuna to investigate. The tauira said that they caught both Perch and Tuna on the day.
On Wednesday 27 April, we were very lucky to have the Minister for Māori Development Willie Jackson join us at the Hokonui Rūnanga with his amazing Te Puni Kōkiri team.
Pekapeka camp at Tawanui was amazing! Such an experience for the Kaitiaki Tauira and those from the Taiao Team.
