Wētā a year it's been!

The Wētāpunga are coming!

Join us for the Guardians of the Bay of Islands Inc. 2020 AGM with guest speaker Blair Tuke

Please join us for our 2020 AGM 2pm, Sunday 1st November at The Duke of Marlborough Hotel, Russell.

Our winter newsletter - a message from the Chair

Our Autum newsletter - a very dry summer!

There is a full restoration programme this autumn and winter which is published below for your diary. If you are interested in being part of these projects, for island and Wairoa Stream plantings contact Rod Brown at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; for Tangatapu wetlands Sandra Scowen at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and for Pipiroa planting Vicki Froude at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Join us for our AGM:

6:30pm - Thursday 22nd November
at the Copthorne Hotel and Resort Bay of Islands
Professor Dave Towns on Seabirds, Scales and Seaweed

Recent work by the Project Island Song monitoring team has given us an insight into what the reintroduced Duvaucel's gecko population has been up to, and how they might be faring in their new home.

Early this month Jo Sim and her species conservation dog Rua spent five gruelling days surveying the rugged coastlines of Ipipiri in search of burrow-nesting seabirds. The forests of these islands would have once been abundant with burrows housing a myriad of seabird species, but due to the arrival of introduced mammals and changes in land-use, the seabird population has been much reduced.

Project Island Song is wrapped to welcome Ria Bright on board as our new education facilitator. Ria joined the team just before the start of the Floating Classrooms season, and has had a blast going out on all 10 trips this year.