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Upcoming events
EVENTS
Environmental Holiday Programme
Our programs focus on child-led free play with a few planned activities, all within an environment that encourages exploration and connection to nature. We foster creativity and a love for the natural world—making it fun and the reason they keep coming back!
Māui Dolphin Day
Māui Dolphin Day & The Recycled Raft Race is back this year!
It is early days, but it's locked in, so start dreaming up your raft builds and gather your team!
We’re also hoping to build more rat tunnels on the day, and recruit community members in our buzzing Backyard Trapping Hub - so if you’d like to volunteer with us on the day, we’d love your help!
Hang tight for more info to come...
This event is made possible by the team at the Whāingaroa Environment Centre / Te Pokapū Taiao o Whāingaroa. More info here.
Rugged Rogaine on Karioi
The Rugged Rogaine is a fun way to explore the beautiful Raglan countryside, experience an adventure sport, practice map reading and navigation, and improve your fitness. Beginners welcome!
Catch-up for our VOLUNTEERS!
This event is for all Karioi Project volunteers! Let’s catch up - and celebrate the hard mahi we’ve all done over winter!
Waikato Biodiversity Event
Waikato Biodiversity Event
Working Together to Restore Biodiversity from Mountain to Sea
Join us for a full day to celebrate and strengthen restoration efforts in and around Whāingaroa Moana and Karioi Maunga - You won't want to miss this local Waikato Biodiversity Forum event.
Date: Next Wednesday, 26 November
Time: 9:30 am – 3:15 pm
Location: Union Hall, 3 Stewart St, Raglan
Cost: Free
RSVP: Essential
This event brings together local groups, researchers, and community members working to restore indigenous biodiversity across our rohe. Expect inspiring presentations, shared challenges and opportunities, and a guided field trip to restoration sites.
Speaker Lineup:
Mahuru Wilcox - Toreparu Wetland Restoration & Landcare Research
Lianne Steel - Whāingaroa Weedbusters
Tim Newton - Te Rekereke Taiao Trust, Rare to Here Project
Robbie Bennett - QEII Trust Covenants - the how and why
Kristel van Houte - The Karioi Project
After lunch, to see some mahi in action, we’ll head out on a short field trip to:
Wainamu Beach - with Angeline Greensill and Stacey Hill, Coast Care
Ngarunui Beach - with Kristel, Karioi Project
This is a chance to connect, learn, and celebrate the incredible work happening across our coastal and mountain landscapes. We’d love to see you there.
Featured projects include;
The Karioi Project, Whāingaroa Weedbusters, Coastcare Waikato, Toreparu Hūrepo Wetland Restoration
Build a trap tunnel!
We’ll be in town on Saturday, the 15th, and we are inviting the whole community to come along, meet the team, and build a trap, or ten!
We’d love to get everyone set up with a backyard trap. Thanks to our current funding, we can offer these at little to no cost, if cost has been what’s held you back.
So, come along, build a trap and take it home to tackle rats and possums in your backyard!
Can’t wait until then to get started?
New date! Bait Day #2
Join us for a fun & physical day on some of Karioi’s less-travelled tracks. We’re looking for fit & strong volunteers to fill bait stations for a day (or two!). Home baking is guaranteed!
This is a great way to get involved with the project!
New date! Bait Day #1
Join us for a fun & physical day on some of Karioi’s less-travelled tracks. We’re looking for fit & strong volunteers to fill bait stations for a day (or two!). Home baking is guaranteed!
This is a great way to get involved with the project!
Bagging Bait Up!
Not everyone can head up Karioi with a backpack full of bait - but almost anyone can help pre-bag the toxins in preparation.
This work isn’t hard, but it is time-consuming -and many hands make light work of it! Bring your friends along because it’s also a great time to socialize while giving back to nature.
RSVP Now!
Karioi Rangers (9 to 12 y/o)
Looking for nature-enthusiast tamariki who love an adventure. Let's go bush, explore Karioi, and discover the great world of conservation through our after-school environmental education programme!
Karioi Kids (7 & 8 y/o)
This is for the nature-enthusiast 7 & 8 year olds who love an adventure (and still have energy to burn by 3 o’clock! Let's go bush, explore our beautiful natural world, and discover the great world of conservation through our environmental education programme!
Nature Spring Adventures
The holidays are near, and the Karioi Project has a fun-filled environmental holiday programme lined up to keep the kaitiaki of tomorrow busy!
September’s Bait Station Filling Day - Day 2
Join us for a fun & physical day on some of Karioi’s less-travelled tracks. We’re looking for fit & strong volunteers to fill bait stations for a day (or two!). Home baking is guaranteed!
This is a great way to get involved with the project!
September’s Bait Station Filling Day - Day 1
Join us for a fun & physical day on some of Karioi’s less-travelled tracks. We’re looking for fit & strong volunteers to fill bait stations for a day (or two!). Home baking is guaranteed!
This is a great way to get involved with the project!
Bagging Bait Up!
Not everyone can head up Karioi with a backpack full of bait - but almost anyone can help pre-bag the toxins in preparation.
This work isn’t hard, but it is time-consuming -and many hands make light work of it! Bring your friends along because it’s also a great time to socialize while giving back to nature.
RSVP Now!
The Great Matuku-Hūrepo Muster of 2025
Matuku-hūrepo (bittern) is a severely threatened species on the brink of extinction.
The best opportunity to estimate the population is to count the males while they are booming in the spring. Join us, whether this is learning a new skill or as an experienced birder!
The muster is on 1 to 3 consecutive days mid-September, mid-October and mid-November, so we’ll need many volunteers!
Casual catch-up for our VOLUNTEERS!
This event is for all Karioi Project volunteers! Let’s catch up - and celebrate the last few months’ mahi!
August Bait Station Filling Day
Join us for a fun & physical day on some of Karioi’s less-travelled tracks. We’re looking for fit & strong volunteers to fill bait stations for a day (or two!). Home baking is guaranteed!
This is a great way to get involved with the project!
CANCELLED - Bagging Bait Up!
Not everyone can head up Karioi with a backpack full of bait - but almost anyone can help pre-bag the toxins in preparation.
This work isn’t hard, but it is time-consuming -and many hands make light work of it! Bring your friends along because it’s also a great time to socialize while giving back to nature.
RSVP Now!
Evening kōrero with Jesse Golden- eBird App
Join Hamilton Zoo’s Jesse Golden—local bird enthusiast and conservation leader—for a hands-on introduction to the eBird app!
July’s Bait Station Filling Day - Day 2
Join us for a fun & physical day on some of Karioi’s less-travelled tracks. We’re looking for fit & strong volunteers to fill bait stations for a day (or two!). Home baking is guaranteed!
This is a great way to get involved with the project!
Karioi Kids & Rangers for 7-12 year-olds
This is for the nature-enthusiast between 7 & 12 year olds who love an adventure (and still have energy to burn by 3 o’clock! Let's go bush, explore our beautiful natural world, and discover the great world of conservation through our environmental education programme!
July’s Bait Station Filling Day - Day 1
Join us for a fun & physical day on some of Karioi’s less-travelled tracks. We’re looking for fit & strong volunteers to fill bait stations for a day (or two!). Home baking is guaranteed!
This is a great way to get involved with the project!
Bagging Bait Up!
Not everyone can head up Karioi with a backpack full of bait - but almost anyone can help pre-bag the toxins in preparation.
This work isn’t hard, but it is time-consuming -and many hands make light work of it! Bring your friends along because it’s also a great time to socialize while giving back to nature.
RSVP Now!
New Moon Ōi Night
As the sun begins to dip below the horizon, we will gather above Ngāranui and with luck on our side, we’ll observe the ōi as they return to land for their breeding season.
Want to be a Burrow Buddy?
Are you passionate about local wildlife and keen to make a hands-on difference in Whaingaroa? We’d love to invite you to a special evening to learn about becoming a Burrow Buddy – a unique volunteer role supporting the ōi / grey-faced petrel.
Karioi Rangers for 9 to 12 year-olds
Looking for nature-enthusiast tamariki who love an adventure. Let's go bush, explore Karioi, discover the great world of conservation through our environmental education programme!
Karioi Kids for 7 & 8 year-olds
This is for the nature-enthusiast 7 & 8 year olds who love an adventure (and still have energy to burn by 3 o’clock! Let's go bush, explore our beautiful natural world, and discover the great world of conservation through our environmental education programme!
April Environmental Holiday Programme
Our programs focus on child-led free play with a few planned activities, all within an environment that encourages exploration and connection to nature. By giving kids the freedom to choose what to do, rather than following an adult-directed schedule, we foster creativity and a love for the natural world—making it fun and the reason they keep coming back!
The great Karioi BBQ - new date!
The time has come for the great Karioi BBQ! All supporters, backyard trappers and volunteers are welcome!
Detox Day (a.k.a fun day out!)
Help us empty the bait stations across the wide network on Karioi. A one day blitz!
We’ll end this day with a BBQ to celebrate the hard mahi!
Summer Environmental Holiday Programme
Our programs focus on child-led free play with a few planned activities, all within an environment that encourages exploration and connection to nature. By giving kids the freedom to choose what to do, rather than following an adult-directed schedule, we foster creativity and a love for the natural world—making it fun and the reason they keep coming back!
Volunteer catch-up
This event is for all our volunteers! Let’s catch up after a big year of trapping! Nibbles are on us!