Dave Currie moved to Raglan over 20 years ago to get out of Auckland and be part of our small coastal community. After a successful working career, which included being chef de mission for New Zealand at several Olympics and Commonwealth Games, Dave left full time employment several years ago to get really involved with the community here. He’s been volunteering for the Karioi Project for several years (since before we started counting).

If you are a cat or dog owner like us - then you have the power to influence and help restore biodiversity in a few simple steps. Because sadly, our pets are also a significant danger to our native wildlife.

Local Lorenzen Bay residents, Rachael Goddard and Chery Reynolds found the consequences of bait control for rats unpleasant and costly. So they enlisted the Karioi Project trapping service. We can do your trapping for you, or offer subsidised traps, support, advice and training for anyone who wants to join our Backyard Hub.

We’re stoked to be this year's charity partner for the Raglan Karioi Trail. It's an awesome event full of passionate, dedicated runners, walkers and volunteers! Francois Mazet, organiser of the event, started the race in 2013 inspired by his love of running on Karioi. He wanted to share “the pleasure, the adrenaline and the view.”

Can we get rid of your pests? Karioi Project is boosting skills and environmental employment in the community through the expansion of intensive predator control on the maunga and commercial predator control services for local residents. If you have a pest problem around your house, farm, or bush block, contact us for a free quote.

Karioi Education programmes are in full swing! We’re expanding to offer school holiday programmes and after school clubs, as well as classroom sessions, for all ages.

Meet one of our energetic volunteers. Isabelle is a mother, volunteer firefighter, runner, tramper, gardener, and a keen trapper.

Morning Glory coffee, roasted in Raglan by Paul Peterson. “Think global, act local,” is Paul’s motto. Modeling sustainable business practices drives every decision Paul makes which is why you’ll see the Karioi Project label on your compostable package of organic, ethically traded, full strength, half-caf or decaf coffee.

Have you heard a loud  “kraaaaak” lately? Keep your eyes open for Kaka! The Waikato Kaka Project on iNaturalist invites you to help researchers track Kaka movements. Kaka are already seen in and around Raglan on a regular basis. Researchers are unraveling the mysteries of where these winter visitors come from, and you can help! Ongoing predator control puts Karioi in a great position for bringing Kaka back in greater numbers.

We are thrilled to announce that the Karioi Project is the charity partner once again for the Karioi Classic. One of the most iconic races in our community, Karioi Classic is back and raring to go for 2020 and we’re looking for cyclists to sponsor their ride and volunteers to help on the day!

Meet Matthew Hughes, aka “Mash”, another awesome member of our volunteer team! Due to lockdown keeping everyone off the mountain and out of the sea, we found some time to catch up with Mash between his hospital shifts. Our favorite thing that Mash said to us, “When I die, I want to come back as a seabird.” Mash has endless enthusiasm for ocean, land and everything in-between.

Bevan from Raglan Apiaries shares some interesting facts about our most common native bee species, Leioproctus. Bevan is monitoring bees around Ruapuke, Mt Karioi and Te Uku.

While our volunteer trappers are grounded, our Backyard Hub keeps trucking along. The Backyard Hub unites neighbours and communities with the common goal of a healthier, thriving environment.

Like conservation work around the country, the Karioi Project’s biodiversity work has come to a grinding halt. Our trap line volunteers have been asked to stay at home. Our seabird monitoring and education programs are on hold Fortunately, we have over 700 traps in our Backyard Hub programme that can continue to be checked in backyards around Whaingaroa.

Ferret control is also about rabbit control. While the Karioi Project implements ferret control , we’re also asking Whaingaroa residents to keep rabbits under control on their properties.

We have the power to bring a remnant seabird colony back to Karioi! In 2019 the Karioi Project launched an "Adopt a Burrow" initiative: a great way for people to get behind our cause of protecting Oi nesting burrows along our coast.

Karioi is special to us all in so many ways. Recently, we learned about the geology of the area and what brings phD student, Maud Jordan, all the way from Switzerland to study our mountain.

Our final chick has fledged from its burrow and that brings the 2019 Oi season to a close. We saw a total of EIGHT chicks fledge - our best year ever!

Trap-aware parties introduce neighbourhoods to the Karioi Project, demonstrate the traps that we use and recommend, and empower attendees to trap successfully in their backyards. These parties also create a space for neighbours to meet each other in a way that is fun and informative. 

Welcome Anna Cunningham to to the Karioi team! Anna came on board earlier this year to coordinate our Backyard Hub project. “My job is to get more people trapping in their backyards and also work with local businesses to see how the Karioi Project can help them with their pest management requirements.”