Everyone can do a little bit – and that all adds up to a whole heap of work that makes a lot of difference.
We've trained and co-ordinate over 350 volunteers over the last years and undertaken predator control on 2,300 hectares of protected, Maori, and private land. Our amazing volunteers have enabled us to achieve so much of our conservation efforts. Join us today and meet Bexie our Volunteer Co-ordinator.
Here are some ways to volunteer with the Karioi Project
Keep fit checking traps
All our stoat and rat trap lines are checked by volunteers on the mountain and surrounding coastal areas. Traplines vary from easy to steep, well graded to rugged terrain. A reasonable level of fitness is generally required to walk the traplines. Lines can be allocated to suit the individual and may take from one to six hours depending on location. Traps are checked weekly or fortnightly. Training and all trapping materials are provided. Your own transport, suitable clothing and footwear are needed to access the trap line.
Enjoy our Vol Days
Volunteer Days involve people of all ages and abilities working together; building trap tunnels, deploying traps, doing beach clean-ups, wildlife monitoring, beach debris surveys and maintaining traps. Volunteer days are organised on an as-needed basis for 2-6 hours on any day. We can even organise a custom day for your group or company. Training and materials are provided. Get in touch if you want to know more.
Spy on seabirds
Community Events
Become an Every Day Hero
Share your skills
Seabirds return to the Karioi coastline to establish burrow / nesting sites and rear chicks from April to December each year. Seabird Monitoring days are scheduled according to weather and moon phases and we have "burrow buddies" that assist us with intensive monitoring and protection of nesting sites during the breeding season. All training is provided. Please contact us if you are interested in helping with our seabird monitoring program.
Community events, like Maui Dolphin Day, Matariki and school galas, provide a great opportunity for us to advocate for our cause. If you’re creative, enjoy developing activities, have organisational skills, or just enjoy being with people, this is a great way to connect with our community. Register your interest if you would like to be kept up-to-date about opportunities to be involved or if you have a great idea you would like to contribute!
Keen to help our fundraising efforts in a creative way? If you’re an athlete gearing up for an event, or if you’re willing to give something up like coffee for a year, or perhaps you are a host with the most? We’ve teamed up with the Everydayhero platform to make it super simple for people like you to create a fundraising page for just about anything! All proceeds going to The Karioi Project to help us continue our work! Check out this page out for ideas or reach out to us at lovekarioi@karioiproject.co.nz
We’d love you to share your skills with our team and volunteers: data & technical, media, marketing, photography, videography, art, education & children, communication, bird-monitoring, scientific & conservation, outdoors, and health & safety. If you would like to get involved in any of these ways, we would love to hear from you!
