Kia ora, welcome to Friends of Mana Island
Volunteers helping restore Mana Island’s ecology
Mana Island is a predator-free island in New Zealand. It is off the coast of Porirua in the North Island.
Friends of Mana Island (FOMI) is a volunteer group formed in 1998.
We provide support for the Department of Conservation to restore the ecology of Mana Island, in collaboration with Ngāti Toa as tangata whenua.
August 2025 work trip report
What is it like to go on a volunteer work party trip to Mana Island? The activities are very varied. Here is the August 2025 report.
Our latest newsletter
Newsletter 91 – September 2025 – Work parties in June, July and August, green geckos coming, robin survey, FOMI logo designer mystery
Our Annual Performance Report
Read a summary of activities for the year ended December 2024.