Kia ora, welcome to Friends of Mana Island

 

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Mana Island is a predator-free island located off the coast of Porirua, New Zealand.

Friends of Mana Island (FOMI) is a volunteer group formed in 1998. We provide support for the Department of Conservation (DOC) in the restoration of Mana Island, in collaboration with Ngāti Toa as tangata whenua. 

December 2024 work trip report 

What is it like to go on a volunteer work party trip to Mana Island? The activities are very varied. Here’s the December 2024 report.   

Read about seabird monitoring and banding, removing plant pipes, installing new defibrillator, track maintenance, fixing the seabird sound system and more. Phew! And they saw six kiwi up close on Friday night.

Our latest newsletter

February 2025 newsletter – Feb work trip report, AGM soon, dates for work trips, seabird survey report, new FOMI banners, virtual trip, poem.

FOMI 2025 AGM

Wednesday 16 April 7.30pm
St Andrews Church Hall, 11 Steyne Ave, Plimmerton
Speaker: Seabird conservationist Helen Gummer – “Seabirds of Mana Island – helping to ‘grow’ a sustainable colony.” Helen has been working with the Mana Island seabirds for over two decades, carefully monitoring, reporting, and advising ways to help their numbers increase. 

All welcome! 

Our Annual Performance Report

2023 Performance Report (PDF) Read a summary of FOMI’s activities and key achievements of the financial year 2023 (ended December 2023).