Flax planting trial to assess weevil damage

by | Jul 9, 2017 | Uncategorized

June 2017 Read the report (updated in July 2017) Here is the news item: In 2004 the flax weevil was introduced to Mana Island from Maud Island in the Marlborough Sounds as part of the restoration plan for Mana. It rapidly established itself on Mana with large patches...

Oral history project

by | Jun 26, 2017 | Uncategorized

In 2004 Friends of Mana Island commissioned Denis Fairfax to undertake an oral history project.  The project involved recording people who had worked on Mana Island. Many of them were involved in the transition of the island from being a farm, to becoming a...

Name a takahe competition – results

by | Mar 30, 2017 | Uncategorized

The competition blurb – It’s time to put on your creative thinking caps! FOMI has been given the opportunity to name one (possibly two) of the takahe chicks on Mana Island. We are looking for your help. The chicks haven’t been sexed yet, so the field is wide...

Information from the 2017 AGM

by | Mar 16, 2017 | Uncategorized

Thanks to everyone who attended our AGM on 15 March 2017 More than 50 people attended and heard about FOMI’s projects, plus a lively talk from DOC ranger Chris Bell about the takahe recovery programme.  If you missed it, you can read the President’s...