by | Nov 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
Mana Island heritage peach trees Do you fancy having a heritage peach tree in your garden? We have some heritage peach trees from Mana Island for sale, as a fundraiser for projects on the island. In 1832 John Bell arrived on Mana Island to begin farming, bringing with...
by | Apr 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
Draft minutes from 2023 AGM Friends of Mana Island 2023 Performance Report Friends of Mana Island
by | Mar 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
These reports in particular cover seabird monitoring and banding of seabirds on Mana Island. 2024 Conservation dog-survey for breeding petrels on Mana Island, December 2024 –...
by | Mar 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
Richard Nichol and I (Dale Shirtliff) boarded Mataara 2 at 7.15am Saturday 3rd June. Richard is an ecologist and works on the West Coast. Richard had not been to Mana before and it was clear the trip was a highlight for him. After the biosecurity check and a cup of...
by | Mar 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
Adrian Jull, Mike Jacobson, Deb Anthony and Dale Shirtliff travelled to Mana Island shortly after midday Friday 24 March. Almost calm conditions. We were met by Jane Haxton , stand-in for Pat Elliot. Our aim for the weekend was to carry out maintenance on the...
by | Mar 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
Don Newman, Peter Simpson, Colin Miskelly and Dale Shirtliff travelled to Mana Island around 8am Friday morning. Travelling so early meant we had an extra day. Don focussed on unearthing the 26 spotted skink pitfall traps Lynn Adams had installed some time ago. Dale...
