2020 Annual Report
Credit: Ben Haarmann E hara taku toa i te toa takitahi, he toa takitini
My strength is not as an individual, but as a collective From our Chair 3 CONTENTS About us – our strategic direction and services 4 Our CE’s overview 5 Growing our shared support services 6 The emergence of Bay Conservation Cadets – Tauira Mahi 8 Education for change 9 Funding for success 10 The real heroes 11 - ALFA Charitable Trust 12 - Aongatete Forest Project 13 - Aongatete Outdoor Education Centre 14 - ARRC Wildlife Trust 15 - Friends of the Blade 16 - Halo Whakātane 17 - Kaharoa Kōkako Trust 18 - Maketu Ongatoro Wetland Society 19 - Manawahe Eco Trust 20 - Manawahe Kōkako Trust 21 - Mokaihaha Kōkako Trust 22 - Ōtanewainuku Kiwi Trust 23 - Project Parore (Uretara Estuary Managers) 24 - Tauranga Rotary Centennial Trust for the Kopurererua Valley 25 - Te Whakakaha Trust 26 - Western Bay Wildlife Trust 27 - Whakātane Kiwi Trust 28 Our team 29 Financials 34 Our supporters 36 Paul Cuming, Western Bay Wildlife Trust releasing gannet Manawahe Kōkako Trust volunteers Halo Whakātane adventuring!
Project Parore water quality monitoring BCA members group event 2020 FROM OUR CHAIR
POWERING AHEAD when we were the first project picked from the long way to go, I do think that we have shown hat. The funding for the project has enabled us that our vision is realistic and possible. to bring Brian Ireland on board in a full-time role The year 2020 will go down as an interesting Thank you all for your support, I anticipate 2021 as our Education and Training Manager, and also one, and it certainly did not pan out the way that being even more exciting. anyone had expected. However, from the Bay allowed us to employ Remedy-Jean Emtage as Conservation Alliance (BCA) perspective it really an administrator, allowing Michelle to get on with was a transformational year... running the much-enlarged show. Julian Fitter BCA Chair We started with 11 member groups and 1.5 full At the same time, thanks to funding received time equivalent staff (FTEs), and ended the year from the DOC Hub Fund and the support of TECT with 17 members and 4.5 FTEs - with another and BayTrust, we have engaged two Operations member waiting in the wings and another FTE Officers - Emma Cronin working mainly to the coming on board next May. This growth has west of Tauranga, and Wayne O’Keefe working to resulted in a lot more work for everyone involved, the east. This means we can provide much more but particularly for Michelle who manages to operational support to our member groups, and make it look easy, when I know it is not. Thank also to start to develop larger landscape scale you. projects. So, while 2020 will be remembered by many Last year the theme of my report was for Covid-19, for BCA it was about a great deal Momentum, this year that momentum has been more. In April we developed a proposal that has transformed into Powering Ahead and I expect become our Bay Conservation Cadet – Tauira that next year I will be able to announce, ‘Lift Off”! Mahi programme. We put this proposal to the We were set up to change the paradigm, to find Ministry for the Environment through the Bay of a better way to solve our environmental and Plenty Regional Council and were rather surprised conservation problems. While there is still a very
2020 ANNUAL REPORT 3 ABOUT US OUR STRATEGIC DIRECTION AND SERVICES
OUR OUR Support, sustain and grow community-led A healthy environment enriching nature and people. VISION MISSION environmental restoration and nature conservation.
1. To connect environmental restoration and nature These are our key shared support service areas with OUR conservation projects through joining the Alliance. OUR the intention of lightening the load on our member groups so they can get on with the real work: AIMS 2. To build an effective and valued platform through SERVICES which projects can be initiated, supported and - Financial management sustained. - Administration 3. To deliver key shared support services to members. - Advocacy 4. To increase community participation in member - Education activities through advertising, education, events and effective volunteer management. - Communications & marketing 5. To promote current and develop new funding - Fundraising mechanisms to support members. - Project/operations management 6. To promote partnerships as a means to develop - Collaboration landscape scale restoration projects.
Our current strategic plan was designed to run to 2022. However, given our faster than anticipated growth and pending opportunities, a decision has been made to review and refresh our strategic plan in the first half of 2021. We look forward to updating you on this as we work to keep up with change and ensure we support our membership base the best way we can.
4 BAY CONSERVATION ALLIANCE OUR CE’S OVERVIEW
A YEAR OF CHALLENGES AND environmental outcomes was announced. We welcome six new members in 2020 including OPPORTUNITIES concluded that it was important to look at growing Halo Whakātane, Whakatāne Kiwi Trust, Manawahe the skill base and capability in our region to Kōkako Trust, Manawahe Eco Trust, Mokaihaha leverage those opportunities. From this the idea Kōkako Trust and the Tauranga Rotary Centennial We all know 2020 will remain a year not easily of developing a conservation skills - employment, Trust for the Kopurererua Valley. forgotten. training and development programme emerged. I would conclude that with some early challenges Like many small organisations, the onset of a The idea was included in a package of bids this year, 2020 ended up being a year of unique global pandemic and national lockdown motivated to government by the Bay of Plenty Regional opportunities. The governments approach to a series of concerns and questions for us. Our Council. Much to our surprise this led to the Jobs for Nature and investing in our environment first focus was to support our member groups approval of a $3.5M funding contract over five is welcome, enabling much overdue work to get and volunteers as they navigated what that meant years with the Ministry for Environment to develop underway. We are excited to play a part in that for their operations. Some groups were deeply Bay Conservation Cadets – Tauira Mahi. A very and look forward to the ‘lift off’ of many new concerned about the impact on the native species big thank you goes to Brian Ireland who has community and iwi driven initiatives in 2021. they work so hard to protect. A small thing we been instrumental in the development of the could do was help with the sharing of information programme. More on this on page 8. and support the requirements needed to get This year we were also very pleased to be selected Nga mihi, back in the field, as levels lightened. This included by the Department of Conservation to participate developing a Covid-19 procedure for volunteers, in their pilot programme for Regional Conservation signed off by DOC and then provided to each Michelle Elborn Hubs. Six hubs around New Zealand were chosen, group to adopt and follow. Chief Executive Officer presenting a great opportunity for us to both Another focus for us was thinking about the role share with and learn from others. It’s also given we might play, as the idea of Jobs for Nature as us confidence that we can continue to accept a tool for economic recovery and accelerating new members and grow. We were delighted to
2020 ANNUAL REPORT 5 GROWING OUR SHARED SUPPORT SERVICES
We know one of the big challenges conservation Operational support positive feedback both from partners like DOC groups face is the pressure of back end and member groups who have appreciated not As Julian mentioned we added two operational administration, which to be fair, only seems to having to plan alone. A very big thank you is support roles – Emma Cronin who is supporting grow. owed to BCA’s Secretary David Peters for putting member groups across the Western BOP and considerable time and energy into creating these Tasks like reporting to the Charity Commission or Wayne O’Keefe who is largely supporting groups templates. funders, putting promotional material together, across the Eastern BOP and Rotorua. Emma and applying for permissions for pest control Wayne assist groups in areas such as planning, Members events operations, consulting and partnering with iwi funding, operational permission processes and Our member group events were lower than well, these are all activities that can overwhelm permits, volunteers, events and promotional work. planned for the year due to the disruptions groups. While we can’t resolve everything, we are The intention of these shared support roles is to of Covid-19. However, we were pleased to incrementally trying to support more and more lighten the load on volunteers, particularly with reschedule our iwi engagement workshop. This of these tasks where we can. A few examples of administration and operational type tasks. saw 11 of our member groups come together development this year: Health & Safety templates for a worthwhile discussion with our iwi panel BCA Finance and Administration support which included Carlo Ellis, Matire Duncan and Last year we developed a Policies Template Manual Gavin Smith. Special thanks to Elva Conroy In November we were delighted to welcome for our member groups which included templates for supporting and facilitating this event. Both Remedy-Jean Emtage to the team. Remedy is for a range of topics including governance, health member groups and BCA acknowledged this is an playing a big role in supporting the administration & safety, communications, volunteer management area for continued advancement. tasks associated with Bay Conservation Cadets, but and Treaty of Waitangi obligations. also has some capacity to support our member We closed the year with our end of year members This year we took that a step further and groups. Examples include designing flyers for event which aims to celebrate, share learnings developed some very comprehensive Health member groups events, promoting working bees, and connect volunteers. We had a fantastic line & Safety Plan templates and forms for groups assisting with IT set up tasks, supporting volunteer up of speakers including Stu Muir (Chair of the to adapt to their own needs. We have received referrals etc.
6 BAY CONSERVATION ALLIANCE Endangered Species Foundation), Karen Smillie and Braden Rowson talking about Project Parore, Robin Black from Mokaihaha Kōkako Trust, Moana Eruera from Billion Trees and our own Brian Ireland enthusing about the Conservation Cadets programme.
Speakers at our year end Members group event. From left to right: Brian Ireland, Michelle Elborn, Karen Smillie, Robin Black, Moana Eruera, Braden Rowson, Stu Muir.
Stu Muir in action!
2020 ANNUAL REPORT 7 TAUIRA MAHI THE EMERGENCE OF BAY CONSERVATION CADETS
Each intake lasts for 12 weeks with 10 cadets the environmental sector. We think this is a very on each programme, running three times a exciting new opportunity for the BOP! year. Cadets receive expert training across
a range of areas from predator control, outcomes monitoring, GIS, ecology ID, how to For more information visit set themselves up as a contractor, sanctuary www.bayconservation.nz management, restoration planning along with career coaching and NZQA certifications in things like outdoor first aid, CSL licences, Growsafe etc. MĀ TE HURUHURU KA While our launch event was in early 2021, we BCC has a large experiential learning component RERE TE MANU thought we’d share a photo of this welcome where cadets undertake work at a variety of event: sites, including those run by BCA members, ADORN THE BIRD WITH private landowners and other partners. This FEATHERS SO IT MAY SOAR. provides meaningful work experience with real environmental and conservation outcomes and The Bay Conservation Cadets – Tauira Mahi the opportunity to support member groups programme (BCC) is an employment, training activities further. and development programme which seeks to This programme is part of Jobs for Nature upskill unemployed, under-employed or those meaning cadets receive an employment changing career pathways, whilst also delivering contract and training, with the aspiration of environmental and conservation benefits. helping support an ongoing career path into
Environment Minister Hon. David Parker and the cadet team on Day 1 8 BAY CONSERVATION ALLIANCE EDUCATING FOR CHANGE
Our ability for education delivery was certainly an and this is the time that students are formulating eco-group at Otumoetai College. area we were impacted on this year. The biggest career aspirations or considering volunteer Associated to this site we also obtained disappointment was having to cancel the plans we experience opportunities. We were pleased to Environmental Enhancement Funding and QEII had in Term 2 to deliver a specialised programme also connect with Mount Maunganui College and Stephenson funding to set up a new 4ha block of with around 400 students from Tauranga Boys’ Otumoetai College this year. pest control for both education and management College. We hope we can pick up where we left We also built a stronger connection with the purposes. off next year. Maketu Ongatoro Wetland Society (MOWS) Corporate sponsorship High school students were certainly top of mind, education programme and added a forest as we were keen to focus some of our energy experience to the schools they facilitate, giving This year Ballance Agri-nutrients became BCA’s into meeting the needs at this level. There is less them a whole mountains to sea experience. first Silver Corporate sponsor. Their sponsorship support for environmental education for colleges supports our nature education programme. New education site - Oteora After some of their team joining a school trip to We were excited to grow a relationship with Ōtanewainuku and supported by the enthusiasm the Oteora Trust and gain agreement to of their CEO Mark Wynne, we have grown the host education activity at this great site in relationship to run several corporate Predator Whakamaramara. The first group of students Control education days for Ballance staff in 2021. to participate at Oteora fittingly came from This presents a fabulous advocacy opportunity, Otumoetai College who are part of the Trust and we look forward to an ongoing relationship. that oversees the site. The students were part of Ultimate Motor Group were our second Silver the school’s eco-group and the session centred Corporate sponsor providing a substantial discount on the students making a start on setting up to the purchase of a 12-seater van and Ute. This monitoring systems – both predator tracking supports the transport needs of our cadets and and trapping and outcomes monitoring (native delivery team – another big thank you to both species). This session will hopefully see the start sponsors. of greater regular hands-on participation from the
2020 ANNUAL REPORT 9 FUNDING FOR SUCCESS
One of our strategic aims is to promote current Regional Council. Te Arawa Lakes Trust is leading Parore (formally Uretara Estuary Managers) and develop new funding mechanisms to support habitat improvement and biosecurity work. gain significant additional funding to expand members. This year has been an exciting year for Other local Jobs for Nature investments include their impressive landscape scale catchment progress. in Project Parore, pest control, wilding pine and management work. This also allows boots on the wallaby control with hopefully more to come. ground to grow the work as they strive for water Local partnerships quality improvements and biodiversity gains. We can’t speak highly enough of our local funders Manaaki Kaimai Mamaku Forum Fund holding the Acorn Foundation, BayTrust and TECT. All This was a hugely exciting year for stepping closer support many of our member groups. to the aspirations of restoring the mauri of the A key question for BCA to consider in 2021 is the BayTrust again this year accepted a combined Kaimai Mamaku. Firstly $1.5M was committed possibility of offering a fund holding service to funding application via BCA resulting in total by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council, Waikato non-formalised project groups. Watch this space! funding of $124,886 across six groups. This Regional Council and DOC to support actions in supports a range of activities from pest control, a plan called ‘Towards a thriving Kaimai Mamaku education, a census to assess the successes of a Park’. kōkako translocation, wildlife rehabilitation and In addition, the Government is set to invest $19 more. These local partnerships are invaluable. million over four years towards pest control in the Kaimai and Mamaku ranges. Approximately 60 jobs Jobs for Nature are expected to be created through the investment This government initiative has presented so many which is part of the Government’s $1.1 billion Jobs exciting opportunities nationally and across for Nature programme. the Bay of Plenty. Locally projects include Bay Conservation Cadets, freshwater improvement in Project Parore four key catchments facilitated by Bay of Plenty We’re very excited to see member group Project
10 BAY CONSERVATION ALLIANCE THE REAL HEROES OUR MEMBER GROUPS
2019 ANNUAL REPORT 11 Who we are…
Our Members
Staff & ALFA CHARITABLE TRUST
Purpose maintain height, as the tree is in close proximity to the school building. A concern for the playground Formed in 2018 by arborists, ALFA is a charity is that the leaves can make the area slightly focused on advocating for the strong positive slippery. The Trust are donating a Husqvarna leaf benefits urban trees have on the health and blower to the school. wellbeing of the environment and the people within it. ALFA Trust aim to provide advice and Key challenges information to landowners and local government Although lockdown did not last long, the time authorities, support schools, iwi, and private and effort we had to put into our other business landowners in environmental restoration projects to ensure Covid-19 protocols and compliance and educate the community at large about the unfortunately took resources away from the benefits of trees for humans as well as biodiversity. charity. Location and area covered Metrics Based in Otakiri on the Rangitaiki Plains, with a • 3 events national outlook. • A new website: alfatrust.org.nz Highlights “Helping with funding Achieving success applications to ensure In conjunction with Ash and Oak Arborists we reduced a large London Plane which is over 100 The next step is to formalise our membership annual costs of the charity years old at Otakiri School. From a heritage point program, and have a stronger online presence are met.” of view, the tree is a significant landmark and has educating the public about the important benefits been standing since before WW1. Joe Newdick of trees. and other climbers worked together over several weekends to reduce the canopy by 20-25%. The work was to minimise the risk of limb failure but
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AONGATETE FOREST PROJECT
Purpose Key Staff challenges & A joint venture between Forest and Bird and the • Getting back on track with predator control Aongatete Forest Restoration Trust, the project is after the Covid-19 lockdown. focused on restoring native biodiversity including • Cancellation of our flagship Breakfast with the plants, birds, insects & invertebrates to a portion Birds event due to Covid-19. of the Kaimai Mamaku using pest control and to demonstrate the benefits that more widespread Metrics pest management efforts would bring. • Trapping totals: 11 stoats, 193 rats (+ approx. Location and area covered 260 from the A24s), 63 possums, 7 hedgehogs, 3 cats. 500 hectares of lowland forest in the Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park, accessed from the top • 6 RTI’s. of Wright Road, Aongatete. • 17 Volunteer Wednesdays, 9 Volunteer Saturdays, 112 different volunteers, 3 corporate Highlights volunteer groups - more than 3,200 hours of • New fence built & commenced revegetation of volunteer time. “We look forward to working the kohanga paddock. Achieving success with and hosting the BCA • More rifleman nest boxes placed throughout cadets as they carry out some the forest (75 in total), with amazing Widespread pest control in the Kaimai Mamaku of their training programme at photographic evidence of a handful being Conservation Park is one step closer after the successfully used, once again, to rear chicks. $19m Jobs for Nature funding was announced Aongatete.” • Innovative epiphyte reintroduction - canopy in September 2020. This will hugely benefit planting of saplings high in host puriri tree. Aongatete as reinvasion of predators from outside AFP’s area is a constant threat to our biodiversity. • Not so much a highlight but a significant event - we marked the retirement of founding members Basil & Ann Graeme from active trustee duty.
2020 ANNUAL REPORT 13 AONGATETE OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTRE
Purpose Key challenges Focused on environmental education, outdoor Covid-19 caused the mass cancellation of safety and sustainability, the mission of bookings, but there was a silver lining as we were Aongatete Outdoor Education Centre is to offer able to provide appropriate accommodation for predominantly school-age children memorable the RSE workers at Apata Coolstores who were learning experiences with activities that develop stuck in NZ. positive life skills, encourage resilience and Metrics promote a love of and connection to NZ’s native bush. • 22 school camps with 1,731 students and 430 teachers/parents. Location and area covered • 11 youth groups with 379 students. 834 Wright Road, Aongatete. • 1 7 adult education groups with 843 adults. Highlights • 12 social functions (birthdays, weddings etc.).
• Additions to our forest discovery programme Achieving success and new nature trail signs funded through The key next steps to achieve our vision involves “We’re very pleased with the BCA. further upgrading and modernising of our physical support BCA has provided by • Increase in human resources - part time facilities, including levelling of pathways, drainage, applying for and securing the instructors and an administration assistant. sewerage upgrade, an archery shelter and a new funding to allow an expansion • Improved cloud-based documentation, resource shed. Work will continue in upgrading of the Nature Trail Information including a revised Health, Safety and our Forest Discovery programme and there is a Panels and other environmental Environmental system. plan to improve the appearance of the climbing • New branded uniforms. wall with a mural depicting the forest and its education resources.” biodiversity.
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Staff & ARRC WILDLIFE TRUST
Purpose stories illustrating how our wildlife are injured or orphaned and what children can do to help make Passionate about caring for New Zealand’s a difference have been distributed to a number of native wildlife, ARRC assists the Department of schools. Conservation, vet clinics and the public with the rescue and rehabilitation of injured and Key challenges orphaned wildlife in the Bay of Plenty. ARRC • Obtaining funding. works to educate the community at large about the importance of respect and responsibility for • Organising education opportunities. the wellbeing of wildlife, animals and our natural Metrics heritage. • Admitting and caring for more than 800 birds Location and area covered & animals (the occasional skink, frog and Office in Fraser St, Tauranga - covering the wider wetā!). Bay of Plenty. • 2 school/community group educational talks - unfortunately these activities were impacted Highlights heavily by Covid-19. “BCA has facilitated some very ARRC has continued to provide a high level of Achieving success helpful funding as well as organised care for the region’s injured and orphaned wildlife. Education of people and especially children is very Continued collaborative efforts with BCA, excellent education opportunities, important to us to drive change and facilitate the to ensure we take advantage of educational a fabulous opportunity to leverage evolution of a society that respects and cherishes opportunities and obtain the funding needed for our education strategy.” our wildlife and natural heritage. We have given our rehabilitation activities. a number of talks to schools and community organisations in collaboration with BCA. Our ARRC Kids Adventure Series of books, based on true
2020 ANNUAL REPORT 15 Who we are…
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Staff & FRIENDS OF THE BLADE
Purpose • 3km of extension of trap lines to the south. Friends of the Blade/Pa Kereru are a community • Found a good secretary, and a deputy project conservation group drawn primarily from residents leader with younger legs! in and around Whakamarama. Animal pest control Key challenges using traps only is the main focus, with the aim of Feral cats are still a major worry - John Bissel’s visit creating a rat, stoat and possum free environment gave us some useful tips, and new design traps in which native wildlife and bush can flourish. may help. Location and area covered Metrics Near Whakamarama (north of Tauranga), currently • Gained 8 new volunteers, although we lost a expanding to cover 300 hectares of the Kaimai couple. Volunteers hours: approx. 3700 Mamaku Conservation Park. • Trapping totals: 1622 rats, 663 possums, 450 Highlights mice, 34 stoats. • Increasing public use of the Pa Kereru Loop Achieving success Track. “It’s great to be involved in the BCA A younger project leader! Another deputy is sought • Good inflow of new volunteers from Conservation Cadets scheme as it WBOPDC sponsored adverts. too but we are gradually sharing the leadership load. Adding a further 70 hectares to the trapping gets started. To have their help with • Decline in rat, mice and possum numbers network is our goal to provide more room for our monitoring our successes via RTI’s caught, but an increase in stoats & ferrets birds to breathe and breed. is something we are very much - this may indicate our improved trapping techniques for mustelids are working. looking forward to.” • Successful change to new Connovation ‘Treacle Gold’ lure (a green walnut and golden syrup concoction).
16 BAY CONSERVATION ALLIANCE HALO WHAKĀTANE
Purpose forward to playing a key role within both of ensure we continue to gain support with the urban these projects. piece of the puzzle to create a total protected The HALO Whakātane initiative was conceived conservation area of over 5000 hectares in the in 2015. The vision is an unfenced sanctuary in Key challenges Whakātane/Ohope District. the heart of the Eastern Bay of Plenty. We work • Keeping project momentum during collaboratively with amazing community and iwi challenging times and ensuring volunteers and led projects and aim to build corridors between our Kaitiaki Kadets are ‘well’ and supported. forest & rural conservation projects, recognising • Although 2020 brought with it significant priority sites and establishing pest suppression challenges, it allowed us to take stock and across a wide landscape. When the stars align, strengthen our values within the community. we will see tieke (saddleback) on the Whakātane We are doing what we do best and that is mainland. continuing to network, educate and advocate Location and area covered for Predator Free 2050.
Our project area focuses on the urban landscape Metrics in and around the Whakātane and Ohope District. • 52km of new trap lines, thanks to the DOCCF, Highlights in the progress of being installed on private and conservation land. • Thanks to the Whakatāne District Council we have established a HALO Community • 22 community engagement events attended. Conservation ‘Hub’ - a shared facility that • 285 HALO Whakātane Backyard Trappers. “Being a member of the BCA whanau means we can run training events, promote has given us the opportunity to share Achieving success projects, share knowledge and resources. This experiences, contribute to a regional has given us a central location and a visible We are fine-tuning our formula for community approach to conservation and gain identity within Whakātane township. engagement and are noticing the sea of ‘Backyard knowledge from others working towards Havens’ rolling across our Urban Trapping network • Two new exciting ‘fledgling’ projects: Pest Free the same vision - working together for a map. People have an increased understanding Ohope Spit and the Awatapu Collaborative of what HALO Whakatāne is about. We need to sustainable future.” Community Education programme. We look
2020 ANNUAL REPORT 17 KAHAROA KŌKAKO TRUST
Purpose KCA into adjoining protected forest. Achieving success Formed in 1997 by a group of local residents • Port Blakely again carried out pest control at We need successful pest control operations, with the express goal of saving the remnant the same time in their neighbouring forest reducing rat and possum numbers to our target population of kōkako that remained in the (where kōkako have been seen). rate or below. We plan to infill the Aislabie block area. Working closely with DOC to implement • The Trust has a new logo! bait station network and to schedule our annual ongoing pest control in the Kaharoa Conservation toxin application a month earlier. Our long-term Key challenges Area (KCA), kōkako numbers have grown. An goal is to increase the kōkako population so that excellent example of what can happen when the • Covid-19 limited access to the KCA for they spill out into neighbouring, pest-controlled community takes on the vital role of caring for and workdays and checking mustelid traps. forest. enhancing their environment. • Poor pest control results for 2020. The Rat Tracking Index was 69% pre op and 37% post Location and area covered op. Our target is 5%. One possible reason is 30km by road north-east of Rotorua, halfway there may have been more readily available between Rotorua and Te Puke with approximately food for the rats, and they have chosen this 900 hectares under management. over the bait. Highlights • A noticeable increase in pig and goat damage to the forest floor. Hunters will now be • The 97ha Kapukapu block was added to contracted for longer and on a regular basis to the operational area, making a total of control numbers. approximately 900ha in the KCA. A contractor installed the bait station network and carried Metrics out the toxin application. • 2020 trapping totals: 8 stoats, 6 weasels, 126 “We would love to have support from • Significant progress on the corridor rats, 12 hedgehogs. development work has been made by KEEP, BCA to make the most of the new GIS • More than 2300 hours of volunteer work, the Kōkako Ecosystem Expansion Program system, and are looking forward to the including monthly workdays for track and bait and the Paraiti Catchment Care Group. This opportunity the BCA Cadets present in station maintenance plus 4 pest operation work will encourage kōkako to move from the terms of work in the KCA.” days.
18 BAY CONSERVATION ALLIANCE Who we are…
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MAKETU ONGATORO WETLAND SOCIETY
Purpose assessments of the surrounding farm drains • 500+ students Staff involved & in our education and compared those results to the Kaituna programme across 9 schools. Wetlands are nature’s filters, improving water wetland water quality. Fish and eel monitoring quality and offering flood protection as well as Achieving success was also done. providing critical habitat for native wildlife. Maketu Planning for the future and developing a Ongatoro Wetland Society (or MOWS for short) • Our red-billed gull colony has grown every succession strategy. It’s all very well to build is behind the creation and implementation of year since 2012 and is now at least 2000 something, but it needs to be created and Environment Plans that cover the conservation of pairs. It’s likely the largest contiguous colony documented in such a way that it can be passed four key coastal areas surrounding Maketu. The in the North Island. We’re waiting for a final on, which is a much harder job. main aim of the group is ecological restoration count from drone photos. and monitoring of these unique habitats via a pest • Graduated from a casually contracted work mammal control program, removal of invasive force to having two full time employees. plant species and education. • We had an erosion problem on the Pongakawa stream and in 2019 tried using Location and area covered Bolboschoenus fluviatalis (a deciduous sedge) From Kaituna Cut to Waihi Harbour Wetland, to stop it – it looks to have worked! including four key project sites: Maketu Spit, Newdicks Beach, Dotterel Point Pukehina and the Key challenges Waihi Harbour Wildlife Management Reserve. • Organising the working roster to stay on top of the weeds and pests. Highlights • Developing systems and processes to enable • MOWS collaborated with BOP Regional us to be successful. Council, Tapuika and Ngati Whakaue to plant “BCA enables us to develop progress, Tumu Kawa, a new wetland on the edge of Metrics the Kaituna Management Reserve. Te Puke become sustainable and spend more • 2 full-time employees. High School students researched which time conserving and restoring our natural • 2 Environment Plans renewed for another 5 plants would be ideal for the site, and eight environment.” years. local schools planted kahikatea, harakeke & manuka. Students conducted water quality • 5 significant environmental projects.
2020 ANNUAL REPORT 19 MANAWAHE ECO TRUST
Purpose • Seeing a kōkako and a group of pōpokatea in Achieving success the bush with 24 students from Whakātane The Manawahe Ecological Corridor is the only We need effective wallaby and deer control Intermediate School. forested ecological corridor that exists between established in our major bush blocks. Building the Rotorua lakes and the sea. With help from • Watching the Education Centre food forest sustainability via technology rather than being volunteers, the Manawahe Eco Trust is committed develop with the creative garden ideas from totally reliant on an increasing use of volunteer to managing and enhancing the biodiversity of the all the visiting schools. manpower for predator control is key. We’re very area. The important landscape features within the • Discovered a new population of king fern and keen to build on the number of students taking corridor have been recognised as an outstanding that we have a population of long tail bats. part in our Education Program annually. regional ecological asset and it contains Key challenges populations of threatened species which include kōkako. • Getting sufficient volunteer manpower to maintain and expand our trapping efforts. Location and area covered • Securing funding to ensure the sustainability The Manawahe Ecological Corridor is so named of our project. because this remnant natural habitat between • The impact of Covid-19 and the new Lake Rotoma and the Bay of Plenty coast forms Ministry of Education donation scheme that a continuation of the diverse ecosystem types Whakātane schools have signed on to, which that can be found across this 300m altitudinal makes it more difficult for schools to take part range. The Manawahe (approx. 4000 ha) is clearly in day trips. identifiable by conspicuous geographical features - rugged hills that rise suddenly from the Rangitaiki Metrics plains. • 2,400 volunteer hours. Highlights • 500 students took part in the education “We’ve only just joined BCA at the end programme. • Establishing 2 new private blocks with traps of 2020 but are hoping to receive help and bait stations, including installing 20 new • Killed 10 cats, 132 hedgehogs, 200 rats, 20 with funding applications and from stoats and 15 weasels with DOC 250s, and a AT220 resetting traps to protect kōkako. the Bay Conservation Cadets.” lot more in self-resetting traps. • Maintained our rodent indices below 5%. 20 BAY CONSERVATION ALLIANCE MANAWAHE KŌKAKO TRUST
Purpose • We received funding for 14 AT220 AutoTraps. Achieving success These marvelous battery powered 24/7 killing The Manawahe Kōkako Trust (MKT) was formed Completing our second translocation of three machines are working hard out in the field: in 1997 after a population of North Island kōkako kōkako pairs in 2021. To achieve this, we need our trapping team are delighted with their was discovered on private land at Manawahe to find another source of birds and complete a performance thus far. in the Eastern Bay of Plenty. As the population variation to our Wildlife Act authorisation with is considered relic (original population), it’s • In early November the MKT Volunteers held DOC. We want to seriously deal to deer and considered significant by the Kōkako Recovery their annual field trip, this time at the Island wallaby which are becoming a browse menace Group. The objectives of MKT are to provide a View Holiday Park near Opotiki; volunteers affecting forest ground cover and understory safe habitat for the kōkako to breed. We do this who play together, stay together. diversity. by working in partnership with landowners and Key challenges regional council, maintaining year-round predator control through a network of bait stations and • Our team worked in and around lockdown to traps. Our care group is quite unique in that it make sure our baits got out and our trappers works on private land. serviced their rounds safe in their bubbles. • MKT were not able to complete the second Location and area covered translocation of kōkako, due to both Covid Our core area is in the Macintosh property at 1755 and the need to find another source of birds. Manawahe Road, extending into nearby neighbour Metrics properties to the north of McIvor Road. We operate in approximately 380 hectares of mainly • With 886 volunteer trapping and baiting hours “Finding funding is always a challenge for us, QEII covenanted forest. we caught 2 stoats, 3 weasels, 1 ferret, 56 rats, and while BOPRC help us with poisons, traps 9 hedgehogs and a cat. Highlights and some catering support, joining BCA is • We have an increasing incursion of wallaby a blessing. We were warmly welcomed to • Joined Bay Conservation Alliance! sign on our block, cats are also on the this busy bunch of like-minded conservation • The kōkako translocated from Kaharoa increase. stalwarts and BCA have already sourced resulted in Tūmanako (hope), a healthy kōkako funding for a Kōkako Census in 2021, a ‘must • We got 4 new volunteers from our open day in chick. He/she has been banded and is healthy; have’ to support our next translocation.” March. we were rapt.
2020 ANNUAL REPORT 21 MOKAIHAHA KŌKAKO TRUST
Purpose station network and install stoat traps around the perimeter over two years. The Mokaihaha Kōkako Trust was established in 2017 to protect and restore the Mokaihaha • Joined Bay Conservation Alliance. Ecological Area to a thriving ecosystem, supporting Key challenges a large and resilient kōkako population. There is also a purpose to provide educational and recreational • Getting more regular local involvement in opportunities for the South Waikato district, and be volunteering, although with more local iwi a showcase for community conservation. members on the Trust we are optimistic that this will improve. Location and area covered • Distance to local communities. The Mokaihaha Ecological Area is located at the Metrics southern end of the Mamaku Plateau, bordered by Star Road to the north, Galaxy Road to the north • 4% rat tracking post baiting. and west and South Road to the east. It is situated • 336 volunteer hours during 2020. 13.5km east of Tokoroa, 8km south of Mamaku Achieving success township, and 10km west of Rotorua city. “We’re pleased to have joined the Because the kōkako pairs have spilled out into Highlights BCA this year and look forward to the area, which is not currently under annual • Ground baiting over 870ha was again carried ground control, the Trust will be increasing the cooperating with other groups, out with a resulting rat index of 4%, which is a bait station network. Covering more of the entire improving our communication bit higher than our usual result. 2170ha will allow a faster increase in the kōkako systems and volunteer recruitment • The Trust applied successfully for major population. We will be undertaking a full survey in and training.” funding from the Waikato Regional Council 2 years’ time to monitor progress. Contractors in Natural Heritage Fund to increase our bait the baited area reported plentiful kōkako birdsong in September/October.
22 BAY CONSERVATION ALLIANCE Who we are…
Our Members
ŌTANEWAINUKU KIWI TRUST
Purpose Key challenges Staff & Originally formed in 2002, Ōtanewainuku Kiwi • The Covid-19 lockdown period presented real Trust was a response by Te Puke Forest and Bird challenges for maintaining pest control and and other members of the community concerned kiwi monitoring work. Thankfully, we were at the decline of North Island brown kiwi in the able to carry out some restricted activities in Ōtanewainuku Forest. Volunteers maintain our Level 3. integrated pest management programme targeting • Developing a sustainable funding stream stoats, rats and possums which has benefits for continues to be a real challenge for us but all plants and animals but particularly the kiwi we’re grateful for the ongoing support from and kōkako reintroductions the trust manages. our family of sponsors. Over 4000 predators have been removed from Ōtanewainuku in the past few years. Metrics • More than 20 kiwi known within the area, 8 Location and area covered of them sitting on their second round and a “BCA continues to provide great Approximately 20km south of Tauranga (past further 8 young birds at the Warreheip Creche coordination for conservation Oropi, off SH36) covering 1200 hectares of forest. near Cambridge. groups through the efficient and • 330 modified sentinel traps removed around Highlights professional services from Michelle 450 possums. • The kōkako survey provided some heartening and the team plus the excellent • Over 160 km of trap and bait station lines, 330 results with 69 birds counted, an overall governance oversight led by Julian. stoat tunnels, 330 traps and 2140 bait stations. increase of 17 since the previous survey in The standout this year has been 2017. Achieving success the development of the Cadet • Our amazing volunteers: over 10,000 hours We will continue with our predator control Programme Tauira Mahi.” including over 800 hours solely on the kōkako programme, look to increase the genetic diversity survey. of kiwi numbers, further work on developing a • Modification of the sentinel traps leading to kiwi inclusion fence proposal and continue to safer handling and better pest control. encourage strong volunteer involvement.
2020 ANNUAL REPORT 23 PROJECT PARORE (URETARA ESTUARY MANAGERS)
Purpose • A successful application to Bay Trust, who Achieving success are very supportive of our expanded scope, Formed in 2004 primarily to help clean up the Encouragement and support for sustainable land enabled employment of our first contractor in rivers and streams running into the Uretara Estuary, management practices are crucial for protecting an operational management capacity. Uretara Estuary Managers secured a five-year grant water quality and restoring habitats of the northern from the Ministry for the Environment’s Freshwater • Revised the constitution to ensure it was fit Tauranga Harbour. Engagement of catchment Improvement Fund in 2018. This drove a change for purpose and adopted Project Parore as the communities is really important, so we can provide in the scale and scope of activities, which led to new ‘trading name’ of the society. an understanding both why and how everyone can the adoption of a new name in 2020 to better • A proposal for the restoration and improve their patch to the overall benefit of the encompass the society’s expanded vision. From management of the estuarine margins + wider ecosystem. hills to harbour, rural to residential, Project Parore is coastal reserves along the cycle & walkways focused on a collaborative catchment management near Katikati signed with regional and district approach to water quality and biodiversity councils. restoration, supporting landowners and residents to • Representatives of the northern hapu of enhance their environmental stewardship. Ngaiterangi from Te Rereatukahia and Otuwhiwhi maraes are right behind our efforts. Location and area covered • Successful application to the Ministry for The 8 catchments of the northern Tauranga the Environment Jobs for Nature fund in Harbour - Aongatete, Waitekohe, Te Mania, December. Rereatukahia, Uretara (includes Katikati township), Tahawai, Tuapiro, Waiau. Key challenges
Highlights • There are only 24 hours in a day! • Late summer we welcomed our newest Metrics “Being plugged into the professional organisation workers - dung beetles! Colonies were that is BCA, with its focus on conservation • Over 2000m of stock exclusion fencing and released in two catchments and there outcomes, means we don’t have to recreate 17,000 plants across 7 landowners. is research underway to monitor their the wheel when it comes to best practice for • A variety of retirement sites plus the primary establishment and impact on water quality and a volunteer-run society. Looking forward to school gully. soil health. supporting the Conservation Cadets.”
24 BAY CONSERVATION ALLIANCE TAURANGA ROTARY CENTENNIAL TRUST FOR THE KOPURERERUA VALLEY
Purpose their fish, birds, flax and raupo – all important resources for the people in their various kainga. Rotarians have been instrumental in helping build and enhance the K Valley Reserve. Formed Highlights in 2004, the Rotary Trust has raised close to $2 • This is the largest known wetland restoration million to date and has planted over 260,000 native in the Southern hemisphere and includes 12km trees and plants. The Valley Reserve is sustained of walkways and cycleways. by three partners: the Tauranga City Council, Ngai Tamarawaho, and the Rotary Trust. We also • There is an extensive programme of native collaborate with the BOP Regional Council. planting to enhance views and screen to the roadway at key locations. Location and area covered • In November 2017, Kopurererua Valley won a The Kopurererua Valley Reserve is a 360-hectare merit award in the Outstanding Park category block of low-lying rural land in urban Tauranga. of the New Zealand Recreation Association Running from Judea in the north to Tauriko Awards. “Late 2020 our Rotary Trust became in the south, the valley is bordered by the Metrics neighbourhoods of Te Reti, Gate Pa, Greerton, a member of BCA. We look forward Westridge and Cambridge Heights, bordering the Our Rotary Trust contribution to date has been in to developing a collaborative Route K Toll Road. planting native plants, and funding various facilities alliance to gain insights as to best such as $200,000 worth of bridges, a floating practice to ensure that our ongoing Ngai Tamarawaho history walkway over the Puketoromiro Pa Site, and workplans are both efficient and Ngai Tamarawaho hold mana whenua for extensive rat trapping. effective – clearly focused on Kopurererua Valley. For the hapu the Waikareao environmental best practice.” Estuary and the Kopurererua Valley are collectively regarded as being the kete kai - the food baskets of Ngai Tamarawaho. The swamps and (once navigable) Kopurererua stream were valuable for
2020 ANNUAL REPORT 25 Who we are…
Our Members
Staff & TE WHAKAKAHA TRUST
Purpose three days. Delicious venison sausage sizzle that extends from Ōtanewainuku through Oropi followed! Forest to Otawa Sanctuary. Ongoing collaboration Te Whakakaha Conservation Trust was founded to with government agencies and iwi are key to our ensure the long-term survival of the ancient and • Weed busting day in December with 25 continued development. critically endangered Otawa Hochstetter’s frog. volunteers. Genetically distinct from other species, the Otawa • Purchase of side-by-side vehicle for pest Hochstetter’s frog is only found in this location, control and track maintenance. which some of was once a quarry site. Otawa Key challenges Scenic Reserve was officially designated a sanctuary in December 2016 and the Trust now supports an • Trapping track access continues to present active volunteer network to restore and protect significant difficulties for volunteers. the ecology of this precious area, in conjunction • Need more volunteer help with admin work with the Department of Conservation, district and for newsletters and record keeping. regional councils and local iwi. Metrics Location and area covered • 1077 recorded hours of volunteer service. Otawa Sanctuary: 400 hectares of regenerating • Trapping results: 1 ferret, 4 stoats, 8 weasels, forest at 1254 No 3 Road, Te Puke. 326 rats, 86 mice, 626 possums, 56 rabbits, Highlights 10 hedgehogs and 14 cats (note: numbers don’t include kills from the 500 auto-reset “We so appreciate BCA’s successful • Hochstetter’s frog survey in February detected GoodNature traps in the Sanctuary). 68 frogs of various ages in remote tributaries. efforts to obtain finances from big Achieving success • Pest records show continued decrease in rats, funders to support our programmes. mice, and mustelids as recorded by tracking We need increased visibility and community BCA has provided great opportunities tunnels. engagement to continue the restoration work. Our to network with other environmental • June planting: another 1800 native trees long-term vision sees the sanctuary area as part groups this year. We have so much to planted with the help of 50 volunteers over of an essential wildlife corridor and track network learn from each other.”
26 BAY CONSERVATION ALLIANCE Who we are…
Our Members
Staff &
WESTERN BAY WILDLIFE TRUST
Purpose the response and outcome for sick/injured Achieving success penguins/petrels. Our emphasis is on the protection of native fauna Enhance our monitoring efforts and gather and flora, and education to promote awareness and • Increased funding from BayTrust and baseline information to highlight the important understanding of our native ecosystems here in the becoming a BOPRC Care Group enabling biodiversity in the Western BOP - understanding Western Bay of Plenty. The trust has a strong focus us to work towards achieving our objectives population trends and key threats enables on monitoring and protecting the Kororā (little blue sustainably. better wildlife management outcomes. Increase penguin) and Oi (grey-faced petrel) populations education and advocacy to ensure sustainability Key challenges based around Mauao and Moturiki Island. of conservation efforts and inspire community • Administrative time constraints reducing engagement. Location and area covered newsletter and reporting capacity, affecting Based at Mount Maunganui and a focus on the ability to educate, advocate and fundraise western Bay of Plenty coastline but supporting through popular community events. wildlife across the region. • Poor food supply for seabirds and many washing ashore emaciated. Highlights Metrics • Finalist in the TECT community awards - a rewarding experience. • 1200 volunteer hours. • Increased monitoring efforts - more thorough • 6 education events. seabird monitoring, conservation dog surveys • 3 clean-up days. (seabird and mustelids) and growing shorebird • More than 30 calls to the 0800 number + 8 protection. wildlife rescues. • Educational talks and community events • 9 grey-faced petrel chicks banded. “BCA has been vital in providing guidance and - reducing pollution, increasing backyard support, aiding the trust to progress towards • 10 adult and 13 chick little blue penguins trapping, encouraging responsible pet our goals, financially and professionally. Having microchipped. ownership and enhancing knowledge and solid administration and decent funding is a core • 36 bait stations & 13 traps regularly managed identification of wildlife. requirement that we need in order to achieve our for pest control. • 0800 SICK PENGUIN being utilised to improve work on the ground efficiently and effectively.”
2020 ANNUAL REPORT 27 WHAKĀTANE KIWI TRUST
Purpose • Updated our promotional video for the Trust • Ran 5 dog avoidance trainings in 2020. and ran a very successful speakers evening The Whakatāne Kiwi Trust is dedicated to the • Despite Covid-19 we clocked up 4,500 fundraiser. serious effort required to re-establish a thriving kiwi volunteer hours. population. Set up in 2006 as a charitable Trust, our Key challenges Achieving success objectives include community education, advocacy • Dog predation – unfortunately 4 kiwi on Overcoming the challenge of trap shy stoats. for kiwi conservation, and encouraging and assisting private land were killed by dogs including We’re exploring various solutions we could use landowners in the long-term protection and survival one of our original monitored adult males, 15 with our project partners. of kiwi. We promote volunteer involvement in the years old. conservation of kiwi, environmental protection and biodiversity management. Overall, our kiwi • Covid-19 and the paperwork involved in population is doing well with an estimated 350 kiwi getting us started back to work in public in Whakatāne-Ohope Reserves. reserves! Impacted our education work as schools cancelled trips and less students got Location and area covered to visit Whakatāne and do our Kiwi Tracker There are 3,000 hectares under active education walk. management across the Whakatāne-Ohope area, • Stoats continue to predate our monitored including the Ohope Scenic Reserve, Mokorua kiwi chicks despite our trapping efforts, so we Scenic Reserve, Kohi Point Scenic Reserve and continue to look for ways to address this. large swathes of private land. Metrics Highlights • Trapped 53 stoats, 24 weasels, 779 rats, 245 • Separated the tasks of volunteer coordination hedgehogs, 11 feral cats (live trapping), 24 and marketing into two roles, welcomed a rabbits and 4 possums. “It’s great to have Wayne O’Keefe as our new volunteer team leader to our team - have • Rodent monitor indices results post spring bait BCA Operations Manager in the Eastern seen significant progress as a result. fill were 0% in Ohope SR, Mokorua Bush and Bay now and we look forward to the • Hosted John Bissell for three days obtaining Kohi Point SR, Dodds QEII covenant and 5% in training & recruitment opportunities valuable trapping advice. Ngati Awa Kawenata. offered with BCA’s cadetship programme!”
28 BAY CONSERVATION ALLIANCE OUR TEAM
2019 ANNUAL REPORT 29 WE TAKE REAL PRIDE IN THE SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN OUR MEMBERSHIP AND ALSO OUR STAFF TEAM DURING 2020.
INTRODUCING OUR BOARD AND STAFF:
JULIAN FITTER GAVIN CHERIE DAVID PETERS CHAIR DEPUTY CHAIR SECRETARY
Julian is a naturalist, conservationist, Gavin got bitten by the conservation David is an ex-business consultant writer and lecturer with a particular bug at a young age after taking part and project manager, now growing interest in New Zealand wildlife in Conservation Week with the Cubs avocados and contributing to and island ecosystems. Educated at the age of eight. He has been conservation through Aongatete in the UK, Julian spent 15 years in volunteering at Ōtanewainuku Kiwi Forest Project, Project Parore the Galapagos Islands where he Trust for around 13 years and has and in the wider Bay of Plenty established and ran the first yacht been a trustee for the last 6 years. through Bay Conservation. Having charter operation. Since moving His main responsibility there is to worked throughout New Zealand to New Zealand, he has become secure commercial sponsorships and Australia in large commercial an ambassador for native wildlife, for the Trust. Gavin is a chemical and government enterprises over being involved in many aspects of engineer and owns 2Plus which several decades, he is now enjoying conservation in the country, and specialises in ‘Green Chemistry’. His working to develop what are literally the driving force behind Maketu job allows him to travel around the grass roots organisations, to ensure Ongatoro Wetland Society. He country, but while at home he is a they can continue to improve the is our passionate founder of Bay real outdoorsman, enjoying kayak environment and leave a legacy for Conservation Alliance. fishing and surfing. those that follow.
30 BAY CONSERVATION ALLIANCE CLIVE LOCK LOUISE SAUNDERS JAMES DENYER LAWRIE DONALD TREASURER BOARD MEMBER BOARD MEMBER BOARD MEMBER
Clive’s career was in Management After a 25-year career as an James has a background in science, Lawrie has a BAgSc in Soil Sciences Accounting, holding membership environmental consultant and obtaining an MChem degree from from Massey University, and has of NZ Chartered Accountants project manager, Louise believes Oxford, before choosing to move a wealth of experience in land and then Australian Chartered her job is all about problem solving. into the world of finance and being management and conservation, Accountants. Tasks his roles included She is passionate about helping involved in investment banking for having worked overseas and locally were monthly reporting, budgets, people work together positively to ten years in London. After moving in roles like Zone Manager for annual accounts, working with the solve issues that matter to them, to New Zealand and getting to Waikato Regional Council, and management team and overseeing pulling together the threads of know the native bush, he became Senior Land Management Officer administration departments. Retiring diverse experiences and networks passionate about the uniqueness for Bay of Plenty Regional Council. in 2008 he met Isabel in 2011 and to get things done. Although Louise of our wildlife and especially plants Lawrie is now the Chair of Project they decided to live in NZ, settling has ecological and conservation and is often found botanising and Parore dedicating much of his in Katikati. He has been National skills, she joined the Board of Bay discovering some of the special time to the ecological restoration Treasurer for NZ Tree Crops Conservation Alliance to contribute flora and fauna that live here. of all the catchments flowing into Assoc Inc. for the last 5 years. The experience in governance, strategy Joining Aongatete Forest Project the Northern end of the Tauranga environment is important to him and extending BCA’s organisational he subsequently became Chairman Harbour. He also contributes to and Clive was welcomed to the BCA reach to achieve its goal of in 2019. He was also elected as other ecological issues by Chairing team in late 2020. landscape-scale conservation. a Councillor for Western Bay of the Estuary Care Leaders Forum. Plenty District Council that same year.
2020 ANNUAL REPORT 31 LARRY O’NEIL TIM SHORT MICHELLE ELBORN BRIAN IRELAND BOARD MEMBER BOARD MEMBER CEO EDUCATION MANAGER
A passionate farmer and The natural world has been Tim’s Michelle has a long-standing Born and raised in Wainuiomata. For businessman who has worked all life passion. From Scouts, Bushcraft passion for the environment. the last two decades, Brian has been over the world, Larry hopes we can Instructor for Mountain Safety Originally from the UK and having involved in conservation education address some of our environmental Council, tramper and Life Member completed a master’s degree in including roles like Education challenges to leave a better place of QEII National Trust. Living in Conservation and Recreation and Visitor Experience Manager for future generations. His property a forest wilderness since 1988, Management she emigrated to at Zealandia Ecosanctuary and neighbours the Otawa Scenic at Mount Tutu Eco-Sanctuary Aotearoa in 2001 and was delighted Education Manager at Auckland Zoo. Reserve and he became actively (Maungatūtū rahui) as Trustee and to initially work for the Department Prior to joining BCA Brian established involved in the development of the Kaitiaki, Tim is the “Pest Terminator”. of Conservation. Moving on a new Outreach Conservation Te Whakakaha Trust which achieved Tim was an active volunteer from to Tauranga City Council she department at Auckland Zoo focussed Sanctuary status for the reserve in 2004-2014 at Otanewaiku. From spent the next decade working on hands on experiential conservation 2016, recognising the significance 2011 - current, he is a Trustee across sustainability, community education across the Auckland region of the Hochstetter’s frog there. He protecting and monitoring Karora development, strategy and – a concept Brian brought to member supports the philosophy of BCA that (Little Blue Penguin) with Western communications. She is thoroughly group sites in the BOP. This year Brian we need to work together and raise Bay Wildlife Trust. Being a board enjoying leading Bay Conservation took the lead in developing the new awareness of the conservation needs member of the collective BCA, Tim Alliance, which presents a huge Tauira Mahi programme, launching in in our area. sees this as biodiversity restoration opportunity to develop a new 2021. and education in action. model for community-led conservation.
32 BAY CONSERVATION ALLIANCE REMEDY EMTAGE EMMA CRONIN WAYNE O’KEEFE FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION OPERATIONS MANAGER OPERATIONS MANAGER COORDINATOR Emma moved to New Zealand Wayne has a passion for supporting As an animal and environment in 2001 to teach Marine Studies community-based restoration lover, Remedy has had a passion at Toi Ohomai after completing projects. Since 2004 Wayne has and interest for conservation her PhD in marine ecophysiology run an environmental restoration since a young age. She is all for and various travels also involving business with services extending to protecting our native plants and marine monitoring. She has been coastal restoration, revegetation, species and is excited to be part of engaged as an environmental pest management and more. He that here at BCA. Remedy loves to consultant, worked for DOC as a has a big passion for trees and get stuck in and help in any area. Technical Services officer, managed vegetation management and has She is self-taught in finance, admin, (and chaired) Glenfern Sanctuary served as the Operations Manager marketing, graphic design and web on great Barrier Island, operations for the Whakātane Kiwi trust. He is development which is part of her manager for Aongatete Forest currently also a Regional Advisor for role at BCA. Project and now across multiple the QEII National Trust. Bay Conservation Alliance member groups.
2020 ANNUAL REPORT 33 FINANCIALS STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
For the 12 months ended 31 December 2020 For the 12 months ended 31 December 2020
$ $ $ $ Income Dec 2020 Dec 2019 Current Assets 31 Dec 2020 31 Dec 2019 Fundraising 364,565 111,872 Cash at Bank (note 1) 318,995 119,164 Grants 146,587 112,406 Accounts Receivable 115 6,204 Donations 43,535 9,712 Total Current Assets 18,132 0 Membership 1,945 1,000 337,242 125,368 Other Income 11,122 2,705 Total Income 567,754 237,695 Non Current Assets Property Plant & Equipment 99,403 14,659
Expenses Total Assets 436,645 140,027 Education and Event Delivery 20,486 52,020 Current Liabilities Contractors and Consultants 103,935 19,189 Accounts Payable 11,093 852 Wages 106,641 83,903 GST 0 1,180 Other expenses 48,894 30,163 Total Current Liabilities 11,093 2,032 Total Expenses 279,956 185,275 425,552 137,995 Surplus (Deficit) (note 1) 287,798 52,420
Notes to Financial Statements 1. Some funds are received in advance of expenditure, resulting in an apparent surplus and cash at bank. 2. Bay Conservation Alliance financial year ends 30 June, these accounts have been prepared for inclusion in this 2020 calendar Annual Report. 3. The basis for measurement in these accounts is Historical Cost. 4. These financial statements have not been audited.
2020 ANNUAL REPORT 35 OUR SUPPORTERS
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