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Summer
Holiday
Programme
Jan u a ry 2 0 20
Explore Nature
Fun A c ti v it i es
FOR THE WHOLE
FAMILY
All profit goes towards
conservation in the
Northern Coromandel
www.meg.org.nz
For Bookings call or txt 021 270 1178
THINGS TO DO THIS SUMMER
Wander through regenerating forest thriving with rare and endangered
wildlife, hear kiwi call at night and have an unforgettable encounter
with nature these holidays. This programme offers you the chance to
experience and enjoy Coromandel’s natural treasures guided by local
volunteers keen to share their passion and knowledge.
The Summer Programme is organised by Moehau
Environment Group (MEG). We look forward to a fun
summer and meeting you soon. If you want to learn
more about us head to www.meg.org.nz
What do these
symbols mean?
H Half day A Adult
F Full day C School children
E Evening
LD Bring lunch & drink
SD Bring snack & drink
Gradings:
...An easy stroll. Low level fitness.
...A good walk. Average fitness required.
...A big hike. Good level of fitness required.
BOOKINGS...
are essential as some activities
have restricted numbers
or may not run without a
minimum number of people.
To book call
or text 021 270 1178
For Waikawau Bay activities,
campers can also book at the MEG camp shop.
Teach your dog to avoid Kiwi bookings are
essential via Kauaeranga Visitor Centre
Phone 07 867 9080
Keep kauri standing.
Kauri Dieback disease is a grave threat
to our ancient kauri forests. Always stay
on the track and clean your boots with
disinfectant before going bush.
' LEAF' ONLY UP CLOSE KIWI
FOOTPRINTS ENCOUNTER
H SD H LD
COST: $10 per person COST: $55C A $90
When When+Where:
14th January - 10am & 1pm 4th January - 9am
Colville Road, Coromandel Tangiaro Kiwi Retreat,
Port Charles
Come and explore the hidden and
secretive world happening under A ‘once in a lifetime experience’
the leaf litter on the forest floor. to see a wild kiwi up-close in its
natural environment. Join our kiwi
Conduct a leaf litter survey with handlers as they track and catch a
Anna and then screen print your kiwi for its 6 month health check.
findings onto a tee-shirt, tea towel
or piece of paper with Pete ... These opportunities don’t come up
very often. Bring your camera for
Bookings are essential and don’t this incredible photo opportunity.
forget to bring your own tee-shirt Numbers are very limited and this
...
or similar for printing activity books up fast!
Good level of fitness required as
we will be scrambling off-trail in
the bush. Please wear covered
footwear.
Not suitable for children under 7.
Made possible by Tangiaro Kiwi
Retreat.
CONSERVATION BUILD A RAT TRAP
DOGS FOR CONSERVATION
H SD H SD
COST: gold coin donation COST: free, koha welcome
When+Where: When+Where:
9th January - 10.30am 8th January - 10.00am
Driving Creek Railway Sanctuary, Waikawau Bay Campground
Coromandel
Join us in building rat trap boxes
Come and meet Conservation that will be used in our Port
dog handler Greg and his two Charles Rat Attack project.
conservation dogs Maia & Sassy
Learn what their role is in Test your carpentry skills and feel
protecting biodiversity on the good about helping to protect our
Coromandel. native birds and invertebrates
from pesky rats!
Wander round the predator free
sanctuary with Greg, Maia &
Sassy and see if they can detect
any pests that shouldn’t be there.
CLAY
CRITTERS
H SD NOCTURNAL
COST: $10 per person ADVENTURE
When+Where: E
15th January 10:00am- 1:00pm
Driving Creek Railway Sanctuary, COST: $5 Y $10 A
Coromandel When+Where:
7th & 15th January - 8.45pm
Come and explore the sanctuary Waikawau Bay DOC Camp
and see what native residents Telephone Kiosk
you can find, maybe Pateke duck,
...
Fantail, Tu- i, Weta or Gecko Encounter the exciting nocturnal
world of our forests and streams.
Choose your favourite and try Engage all your senses with this
your hand at sculpting your critter after dark tour of nature.
in clay.
Bring a torch. Children must be
A great activity for all ages. accompanied by an adult. Numbers
Children must be accompanied by are limited so please book to
an adult. reserve a spot.
BUILD A WETA STARLIGHT
HOTEL CINEMA
H SD E SD
COST: $5 per person COST: $5 per person
When+Where: When+Where:
13th January - 10.00am - 3rd, 10th, 17th & 24th January -
12:00pm 7.30pm
Driving Creek Railway Predator Denton's Woolshed, Waikawau Bay
Free Sanctuary, Coromandel
Watch a family classic on the big
Join us to make a Weta Hotel for screen. Pack up a picnic, grab
your back yard and build an extra something to sit on and come down
one to hang in the Drivng Creek to the Woolshed for a magical
Railway Sanctuary. night of outdoor cinema.
Take the opportunity for a stroll This unique movie experience is
through this magic place too. always a crowd favourite. Get
there in plenty of time to claim your
seat on the hay-bale grandstand.
'
A �WEEDY'� KIWI
GOOD IDEA
H SD E
COST: $5 C $10 A COST: $5 Y$10 A
When+Where: When+Where:
6th January 10:30am 5th, 11th & 20th January -
Driving Creek Railway, Predator 7:30pm
Free Sanctuary
Port Charles Fire Station
13th January 10:30am
Tangiaro Kiwi Retreat, Port Charles
Explore the forest at night time in
real kiwi country. Hear kiwi call and
Here’s your chance to convert see a kiwi nest.
weeds into treasure!
Learn about our national bird and
Bring along some pesky weeds and the work Moehau Environment
spend your morning learning how Group and local residents are doing
to turn them into paper! to save our kiwi. Bring a torch and
sturdy shoes.
Don’t forget to have a stroll
around the gorgeous Predator
Free Sanctuary while you’re there ...
Driving at night? Watch out
for the endangered Pateke,
or Brown Teal on our roads,
especially near wetlands. They
don’t have much road sense!
WILD GINGER
BASH
H SD
KELTIC FAIR COST: Free!
When+Where:
H SD 19th January - 9:00am - 12.00pm
Coromandel town
COST: Gold coin donation
When+Where: Head out along one of our
2nd January - 10.00am - 3:00pm Coromandel Kiwi Project stoat
Keltic Fair, Coromandel town lines and help us in our quest to
exterminate wild ginger from
Come and have your photo taken in this site. Be sure to bring good
the ‘bush’ with our very own MEG walking shoes/boots, water
kiwi Koro. and appropriate clothing for the
weather. If you have gardening
The perfect momento of your gloves and a weed saw bring them
summer in Coromandel! too.
Come and learn about what we do. This event is for people of all
ages and will go ahead unless rain
We will have rat traps, stoat is heavy on the day. Meet in the
traps & MEG Tee-shirts - join the town carpark at 9am sharp to
backyard trapping movement now carpool to location.
as we head towards predator
free 2050!
MEET A GECKO
TREASURE HUNT H
H SD
COST: $5 C $10 A
When+Where:
COST: Free! 16th January - 11:00am
When+Where: Driving Creek Railway Sanctuary, ,
Anytime! Coromandel
Around Coromandel town
Get to see and hold real live
Get out and about in nature these geckos. Encounter the exciting
Summer holidays and hunt for world of geckos with lizard expert
hidden Geo Cache treasure. Doug Ashby. Hear Doug share his
knowledge of gecko and talk about
If you don’t already have one, his experience as a gecko keeper.
download a geocaching App and
get exploring. While in the pest-free Sanctuary,
check out the family of endangered
There are 3 Coromandel Kiwi pateke ducks and other native
caches to find, can you get them wildlife benefiting from the
all? Sanctuary’s predator proof fence.
Suitable for all ages. Children must
be accompanied by an adult.TEACH YOUR DOG BUILD YOUR
TO AVOID KIWI OWN TRACKING
These sessions are run as a TUNNEL
partnership between the Department
of Conservation and Coromandel Kiwi H SD
protection groups. Help us keep kiwi
safe this summer.. COST: $5
COST: Free! When+Where:
10th & 22nd January 10:30am
When+Where: Driving Creek Railway Sanctuary,
8th Jan Colville Road, Papa Aroha, start Coromandel town
8:30am
11th Jan Whenuakite, start 8:30 am Learn about the who, how and
11th Jan Kuaotunu, start 8:30am why of pest monitoring before
1st Feb Thames Coast, start 8:30am making your own tracking tunnel
to take home and use in your
All bookings are through the Kauaeranga backyard.
Visitor Centre
I wonder what species you may
Phone 07 867 9080. ...
find there ?
Bookings essential.
Take a stroll round the magical
If you spend time near the bush please
get your dog kiwi trained. Training is
predator free Driving Creek
free and only takes 10 minutes. Sanctuary while you’re there.
Dogs are the biggest threat to adult
kiwi in our area. Any dog can kill kiwi. In
fact, smaller breeds like terriers are
the most likely offenders. Kiwi have
no chance against any dog, no matter
how big or small.
If you’ve had your dogs trained, well
done! To keep kiwi safe repeating the
training once a year is recommended.Some activities we have available in the Summer Holiday Programme
will be held in areas where there are lots of hazards and risks
that have the potential to cause harm, such as; rocks, tree roots,
steep/uneven terrain, water, using hand tools, being exposed
to the rain/sun etc. While we at MEG will take all reasonably
practicable steps to keep you safe, we require participants in the
Summer Holiday Programme to take some responsibility. Please
ensure you/and your child/ren wear suitable closed-in footwear,
apply sunscreen, wear suitable clothing and bring insect repellent
and drinking water.
We require all participants to follow any instructions provided by
our MEG team so that you can all enjoy these activities.
All funds raised
go towards kiwi habitat
restoration in the
Northern CoromandelBOOKINGS + CANCELLATIONS
Bookings are essential as some activities may not run without a minimum
number of people.
To book call or txt 021 270 1178. For Waikawau Bay activities, campers can
also book at the MEG camp shop.
Cancellations must be made 48hrs prior to trip departure. MEG reserves the
right to cancel trips due to bad weather, insufficient patronage, fire or other
emergencies and any other unforeseen circumstances.
MEG may decide to cancel a trip just before departure time and we apologise
for this. If a decision is made early enough details will be broadcast on our
website and social channels www.meg.org.nz
Please leave a phone number if possible when you book. Full refunds will be
issued in late January if a trip is cancelled by MEG.
For more info or to book phone or txt:
021 270 1178
DID YOU KNOW..
Moehau Environment Group Trappers check
a minimum of 1170 stoat traps and 2000 rat
traps monthly, has over 50 volunteers,
7 employees and 15 contract trappersWHO ARE WE?
Moehau Environment Group is a non-profit volunteer organisation dedicated
to the protection and enhancement of the natural environment of the
Coromandel Peninsula.
Our vision is to become the largest We now have habitat restoration
open sanctuary in New Zealand-a projects covering over 14,000
remote coastal landscape where hectares, primarily on private land.
people live, work and holiday; This has allowed for the recovery
wetlands and forests regenerate; of many endangered species in
the bird-song is deafening; and the Northern Coromandel including
treasured species thrive. dramatic turnarounds for banded
Rail, Pateke, kiwi, fernbirds, bittern,
Formed in 2000, we currently have kaka, and spotless crake.
over 100 members, mostly locals,
landowners and others keen to The hard work of our volunteers
see the area once again alive with and members has allowed for
the sounds and sights of indigenous the successful reintroduction of
fauna. the North Island robin and pateke
(brown teal), with both species now
We collaborate closely with over successfully breeding in the area.
430 landowners, other community
conservation groups, the Department For more about us visit
of Conservation, Waikato Regional www.meg.org.nz
Council, Kiwis for Kiwi, Project Kiwi,
Wider Coromandel Groups, Motutapu
Restoration Trust local schools and
Iwi to achieve landscape-scale pest
control on the Coromandel.
The Coromandel is
‘real kiwi country’. Since we began
stoat trapping in 2005 our kiwi
population has grown by 36%.
Help us keep kiwi safe.LIKE TO SUPPORT A BIG THANKS TO...
OUR WORK? This Summer Programme is
organised by Moehau Environment
Jo in U s . . . Group volunteers.
By becoming a member of Moehau
Environment Group you are directly
helping to protect the unique species &
ecosystems on the Coromandel Peninsula. For some events we work in
Members also receive our quarterly partnership with the Department
newsletter and priority bookings on of Conservation, Driving Creek
summer holiday programme activities. Railway and Tangiaro Kiwi Retreat.
Subs are only $15 per person, $25 per
family or from $250 for Corporates.
Ma k e a d o nat i o n...
To make a donation go to www.meg.org.
nz or get in touch -
we’d love to have you helping us in the
field or at an event. We are grateful to Print House
Ltd (our print sponsor) ...
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a b o u t y o u rs el f sustainability and the protection
of the environment. This booklet is
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We can’t do this without your or our
sponsors support. Please support them We acknowledge the donated use of
when you can and enjoy a safe and illustrative material from ‘The Little Kiwi’s
fun summer with us and our amazing Matariki’, written and illustrated by Nikki Slade
Robinson, published by Duck Creek Press.
volunteers who make this program
possible. Nikki Slade Robinson: Illustrator/Author
Thank you ! www.davidling.co.nzKEY DATES: JAN 2020
2 Keltic Fair, Coromandel town ....
3 Starlight Cinema, Waikawau Bay
4 Up Close Kiwi Encounter, Port Charles
5 Kiwi by Night, Port Charles
6 A ‘Weedy’ Good Idea, Coromandel town
7 Nocturnal Walk, Waikawau Bay
8 Teach Your Dog to Avoid Kiwi, Papa Aroha
Build a Rat Trap for Conservation, Waikawau Bay
9 Conservation Dogs, Coromandel town
10 Starlight Cinema, Waikawau Bay
Build a Tracking Tunnel, Coromandel town
11 Kiwi by Night, Port Charles
13 Build a Weta Hotel, Coromandel town
A 'Weedy' Good Idea, Port Charles
14 ‘Leaf’ Only Footsteps, Coromandel town
15 Nocturnal Walk, Waikawau Bay
Clay Critters, Coromandel town
16 Meet a Gecko, Coromandel town
17 Starlight Cinema, Waikawau Bay
19 Wild Ginger Bash, Coromandel town
20 Kiwi by Night, Port Charles
22 Build a Tracking Tunnel, Coromandel town
24 Starlight Cinema, Waikawau Bay
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