Plant grid survey

Plant grid survey

Some of our keen-eyed wetland volunteers may have recently noticed a mysterious cordoned off square in Totara Glade in recent months! You may also have heard, some months ago, something about a plant survey. This first weekend in March, this project has begun, and...
Small lids big dents

Small lids big dents

Image: Annalily in front of the window wall made from upcycled window frames by our volunteers Auckland Council’s Waste Minimization Fund has granted Matuku Link $4750 towards a trial for the project we’ve called “Small lids, big dents”....
Matuku Muster

Matuku Muster

That Matuku Muster Starting in September, The Great Matuku Muster 2024 was the first attempt to gather data nationwide on the number of male matuku-hūrepo [Australasian bittern].  Matuku are very mobile easily managing to travel several scores or hundreds of...
Donate to educate

Donate to educate

Our Wetland Education Programme for local low decile primary schools, is a huge success with over 1500 children a year visiting Matuku Link. Our incredible educators teach them to love wetlands and appreciate the bush, nature and the natural environment while doing a...
Great Matuku Muster 2024

Great Matuku Muster 2024

The actual idea for the Great Matuku Muster – bittern survey 2024 started more than a decade ago with John Sumich dreaming up a drone with a heat detection camera and another drone with a regular camera to spot bittern from the air. He worked with Peter Solaris...