by admin | Aug 12, 2022 | education, groups, Latest, News
A great team of students from Kelston Intermediate came out to Matuku Link to experience our very first Wetland Education Program session – Te kaupapa rohe koreporepo. This all boys team lead by kaiako John and his colleagues were super engaged with all we...
by admin | Jul 20, 2022 | events, Latest, News
If it was the tiny bit of desperation that shone through my call for planters last Sunday, or the fact it was a sunny day after two weeks of rain, if it was the School Holidays or if it is the yummy food shared… whatever the reason, we had a HUGE team of helpers...
by admin | Jul 20, 2022 | events, Latest, News, Uncategorized
Waitakere Book Launch of Life in the Shallows – by the National Wetland Trust of New Zealand ceo Karen Denyer on Sunday 24th of July at 10 am. Hot drinks and nibbles will await our guests, before Karen will start her talk about the people, the work and the...
by admin | Jul 1, 2022 | Latest
Spiral Drilling Civic not only donated the HUGE piles that are needed to support the bridge on the north side of the river, they also supplied the machinery which came on a HUGE truck and most importantly the experts who knew how to ram those piles exactly where the...
by admin | Jun 27, 2022 | News
Job Description – LEAD EDUCATOR at Matuku Link – apply now! Matuku Link is a 37 hectare bush and wetland area in Te Henga (Bethells), West Auckland. The land has been bought by the Matuku Reserve Trust in November 2016 after a seven-month period of intense...
by admin | Jun 15, 2022 | events, groups
Matuku Link is a wetland conservation, protection, and education project in the Waitakere River Valley, located in Auckland largest wetland, Te Henga. The program has a strong focus on environmental science and acknowledgement of mātauranga Māori. It received a grant...
by admin | Jun 15, 2022 | events, Latest
Welcome to our Nursery Tuesdays – our weekly session at Matuku Link for people who love plants. If you haven’t been before, please REGISTER here. no need to bring your own gloves and spades, but if you do: everything needs to be squeaky clean because of...
by admin | Jun 15, 2022 | bird stories, Latest
OFF THE RAILS And yes they were off but not as fast as you might have thought. Last week three moho peruru [banded rails] were released at Matuku Link having been raised as day-olds by BirdCare Aotearoa. Two brought into a house by the family cat, and the other...
by admin | Apr 11, 2022 | events, Latest, Uncategorized
…is another bird with a band! Stephen Davies, experienced and knowledgeable bird bander, decided Matuku Link would be a good place to band birds for several reasons: it is a easy to access which makes it less time consuming setting up and taking down the mist...
by admin | Apr 11, 2022 | events, Latest
Another sold out VIP Kayak Day! A huge success, with more than 80 people enjoying the wetland from a different perspective, having access through private properties otherwise not accessible. Some saw matuku (bittern) which was definitely a highlight, others saw...
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