Moehau Environment Group
New Zealand Ornithological Society
Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua
Forest and Bird
Have you seen a robin in the Moehau area? Fill out and return a robin report card (PDF, 293K).
Toutouwai or North Island robin are returning to Moehau in the northern Coromandel Pennisula.
'Toutouwai - Robin's Return' is a project involving DOC, iwi, Moehau Environment Group (MEG) and the local community. The aim is to create a self-sustaining population of North Island robin and return the bird to part of their former home. Between February and May 2009 birds will released at two sites in the Moehau area.
Learn where the birds are coming from, how they'll be relocated and where they will be moved to.
Find out about the people behind this project and their vision and passion for bringing the toutouwai back to Moehau.
Keep track of the project through the monitoring work. Help out by downloading and completing a Robin report card. The team will add monitoring results to this page as they are completed.
Photos of the translocation process to date.
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the project and the North Island robin.
View the media releases that describe the progress of this project.
View factsheets that describe the project in detail including the predator control work and a history of the area.
North Island robin/toutouwai factsheet
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