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(Spoonbills feeding on Pollen Island shoreline, credit Kent Xie - Nov 2011)

Forest & Bird Motu Manawa Restoration Group 
- A F&B Joint Project

The Central Auckland and Waitakere branches of Forest & Bird have officially banded together to form the Forest and Bird Motu Manawa Restoration Group (FBMMRG) as a joint venture conservation project. 

FBMMRG is exclusively focused on managing conservation issues in the Waterview Inlet of Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour. This area includes:

• The Motu Manawa (Pollen Island) Marine Reserve (click to view)
• Pollen Island (click to view)
• Traherne Island (click to view)
• Coastline foreshore and seabed of Harbourview, Te Atatu Peninsula  (click to view)
• The motorway causeway of State Highway 16

 FBMMRG’s activities include:

1. Providing information on conservation issues affecting the Waterview Inlet
2. Organising field trips and walks to Pollen Island and Traherne Island
3. Co-ordinating volunteer teams for predator control (rats, mice, stoats) on Traherne Island in partnership with the Auckland Motorway Alliance (AMA), Nov 2010 - Jan 2012. photos
4. Prepared submissions for and gave evidence to the Board of Inquiry on the Waterview Connection Project
5. Lobbying for extension of the Motu Manawa (Pollen Island) Marine Reserve to preserve the similar habitat of the Eastern coastline foreshore and seabed of Te Atatu Peninsula at Harbourview-Orangihina.
6. Liasing with the Department of Conservation concerning the long-term management of the Waterview Inlet area, with specific attention to:

• Water quality, particularly stormwater discharge, pollution, and sedimentation in the marine reserve
• Enhancing the natural environment to the benefit of the area’s avifauna, including migratory birds, fernbirds (Pollen Island), and banded rails (Traherne Island)
• The same for its marine life and native reptile and insect species
• Protecting and nurturing the area’s significant biodiversity of New Zealand native plants
• Permanent weed and predator control programmes
• Improved public access so that people can better appreciate the natural environment and undertake educational and scientific projects in the area

To become involved with FBMMRG, please contact either:

• centralauckland.branch@forestandbird.org.nz
• waitakere.branch@forestandbird.org.nz
• motumanawa@gmail.com
   

Fernbird colony @ Harbourview Reserve, eastern shoreline of Te Atatu Peninsula
Credit: Kent Xie - Jan 2012