Mauao Area Wildlife Trust
Iwi Consultation
Mauao Area Wildlife Trust
26 Olivine Street, Poike
Tauranga 3112
http://mauaowildlife.org/
10 February 2016
Buddy Mikaere
Environmental Unit
Ngati Pukenga
Tēnā koe Buddy
The Mauao Area Wildlife Trust is a non for profit conservation organisation managed by trustees with expertise in biology, ecology and environmental management whom work to protect, enhance and improve the native ecosystems of the Mount Maunganui Area. The trust is committed to the advocacy and education of the native flora and fauna and would like the opportunity to have a native species specimen display.
Specimens would be preserved as taxidermy and or skeleton displays and widely utilised for public education during tours, open days, clean up and planting events and at public talks for community organisations. The specimens will be invaluable in the education of the local wildlife and a great advocacy tool to help further promote the work of the trust and the preservation of native fauna species.
The permit we are applying for contains the following species, in which the trust has obtained through either; rescued birds which have not survived or have died of natural causes: kororā/little blue penguin (Eudyptula minor), takahikare/white-faced storm petrel (Pelagodroma marina dulciae), ōi/grey-faced petrel (Pterodroma gouldi) and kōtare/sacred kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus vagans). The trust recognises the cultural significance of fauna belonging to Mauao and wants to ensure a native specimen display does not impact cultural values of local taonga. We request we please be notified of any comments/concerns of our proposal by the 25th February 2016.
The trust would also like to extend an invitation to iwi to participate and give us feedback in any of the work we are doing for the flora and fauna and engagement with the community. Events we run can be found on our Facebook Page under Mauao Area Wildlife Trust.
Thank you for your time and kaitiakitanga.
Nga mihi
Melissa McLuskie
Trustee
mmcluskie@xtra.co.nz
0277801619