Kakariki chick

Recently we welcomed the arrival of a new Red Crowned Kakariki in the avairy. Click here to read more . . .

 

Giant Weta's

The long awaited Giant Weta’s have arrived at Tui, all ten of them! They are a fantastic looking insect and we hope they like their new home. Click here to read more . . .

 

Winners of the Environment Award 2009 !

We are thrilled that we are the winners of not only the Habitat Enhancement but also the overall Supreme Award at the Marlborough Environment Award ! This is a real boost for our project. From the prize money we have won we have build breeding boxes for the Little Blue Penguin that have been placed by the shore. Read the latest news about our Conservation Park on our blog . . .

 

Recently we signed up the New Zealand King Salmon company for a two year                                          sponsor / partnership.

 

Conservation park Tui Nature Reserve

Tui Nature Reserve is made up of 42 hectares of mature and regenerating native bush, located in the Outer Pelorus, in the Marlborough Sounds on New Zealand's South Island. Thirty-eight hectares are legally protected as part of the Queen Elizabeth II National Trust, thus ensuring preservation for generations to come. As part of a peninsula with no road access, the Reserve will in time become one of New Zealand's few 'mainland island’ sanctuaries.

A shared vision with our neighbours is to establish a predator free fence in the future to isolate the peninsula from the mainland.

Our poison-free pest management scheme is having its impact on the restoration of the native bush and its wildlife. Especially the KoheKohe tree and the bird life are showing a huge improvement. In 2009 we have received funding from the Biodiversity Fund and the Council, to greatly extend the rat control programme. A grid has been set up with a total of 120 rat traps and 60 monitor tunnels, we will keep you posted of the ongoing results.

We have build safe reptile and bird enclosures on our reserve which house the Marlborough Green Gecko, Forest Gecko, Red Crowned Kakariki and Giant Weta for breeding and educational purposes. This project is in line with our vision to create a ‘mainland island’ with its original wildlife.