Aroha Kaikorai Valley

It's time to make a change

The magnificent Kaikorai Valley is home to a large community with a mix of industrial and residential buildings and magnificent green spaces. The centrepiece of Kaikorai Valley is Kaikorai Stream, which threads its way through many historical features and modern developments. It has seen the best and worst of times. Now it's time for us to band together and make a difference.

Aroha Kaikorai Valley (AKV) is a registered charity, community and business-led organisation. Together, we can bring about massive change. We can eliminate weeds and pests, plant native plants to enhance our environment while attracting birds and cleaning up our waterways. 

Some great work has already been started by various organisations and AKV is hoping to build on that progress by teaming business support with people power to make Kaikorai Valley as beautiful and healthy as possible.

Volunteer Hours Logged

4,115

Massive thanks to our volunteers!

Active traps

568

Active traps
Rats removed

908

Rats removed
Mustelids removed

14

Mustelids removed
Possums removed

877

Possums removed
Hedgehogs removed

254

Hedgehogs removed
Others removed

899

Others removed

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Intern trustee opportunity. We're looking for people aged 18-25 to join the AKV board as an intern trustee. We'll give you an opportunity to gain governance experience and you'll get to help AKV decide its future direction. Details in the 'news' tab of our website, which is linked in our bio.
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Training Opportunity. What: training to use herbicide. When: morning of Friday 19 June. Cost: free (thank you DCC for the funding)! Why: to help remove harmful weeds from Kaikorai Valley and to allow the native ecosystem to flourish. If you'd like more information, or to take up the opportunity, contact Paul at connect@akv.nz
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Our April meeting was *really* cool! We heard from Beth about Sirocco the kākāpō, Ada shared a fantastic presentation on riflemen, and Natalie spoke to us about droughts and floods in Kaikorai. 🌧️🔥 Thanks to everyone who came along and shared the kōrero!
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Want to take part in our 5-minute birdcount next month? Once you're part of our project on trap.nz, here's how you set up a bird count station: https://help.trap.nz/books/trapnz-comprehensive-user-guide/page/setting-up-a-bird-count-monitoring-station If you need some help, feel free to pop into our HQ at 381 Kaikorai Valley Road, or come along to our next monthly meeting on the 9th of April.
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A huge thank you to Renée and Violet for transforming the AKV shed over the weekend. It looks so clean and organised, and will make a huge difference to our trappers. It's a game changer!
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Great to see team members from Aroha Cambridge, our sister project in the Aroha Network, on top of the world. Bill and Di met up in Bannockburn and cycled to the summit of Duffers Saddle. Di is riding the length of NZ to raise money for Aroha Cambridge so they can continue with the good work. #arohacambridge #arohakaikoraivalley #arohanetwork
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Come and join us tonight at 5.30pm for our monthly meeting. Newcomers and regulars welcome! https://akv.nz/events/akv-march-meeting-featuring-the-brighton-trapping-project
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Does anyone have any unwashed free range eggs? We need between 12 and 20 to put in some of our traps. This will help us to look after our native wildlife before winter sets in.
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