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.

295

Active traps

152

Rats removed

1

Mustelids removed

228

Possums removed

49

Hedgehogs removed

251

Others removed

Keep in touch

Want to keep up to date with the latest from AKV?
Sign up for our newsletter.

Instagram | @arohakaikorai

Meet Beth Wishart. Beth came on board late last year as the AKV administrator and works for 6 hours a week. She loves our natural environment and is a member of several conservation groups around Dunedin. Beth loves how much AKV has grown in the last year and looks forward to being involved in more restoration across the valley.
View More
Curious about the birds of Kaikorai Valley? Come along to our monthly meeting, this Thursday 10 October, 5.30-6.30pm. We'll discover what birds we can expect to see in our corner of Dunedin, and we’ll learn how we can monitor them. For more information and to RSVP, see here: https://akv.nz/events/trappers-catchup-birds-of-kaikorai-valley
View More
Meet Craig Leach. Craig came on board with AKV in the autumn. He's been volunteering for three mornings a week for AKV in the admin team. Craig is a former DOC community ranger and has worked at Orokonui ecosanctuary, building tracks, trapping and working with volunteers. One of his career highlights was going to Whenua Hou with the kākāpō team. "The dawn chorus was so loud that even if you have been up half the night it was not possible to sleep through it. The bird life on a predator free island was simply breathtaking, sitting near the top of the island for lunch and watching and listen to all the birds was incredible."
View More
Meet the people answering the AKV emails! Here we have the AKV admin team, who are doing a lot of work behind the scenes to keep things moving along. From left, Craig, Beth, Marika and Paul. Look out over the coming weeks as we profile each of them :)
View More
Big clean up! Thanks to all the good humans
View More
Kaikorai Stream at Townleys Reserve
View More
View More
Come and be involved in Clean Up Week for Keep New Zealand Beautiful. We’ll be picking up rubbish from both sides of the stream between Townleys Road and Donald Street. Meet at Townleys Road by the bridge at 10am on Saturday 21 September. Wear outdoor gear and good footwear like tramping boots, gumboots or waders. We’ll supply gloves but you may wish to bring your own gardening gloves. For more information and to RSVP click here: https://akv.nz/events/keep-dunedin-beautiful-townleys-road-walking-track
View More