Wild Waikawa

Wild Waikawa is a restoration project for a 200-hectare area at the head of Boons Valley, Waikawa, near Picton. And it's all about bringing people and nature together so both can rejuvenate.

The project is headed by Nigel Muir and Mish Clark, and together they have developed a nursery on site and since 2020 have planted more than 15,000 native plants (including Rimu, Matai, Nikau, Kahikatea and Totara) and have an extensive pest control program involving 800 traps. They have removed over 5,000 predators from the land already and have also removed thousands of wilding pines and wasp nests. And after all the years of hard work, they're starting to observe more birdsong and emerging seedlings throughout the property and are finally believing in what they're doing.

Wild Waikawa also won the Landscape & Habitat category of 2025 Port Marlborough Environment Award*, celebrating significant community support and participation with Te Ātiawa Iwi, Waikawa Marae, Marlborough District Council, Department of Conservation, Trees That Count and local community.

To find out more about Wild Waikawa and what Nige and Mish are up to, check out their website - Wild Waikawa

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