Friends of Flora - Projects

Blue Duck Whio

One of the original aims of Friends of Flora was the re-establishment of a viable breeding population of Whio in the Flora Stream. This involved reducing stoat numbers to low levels so that juvenile Whio could be released into the stream....read more.

Great Spotted Kiwi Roroa

Now that Whio are back and thriving, we are starting a new project to re-establish Great Spotted Kiwi (Roroa) into the Flora. This is our greatest challenge yet and will require support from both our volunteers and the community....read more.

Photo curtosy of Tui de Roy

Predator Control

Friends of Flora volunteers have undertaken predator control work for 9 years, with our trap lines now covering almost 5,000 hectares. Currently we monitor over 600 stoat traps (with DOC), many of these having rat and possum traps nearby.

Find out more about the key predators and how and where we operate in the Flora catchment area.

Tel: 03 528 9054 | Friends of Flora, PO Box 317 Motueka | fof@fof.org.nz