Wednesday, 3 February 2021, 9:17 am
Mount Bruce, Masterton: Pūkaha National Wildlife
Centre’s whare whakairo (carving workshop) ‘Rere Te
Maramara’ is now open to the public. It is one of the
first publicly visible developments of Pūkaha’s $4.5
million Environment and Ecology Education programme that
includes the build of a learning centre, wharenui,
accommodation and nocturnal boardwalk.
The whare
whakairo was blessed by Maori kaumātua (elders),
dignitaries, whānau and Pūkaha staff in a private ‘light
of dawn’ ceremony late last year that commemorated the new
building and the significance for local Maori. Three local
carvers; Tipene Kawana, Tamai Nicholson and Carl Rongonui;
Tuesday, 26 January 2021, 5:46 pm
Pūkaha National Wildlife
Centre is pleased to announce the appointment of
Christine Reed to the position of Biodiversity Manager. The
new role will look to provide a greater understanding of the
biodiversity value at Pūkaha with a view to how that
supports wider conservation initiatives within the Wairarapa
and Tararua regions. It will see Pūhaka play a greater role
in initiatives that are of national importance. This shift
will have long-term benefits for Pūkaha, other sanctuaries
and conservation projects throughout New
Zealand.
Emily Court, General Manager, said “Pūkaha
is hugely honoured to have someone of Christine’s calibre