A very busy month this month with the release of wētāpunga taking up most ofthe time. We also had a kiwi release, school groups, volunteer and many of thenormal jobs still needing to be done. The weather is definitely starting to cool andwith that comes the slow of visitors to the island. I have still been running into afew people over the weekends coming to visit the Island which is great! WētāpungaThe big news for us is, of course, the successful wētāpunga translocation! Earlierthis month we received 450 wētāpunga from Ngāti Manuhiri which were reared atButterfly Creek, Auckland. This has been a mammoth program with many yearsin the making. Jo Skyrme started the process during her time as ranger and it hasbeen a team effort since then with a funding application, permits, communication,organisation and many other jobs being done to get this across the line. A bigthank you to everyone

Kia ora! Welcome to this month’s report. An extremely damp month with loads of rain and even a cyclone. I took some time off last month and Bernie, the previous ranger, island sat for me which was great. A busy month for kiwi as we took three off last month and have three more coming off this month. We also have wētāpunga coming to the island in May. NorthTecThe first-year students in the conservation course came to the island to visit and have a chat about what working in conservation is like. We visited the key sites and talked about what we do on the island to protect it from pests and the kiwi/lizard work that is ongoing. We also talked about pest weeds that impact the island. Glenbervie SchoolThe school trips are starting to slow a bit now as the weather starts to cool off. 40 students from Glenbervie

A very busy period this month. Half of it was spent cutting tracks throughout the island to enable easier access to bait stations. We also had our AGM last month where I presented our highlights of the last seven months. Tracking tunnels were completed to monitor any rodent activity. Traps were cleared and we had a couple groups over to visit. The weather has been a mixed bag with an amazing week last week, incredibly calm clear water with no rain, while today I am listening to heavy rain fall on the roof as I write this. All part of the fun.  Tramping Group  We had 18 fit trampers come over as part of a tramping group to visit the island. I spent the day with them as we toured visiting most of the sites. My normal walk had to be extended as the group are a fit bunch meaning