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Community stories: Taking action for nature

The loneliest tree: Kaikōmako manawatāwhi Rākau mokemoke: Kaikōmako manawatāwhi

Saving one of the world’s rarest trees, the kaikōmako manawatāwhi | Three Kings kaikōmako (Pennantia baylisiana): a story of species recovery work for ‘the loneliest tree’ undertaken by Ngāti Kurī and Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research

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E whakarauora ana i tētahi o ngā rākau onge o te ao, arā, ko te kaikōmako manawatāwhi: he kōrero mō ngā mahi whakarauora a Ngāti Kurī me Manaaki Whenua

mō te ‘rākau mokemoke rawa atu’.

Make a difference

See people getting hands-on to fight pests and help endangered species.

Grab your phone and volunteer for a nature project near you: tepapa.nz/collaborate

This project is part of Te Taiao | Nature at Te Papa.

Mahia kia rerekē

Tirohia ngā tāngata e whawhai atu ana i ngā kīrehe e patu nei i ngā kararehe ongeonge.

Tīkina tō waea ka tono mō tētahi tūmahi taiao e pātata ana ki a koe: tepapa.nz/collaborate

Ko tenei kaupapa he wāhanga no Te Taiao | Nature i Te Papa.

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