Supporters of Tiritiri Matangi  

On the Hauraki Gulf island of Tiritiri Matangi, the story of one of New Zealand’s most exciting conservation projects is being told through new visitor centre displays.

Restoration work stretching back more than 20 years has seen over 60% of the island reforested, thanks to intensive planting of more than 300,000 trees by hundreds of volunteers.

Today the island reverberates with the call of endangered birds – a remarkable recovery from 120 years of farming, which almost stripped it of native bush.

A 2007/08 ASB Community Trust grant helped pay for the interpretation project, which will tell the story of the island.