Eastern Whio Link

When people ask where you can find ???
Well we are somewhere between Opotiki and Gisborne.
Our Northern boundary is Wairata, our Western boundary is Te Urewera and our Eastern Boundary is the Hinetapuarau Pou near Matawai.
Have you seen our signs as you drive through the gorge?

We had Sasha and on the traps up at Journeys End this weekend.
Clearing out traps as they hunted.
With the weather cooling down and food becoming more scarce we are starting to catch plenty of rats in the traps.
What legends.

Things are pretty simple on …
Just a series of equations.
We shoot venison which feeds our trappers, the offcuts from the meat we use to bait our stoat traps.
The stoat traps catch stoats which protect the Whio allowing them to breed successfully.
We reckon that little equation makes hunting a pretty useful tool when it comes to achieving conservation goals and outcomes.
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Whio, trappers, deer…
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Another stoat tucked away as a tail in a trapper’s memory bank…
How many lives are we responsible for taking…
How many lives have we saved?
The ledger that keeps a man awake at night thinking.
When the rains pelting on the tin roof so hard it threatens to come through…
The coldness only just kept at bay by a raging log fire.
Yep trappings not an easy job, but a man knew that signing on.
The physical works not so bad…
It’s just the dark thinking that gets to a him after too many cold, lonely nights with no one but a dog to talk to…
A man’s good when his hands are busy.
But when they sit idle, the thoughts start to seep in.
Mental health is no joke in our rural communities.
It always pays to ask a mate how he’s doing twice I reckon.
“How you going fella?”
“Living the dream” comes the stoic and somewhat ironic reply.
“Nah, but how you doing really.”
Gets old mate to open up a little…
Well that’s what I reckon anyway.
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Your weekly fix of Hyundai Country Calendar is coming up! We're on TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+ at 7pm with our latest show about Sam The Trap Man and his team who are helping farmers control predators while also revitalising the native whio population inland from Gisborne. See you soon!

This Sunday we are super excited to feature on Hyundai Country Calendar on .official
is an amazing project with an incredible group of volunteers, staff, farmers and Mana Whenua who make the project happen.
We are real grateful to be able tell our story on NZ’s most watched TV show.
Feel free to tune in at 7pm or watch it later on .official on demand.

Check out Hyundai Country Calendar this coming Sunday 4th of May!!!
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An excellent article about NZ’s leading community conservation projects.
We are proud as punch to be included.

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