The Real Cost of Pest-Free Islands
February 3, 2026
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The major pest eradication on Ahuahu / Great Mercury Island in 2014 was a public/private project.
The major pest eradication on Ahuahu / Great Mercury Island in 2014 was a public/private project.
Art continues to educate us centuries and millennia later – from prehistoric cave drawings to the use of glass beads for jewellery and terracotta clay figurines, and for everyday functions such as storing grain or water.
Jiwa in the Indonesian language means ‘soul, spirit or vital force’. It is also the name given to a 28-foot trimaran yacht by its builder Wayne and his wife Jill who were practitioners of an ancient Indonesian meditation at the time.
Here in Mercury Bay, we’re incredibly lucky to have Te Whanganui-o-Hei Marine Reserve – one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most amazing marine environments – right on our doorstep.
I was sipping tea at my aunt and uncle’s house in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland) when I clicked an article about 2026 Auckland Pride and Director Hāmiora Bailey.
The major pest eradication on Ahuahu / Great Mercury Island in 2014 was a public/private project.
Art continues to educate us centuries and millennia later – from prehistoric cave drawings to the use of glass beads for jewellery and terracotta clay figurines, and for everyday functions such as storing grain or water.
Jiwa in the Indonesian language means ‘soul, spirit or vital force’. It is also the name given to a 28-foot trimaran yacht by its builder Wayne and his wife Jill who were practitioners of an ancient Indonesian meditation at the time.
Here in Mercury Bay, we’re incredibly lucky to have Te Whanganui-o-Hei Marine Reserve – one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most amazing marine environments – right on our doorstep.
I was sipping tea at my aunt and uncle’s house in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland) when I clicked an article about 2026 Auckland Pride and Director Hāmiora Bailey.
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