HALO Whakatane

HALO Whakatāne aims to facilitate relationships amongst volunteers, to advocate for our environment, educate our tamariki, and strengthen the local pest control operations.

HALO Whakatāne is a community-led conservation project in the Eastern Bay of Plenty aiming to create a sanctuary around Whakatāne. Our kaiārahi is the tīeke, saddleback, which is an indicator species that is very sensitive to mammalian predation. Currently tīeke are found in pest predator free areas such as Moutohorā (Whale Island). The real measure of HALO’s success will be whether or not our environment here in Whakatāne is healthy enough to tautoko tīeke.