Inquisitive Takahe Wins National Art Prize 


Bailey Clouston’s ‘ Inquisitive Takahe’ has won the Mitre 10 Takahe Rescue Kids Art Competition out of over 5,000 entries nationwide. Bailey a ten year old first time entrant can now look forward to shouting his family an exciting Takahe Wilderness trip to Te Anau with Department of Conservation (DOC) rangers as their host.

Largest Takahe Release in Fiordland 


Sixteen juvenile takahe have been released into an extensively trapped area in the Murchison Mountains, Fiordland National Park. 

This is the largest release of juvenile birds into the Murchison Mountains. 

The birds, raised at the Burwood Bush Rearing Unit near Te Anau, are the first to be introduced into the mountains following the establishment of the extended trapping programme in 2008.

The Grass for Takahe Couldn't be Greener


Not all sponsorships are running short as retail sales retract. Mitre 10 CEO Craig Wilson presented a cheque for over $55,000 made out to the Department of Conservation for their Takahe Recovery efforts.