Te Kākahu Kahukura is a large scale collaboration of landowners, residents, organisations and agencies whose vision is to see the Southern Port Hills area become a thriving and resilient indigenous forest supporting native flora and fauna by 2050; a taonga for Ōtautahi. Natural regeneration, restoration planting, targeted enrichment planting of podocarps, and collaborative animal and plant pest control are all important parts of the programme. Make sure you check out their website HERE for more information.

2023 Newsletter

7 April 2022 – Click HERE to read the Press article about the project.

3 April 2022 – MoU Signing – Living Springs hosted the Te Kākahu Kahukura MoU signing, with 18 partner organisation, including the Rod Donald Trust, being signatories to this exciting initiative.

Signatories to the MoU:

Christchurch City Council  Otamahua | Quail Island Ecological Restoration Trust  Selwyn District Council  Environment Canterbury Summit Road Society  Predator Free Port Hills  Pest Free Banks Peninsula  Conservation Volunteers CHCH  Rāpaki – Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke  Department of Conservation Canterbury  Rod Donald Banks Peninsula Trust  QEII National Trust  Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū Banks Peninsula Geopark, Aotearoa New Zealand  Christchurch Foundation  Te Ara Kākāriki – Greenway Canterbury  Brailsford Limited, Banks Peninsula Conservation Trust  Living Springs  Whaka-Ora Healthy Harbour 

Māui Stuart from Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke was MC for the event.

ECAN councillor Lam Pham speaks at the event, with Maury Leyland (landowner), Penny Carnaby (BPCT) and Māui Stuart (Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke) watching on.