Dunedin City and Clutha District Councils declared states of emergency on Friday, 4 October, following record rainfall in coastal Otago and parts of Southland. These were lifted two days later, on Sunday, 6 October. Dunedin recorded 238mm of rainfall during the storm,...
Some Wenita staff undertook Light Utility Vehicle training in March to give them the knowledge and practical skills to operate these vehicles safely. This training has come in useful during the planting session and traversing recently established farm blocks. 4×4...
Predator Free Dunedin’s Halo Project traps in Mt Allan were serviced in March and revealed impressive predator-control results. Over the course of a week, the team put in 175 hours of work to service the traps, removing a total of 2776 predators from the area. This...
Our forests are fantastic locations for recreational pursuits, and we are happy to share them with our community. To enter our forests, you need to obtain a permit via our online Forest Access System or, for some uses, by contacting us directly. Please look at the...
Wenita is applying to Environment Southland for funding from its Environmental Enhancement Fund to protect, restore and enhance some of the unplanted areas within several of the Southland forests we manage for Kakapo Estate. The Kakapo Estate contains around 2500...
