North Shore Branch and Tiri

Forest and Bird, Volume 18, Issue 4, 1 November 1987, Page 29

North Shore Branch and Tiri

fe North Shore branch of the Forest and Bird Society has taken a keen interest in the replanting scheme and as they have no reserves of their own have "adopted" Tiritiri Matangi. Members have made monthly trips through the winter months for several years and some have stayed for extended periods to help with large projects such as building a reservoir dam and working on the house conversions. Until recently the only accommodation on Tiritiri Matangi was an old University hut and a small bach. With the wind down of the P.E.P. schemes one of the two families left the island

and their home has been converted into a bunk house. Some money for this was supplied by the University and the Hauraki Maritime Park Board but the project ground to a halt when partially completed because of lack of finance. To celebrate twenty five years of Forest and Bird on the North Shore an appeal to members was launched to raise the necessary $5000 which with subsidies completed the house. Comfortable accommodation is now provided for 18 people. Bookings must be made with the ranger to stay there.