Stretching along the beautiful coastline from Mārahau to Tapu Bay at the gateway to Abel Tasman National Park, this community project brings together local community groups, iwi, landowners and partners to create a connected predator control network.

The name Project Kororā was gifted through iwi guidance, recognising kororā as a taonga of this coastline and a powerful tohu of the kaupapa – a species that carries the whakapapa of te taiao from Mārahau to Tapu Bay, reflects the connection between land and sea, and embodies the collective action needed to protect this unique coastline.

This work builds on years of local predator control mahi by dedicated volunteers, including Mārahau Halo, Otuwhero Wetland Trust, Kaiteriteri Mountain Bike Park, Split Apple and Love Our Little Blues, who have been busy protecting wildlife across the coastline. Their efforts have made a big difference, and this project will take that momentum even further.

Together, this community-led collective will help create a safer, connected coastline – a place where kororā, robins and our other precious native species can live, breed and flourish.