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Voices from the Brook gives you news and updates from the Brook Waimārama Sanctuary, and tells the stories of its enthusiastic volunteers, staff, supporters, visitors and of course its inhabitants.

Voices from the Brook gives you news and updates from the Brook Waimārama Sanctuary, and tells the stories of its enthusiastic volunteers, staff, supporters, visitors and of course its inhabitants.

Host Kirsten Roedsgaard and guest, Chief Executive Ru Collin, discuss various projects and events including the recent OPEN Day on April 10th., which attracted 763 visitors. It is now a year ago we reintroduced 40 Tieke, South Island Saddleback, so we have a little trip down memory lane commemorating that special day in April 2021 before hearing how the birds are doing now.

In this edition we talk about this week's end of the Vaccine Mandate, the OPEN DAY on April 10th and other events happening in the near future. We have an update from our Operations Manager Nick Robson about the status of the Sanctuary, we also hear from CE Ru Collin about the Sanctuary's new patron, Lou Sanson. Lastly volunteer Sean McGrath talks about his involvement in the reintroductions of Kākāriki Karaka.

This edition covers the recent Biz Club Early Bird Breakfast, which was a huge success with an amazing dawn chorus. We have great news about our Kakāriki karaka and news about all the hard work done by our weeding team.

Join host Kirsten Roedsgaard for a little walk inside the Sanctuary where she gets an update on the Kaka aviary currently being built by some of our dedicated volunteers. Also updates on the Nature Passport for children, our opening hours and our guided walks - especially the new Orchid and off-the-beaten-track walk.

This edition covers news and updates on the Orange-fronted Parakeets, the Sanctuary Wide Survey, the upcoming Visitor Centre building enhancement and our growing membership.

In this edition we get updates from the Sanctuary about our predator-free status, our amazing visitor numbers and enormous local support. We learn more about the recently released Kākāriki Karaka and what they are up to as well as how to become a volunteer.

In the studio this morning we have CE Ru Collin and Shani Bennett, our kaiāwhina mātauranga (education/storytelling support) person, discussing the Sanctuary’s exciting educational offerings. We also cover the recent volunteer BBQ and learn why our hardworking volunteers love coming to the Sanctuary. Lastly we have a chat with Corey who runs his CHEESY DEAN’s “Toastie and Coffee cart” at the Sanctuary.

Voices from the Brook gives you news and updates from the Brook Waimārama Sanctuary, and tells the stories of its enthusiastic volunteers, staff, supporters, visitors and of course its inhabitants.This edition offers updates on the recent release of Kākāriki karaka, orangefronted parakeets. Listen to their cute song and learn more about them from DOC staff and the Sanctuary’s ecologist Robert Schadewinkel. The program also offers feedback from some of our many visitors including some that enjoye

Voices from the Brook gives you news and updates from the Brook Waimārama Sanctuary, and tells the stories of its enthusiastic volunteers, staff, supporters, visitors and of course its inhabitants.