Vision
Share the Mauri and Mana of the Maunga
Surrounded by a 47 km long pest fence, Maungatautari is the largest area free of mammalian pests on the New Zealand mainland.
Location
Located in the Waikato, south of Cambridge.
Area
3363 hectares of forested public-owned Scenic Reserve administered by Waipa District Council and private land.
Organisations involved
Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust
Management history
Pest eradication was first carried out in pest-proof fenced exclosures on the north and southern sides of the maunga. A 47 km pest-proof fence around the forested part of Maungatautari was completed in 2006. Poison bait (brodifacoum) was applied aerially to the reserve in two separate operations in late 2006.
Access
Walking tracks through the exclosures and the main track over the mountain start from the end of Hicks Road (off Maungatautari Road at Maungatautari School) on the northern side, and Tari Road (off Arapuni Road at Pukeatua) on the southern side.