The Hikaroroa Mt Watkin Conservation Group

Speaker: Jamie Hickling. The Hikaroroa/ Mt Watkin Scenic Reserve is a 660ha DCC reserve containing one of the best examples of remnant lowland podocarp and kowhai dominant forest in the region. Hikaroroa is also culturally significant as being the mauka tipuna for Kati Huirapa Ki Puketeraki. The Hikaroroa Mt Watkin Conservation Group is a community conservation group established in 2023 whose primary object is to protect the ecological values of the area. This talk will detail the conservation work the group has been doing and their plans moving into the future.