Current Management Statistics

Kokako Numbers

This table shows the kokako population recorded over the years.

YearPairsSinglesTranslocationsTotal
199517842
199621547
199724856
200221244
200321345
200421446
200731365
20093314-18 (Secretary Island)98
2011-1 (Otanewainuku)
2013 Report5027127
2019 Report15713327
2021-6 (Manawahe)
2023 Report28914592

Pest Control

This table shows the pest control method and monitoring results.

YearMethodManaged byArea (ha)Rat Index (Pre)Rat Index (PostPossum Index (Pre)Possum Index (Post)
1994-19951080 – bait stationsDOC150n/an/an/an/a
1995-1996Brodifacoum – bait stations,
cyanide, possum traps
DOC440n/an/an/an/a
1996-1997Brodifacoum – bait stationsDOC440n/an/an/an/a
20041080 – aerialDOC3000+69023.22.5
20071080 – bait stationsDOC440n/a023.30.7
20081080 – bait stationsDOC605n/a3n/a0
20111080 – bait stationsDOC605n/a640
20141080 – bait stationsRET605n/a641.5
2017 Report1080 aerial
DOC2867
83341.5
2018Pindone – bait stations
RET703
7311n/an/a
2020 Report1080 – aerial + bait stationsDOC2821
7403.660.42
2021Pindone – bait stationsRET998407n/an/a
2022Pindone/RataBate – bait stationsRET136722.517.5n/an/a
20231080 – aerial
RatAbate – bait station
DOC
RET
2688690.55.230.42
2024RatAbate – bait stationsRET1494433n/a

*DOC200 traps have been operating in Otari Block since 2015.

Trapping