Rosie Olsen

by Whirika | Apr 10, 2025 | Biodiversity and Restoration

Rosie joined the Whirika team in February 2025, bringing with her a dynamic background in digital marketing and a strong desire to use her skills to support positive social and environmental change. She plays a key role in shaping the organisation’s voice and...

Rhys Millar

by Whirika | Apr 4, 2024 | Biodiversity and Restoration

Rhys is a committed environmental advocate, community builder and strategic thinker. He combines a strong desire to contribute to a more sustainable future with a passion for working with people from all walks of life, ultimately creating and delivering innovative...

Hunua Forest: Landscape-scale restoration

by Whirika | Sep 4, 2022

Watercare purchased Hūnua Forest to protect Auckland’s water supply. Since 2018, Whirka has supported managers to undertake one of the largest native forest restoration projects in Aotearoa – to revert 2,300 ha of pine plantation to native forest. Why...

Predator Free Dunedin – a community collaboration

by Whirika | Sep 4, 2022

Over just a few years, the idea to coordinate predator control across Dunedin and beyond to bring back the birds became a reality. By bringing together twenty groups and agencies – including iwi, research institutes, government, and grass-roots community groups...

Activating a vision for forest restoration in Wanaka

by Whirika | Sep 2, 2022

Rocky Hill, near Wānaka, is a large property with Outstanding Natural Landscape values, including tourist hot spot Diamond Lake. Once part of a larger high-country station, the property has been farmed and proudly cared for by one family for several decades. They have...