Biodiversity in Waitakere

Waitakere is blessed with a unique biodiversity, or range of plants, animals, habitats, and waters that hold a wide range of flora and fauna.

Protecting our unique biodiversity is important to Waitakere City Council and we have a number of initiatives that we are using to help protect and enhance our natural heritage.

Waitakere City Council has developed and undertakes:

The Waitakere City Council Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan

The Greenprint and eco city vision

The Green Network Community Assistance Programme

Biodiversity Monitoring

Agrichemical Reduction

Restoration Projects

Monitoring Macroinvertebrates

Monitoring freshwater fish

Threatened Species Management Policy

Biodiversity Monitoring

Waitakere City Council undertakes monitoring of our natural environment to learn what plants and animals we have in the city, as well as how their populations and travel habits change over time.

As well as biodiversity monitoring Council also monitors the state of our city's environment through the State of the City Report.

Monitoring is also undertaken through Project Twin Streams.

You can download and view our biodiversity monitoring reports below or contact us to request a copy.

Biodiversity Monitoring reports

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Waitakere Wetland Bird Monitoring 2004 (Size 105K)	Monitoring results from August 2004 looking at: Te Henga Wetland and Harbourview-Orangihua Bird call measuring
Waitakere Wetland Bird Monitoring 2006 (Size 880K)	Monitoring results from July 2006 looking at: Five-minute bird counts Distance sampling of tui, kereru, fantail and grey warbler populations Vertebrate pest monitoring with tracking tunnels and wax tags Rapid vegetation and phenology assessments Macroinvertebrate pitfall trapping Lizard spot-lighting night surveys
Waitakere Biodiversity Monitoring Birds, Lizards and Frogs 2002/2003 (Size 5058K)	Monitoring results from Summer 2002/2003 looking at: Five-minute bird counts• Distance sampling of Tui and Kereru Rapid vegetation and phenology assessments Invertebrate pitfall trapping Lizard spot-lighting night surveys
Waitakere Biodiversity Monitoring Tui, Kereru and Phenology 2002/2003 (Size 257K)	MMonitoring results from December 2003 looking at: Distance sampling of Tui and Kereru Rapid vegetation and phenology assessments
Waitakere Biodiversity Monitoring Birds 2003/2004 (Size 304K)	Monitoring results from May 2004 looking at: Five-minute bird counts,
Waitakere Biodiversity Monitoring Tui, Kereru and Phenology Winter 2004 (Size 224K)	Monitoring results from August 2004 looking at: Distance sampling of Tui and Kereru Rapid vegetation and phenology assessments
Waitakere City Council City Wide Biodiversity Report Summer 2004/2005 (Size 908K)	Monitoring results from Summer 2004/2005 looking at: Five-minute bird counts Distance sampling of Tui and Kereru Rapid vegetation and phenology assessments Invertebrate pitfall trapping Lizard spot-lighting night surveys
Waitakere City Council City Wide Biodiversity Report Summer 2005/2006 (Size 1361K)	Monitoring results from Summer 2005/ 2006 looking at: Five-minute bird counts Distance sampling of tui, kereru, fantail and grey warbler populations Vertebrate pest monitoring with tracking tunnels and wax tags Rapid vegetation and phenology assessments Macroinvertebrate pitfall trapping Lizard spot-lighting night surveys
Waitakere City Council City Wide Biodiversity Report Summer 2006/2007 (Size 1442K)	Monitoring results from Summer 2006/2007 looking at: Annual five-minute bird counts Annual distance sampling of tui, kereru, fantail and grey warbler populations Vertebrate pest monitoring with tracking tunnels and wax tags undertaken every three years Rapid vegetation and phenology assessments undertaken every second year Macroinvertebrate pitfall trapping undertaken every three years Lizard spot-lighting night surveys undertaken intermittently


Fungi	Darran Mountains Gecko	Maungawhau Moire