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| Golden
Bay Cement |
Major Sponsor 1998-2008 – ranger wages,
trees, buildings, tractor and other infrastructure.
Production of book, “More than Just a Little Island
– A history of Matakohe-Limestone Island”.
Site and water for shadehouse. Lots of encouragement and
support. |
| National Parks and Conservation Foundation
in association with Transpower |
Signage – entrance signs and interpretation
signs |
| Northland
Regional Council - Environment Fund |
Construction of six ponds in quarry.
Materials for boardwalk |
| Northport - Harbour Fund |
Materials for a composting toilet (Fund
administered by NRC) |
| Whangarei
District Council |
As owners of the island, Council offers advice
and help with many things, including trees, shadehouse
consumables, island pontoon, newsletter, meeting room,
this website, planting site preparation, track maintenance. |
| Department of Conservation |
Advice and help on many things, including
rabbit meat for traps, kiwi management, bird counts, argentine
ant control, mouse control |
| Prince’s Trust |
Regular work on the island - tree planting,
track development, weed control, shadehouse construction,
water tank installation, revetment |
| Onerahi Lions |
Construction of implement shed |
| Onerahi Lions in association with Onerahi
Tavern & Pub Charities |
Work boat (Petrel II), outboard motor, life
jackets, anchor and ropes |
| Lotteries Grant |
Cabin, ranger wages, infrastructure. Substantial
grant in 1996 |
| Tawapou Coastal Natives Nursery |
Not only do Guy and Sandra Bowden contract
grow excellent plants for the island, they have also donated
additional plants for the restoration project (eg. 1000
Psuedopanax and hebe in 2004) |
| Murray Wilkinson |
Barging of materials and machinery on numerous
occasions |
| Bright Arrow |
Ferrying for Millennium planting in 2000 |
| Northland Port Corp |
Barging across plants, materials and machinery |
| Circa Engineering |
Boat repairs to Petrel II |
| Johnson Marine |
12’ aluminium boat set up and 15hp
outboard (and replacements) |
| Whangarei Boys High School |
Vegetation monitoring |
| Northland Polytechnic – Conservation
Corp and other |
Tree planting and other work on a regular
basis, research projects by students |
| Rosvall ITM |
Building materials discount |
| Forest Floor Nursery |
Simon and Tim Valling have contract grown
trees for the island and also donated thousands of teatree
for the millennium planting in memory of the lives lost
in the bombing of Twin Towers |
| The Warehouse (Whangarei) |
Free water meter |
| Ballance |
Fertiliser for use in shadehouse, 2001, 2003, 2006 |
| Dick & Lorna Searle |
Electric water pump |
| Onerahi Primary School |
Growing of trees, planting, special attachment
to the island as an 'outdoor classroom' |
| Scott Panel & Hardware |
Materials to build an enclosed two-deck
structure on a car trailer for transporting plants. 2004 |
| Youth
Hostel Association - Whangarei |
The YHA is committed to putting people in
touch with the environment. As well as regular beach clean-ups
and planting, they donated 10 'Little Ripper' planting
spades to the island in July 2004 |
