The Trust is endeavouring to take a
pragmatic approach to its responsibilities for the Bream Head Scenic Reserve. This has meant
focusing on actions that will give us on the ground results as well as being inclusive in our
decision making by involving the wider Whangarei Heads/Parua Bay community and organisations
that have influence over the environment in this wider area. The Predator Proof Fence has now
been placed on a “watching brief”. This means that the Trust, through the Department of
Conservation is learning from the predator fence experiences throughout New Zealand and the
benefits the latest technology is starting to bring to predator control. Before a commitment is
made to commence with a fence we want to learn from the experiences of others which are proving
to be varied and costly in terms of maintaining such an infrastructure. In other words, the
fence is currently seen as “a bridge too far”. We will keep you informed of any progress and new
technologies . In the meantime, we are concentrating on what can be achieved without a fence.
Read the November 2011 Trust Newsletter in full (1.5MB pdf).