The Department of Conservation contracts Te Ngahere to provide "away" teams of ecological restoration staff to stay in huts or campgrounds and control environmental weeds on offshore islands in the Hauraki Gulf and Kaipara Harbour, including Motutapu, Great Barrier and Moturemu Islands.

These contracts have been monitored by DOC staff and control outcomes have seen Te Ngahere continue to be invited to carry out further initial and follow-up control work on offshore islands administered by the Dept.

Read more about Offshore Island weed control.