In January 2022 well-established bramble and honeysuckle were cleared from the stream bank just below and to the left of the Matipo Rd entrance to the reserve (southern side). A well-attended community planting day in July, followed by an awesome effort by Matipo Primary School students put another 612 ataahua indigenous plants in the ground to create habitat for our native manu. We were lucky to have a couple of stunning days for planting in early July, the rain started shortly after and a very wet winter was followed by a record-breaking wet summer complete with devastating flooding and a cyclone. Despite the rain, the plants are doing very well - check our events page to get involved.