News
Our public news is posted on our facebook page, for which you you can see the text feed below. If you want more you can join SOSSI and get our quarterly newsletter, or become a volunteer to get regular ranger updates as well.
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SOSSI (Shakespear Open Sanctuary Society Inc)
This page is run by SOSSI, the volunteer group working with Auckland Council to care for Shakespear Open Sanctuary. Join us today, more info: www.sossi.org.nz.
To report operation issues on the park, please contact Auckland Council Rangers on 09 3010101
Our volunteers never know what they might find on the trail cameras! Not just for detecting pests they are great for keeping an eye on our more cryptic wildlife too.![]()
Here we have a banded rail, Moho pererū and chicks! So vulnerable to habitat loss and predation we are always overjoyed to see them thriving here at Shakespear. ![]()
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There are still big risks in the Okoromai Bay wetlands from wandering cats and other predators, but together with our neighbours we are doing as much as we can to protect them. ![]()
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Pest Free Hibiscus Coast Project
Happy New Year to all our followers and supporters! Thank you for being a part of Shakespear in 2024 💚![]()
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We hope you like these special ruru / morepork photos from committee member Neil Davies.
We hope all our followers had a very Happy Christmas! ![]()
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Please remember if you are visiting the park we still have dotterels on nests at Te Haruhi Bay and this little one and its sibling about to fledge, so give them their space and encourage others to do so. 🙌![]()
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📷 Neil Davies
Looking for something different to do this weekend? Download the free Shakespear Explorer app with 2 self-guided trails for adults and kids to explore the sanctuary. The Tamariki trail takes you to hidden flippy signs through the park.