Zealandia and Taranaki Whānui ki te Ūpoko o te Ika have begun releasing freshwater bully into the Wellington ecosanctuary after collecting them using a traditional method.
While Toitoi are common around New Zealand, but prior to 2023, they'd been completely lost from Zealandia.
Whakaweku is a traditional Māori catching method using bundles of rārahu - bracken fern - that was tried as a collection method for this project.
NIWA freshwater ecologist Mark Fenwick speaks to Jesse.
The translocation of 160 toitoi is thought to be the first in modern times. Photo: Zealandia
