Pewhea? Te Wao Nui o Tapuika is a conservation project supported by KEEP, fundamentally for pest control with the goal to restore the relict population of kōkako within Te Takapū o Tapuika. The goal is to create a corridor between Ōtānewainuku and Kaharoa, the areas of which the two populations of kōkako reside in the rohe.

Wai? Te Wao Nui o Tapuika is for uri of Tapuika, and those with an interest in the taiao, to return to their whenua tūpuna to be good kaitiaki for their taonga within the Takapū, with a focus on the kōkako.

He aha? There is a large decrease of the kōkako population within the Takapū, amongst many other native species such as the pekapeka. The loss of such taonga is detrimental to the health of the Takapū as well as the prosperity of the whakapapa of Tapuika.

Te Wao Nui o Tapuika is unique because their practices of kaitiakitanga are specific to Tapuika:

He mauri ora - We aim to restore our whenua and taonga so there is a flourishing, bio-diverse Takapū.

He mana motuhake - We want for uri of Tapuika to be proactive kaitiaki who activate mātauranga tuku iho.

Mō ngā uri whakatupu - That Tapuika uri are continuously practicing, protecting and enhancing all land, water, air, sea and natural taonga within Te Takapū o Tapuika.