One important project is the translocation of the critically endangered Whitaker's Skink from the only remaining mainland population at nearby Pukerua Bay.
Haunui-a-Nanaia, a culture hero in Pukerua Bay, a small seaside community at the southern end of the Kapiti Coast, New Zealand
According to legend, the rock is the petrified wife of culture hero Haunui-a-Nanaia, who pursued her from Mahia Peninsula, naming places on the way including Manawatū, Ohau and Turakina.
The Department of Conservation and the Friends of Mana Island are running a five year project to catch and breed enough animals from the vulnerable Pukerua Bay colony to establish a sustainable population on nearby predator-free Mana Island.
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There is also a mainland population in a small rocky area at the base of coastal hills at Pukerua Bay, near Wellington.
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