Mauke Island mission pokutekute 

The mission aimed to start implementation of the War on Weeds (WOW) component of the RIR project on Mauke by mapping and initiating the eradication of red passionfruit.
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I te ra 1 o Tepetema kua tae mai e 3 pupu tangata ki runga ia Akatokamanava koia a Jessie Nicholson, Takili Tairi e Puna Kamoe, e turuturuia e te Tu’anga Taporoporo no runga i teia porokoramu tei akatinamou ia no Mauke koia oki takore atu anga i te Pokutekute (Red Passion fruit) i runga i te enua. 

Ra 2 o te porokaramu, kua akaaravei atu ratou i te toenga o te pupu tei akatakaia ei tauturu atu i teia porokaramu, pera katoa, akakitekite atu anga i te takaianga o te vairakau e pera te au ravenga paruru me taangaangaia te vairakau ki runga i teia rakau poitini. Te au takaianga o te mapu ti rira teia au rakau kikino, kua riro e na takili teia tuanga i akakitekite me kare akamarama mai kia matou i taua ra. Kua akamarama katoa mai a Takili kite katoatoa, e akapeea tikae me taangaanga i te hand sprayer e te knapsack e te puapinga o teia nga pakau no teia turanga angaanga. Te au takaianga mua, ka anoanoia koe kia rave muake ka taangaanga ei koe i teia nga pakau e rua (hand sprayer, knapsack), ei paruru rae iakoe kia kore te vairakau e totoa me kare pana mai ki runga iakoe ei matakiteanga noou uaorai no te mataiti ki mua. 

Kua rave atu matou i te mapu anga o teia rakau kikino, akamata mai i Uriaata e tae rava atu ki Tokoroa. Kua tapupu ia matou e 2 pupu raro ake i te akatereanga a Puna raua ko Takili note tuanga o te GPS, te puapinga o teia, kia kite matou eaa te mamao o teia rakau no runga i te aranui ki roto i te makatea mei tetai 20-mita. Kua autu atu ta matou angaanga i raverave atu i taua ra. 

Te toru o te ra, kua akamata atu matou i te taangaanga i te vairakau ki runga i te pokutekute, inara i muake te reira kua apii mai a Takili ia matou no runga i te kairo anga i te varaikau, te vaito te ka anoanoia kia kairoia ki roto i nga moina. Kua riro teia e na Vainetutai, Tutere e Moana i kairo raro ake i te akamaramaanga a Takili. 

Te tua ki tai i Uriaata aere uatu ki roto i te oire kua taangaanga atu matou i te matini (excavator 18 ton), i runga i te au ngai tei makaia note takore atu i te pokutekute te puapinga tikae o te matini koia oki note kiriti mai anga i te tumu o teia rakau e kia akaputuia tai ngai, mama kite aronga te ka pipi atu i te vairakau na runga e pera takapine i te ngai ti ria te rakau. Te au ngai kekena i roto i te makatea kua uuti rima ua matou teia e pera tipitipi aere teia rakau tei totoa atu na runga i te pu rakau. Kua rave matou i teia turanga angaanga e tae rava atu kite openga o te maka. 

Kia akameitaki ia te Tuanga Taporoporo no teia tei tupu ki runga ia Akatokamanava, e pera katoa kite RIR Project, te NBSAP, e te 7NR no te tauturu mai i teia porokoramu no runga i te tuanga o te moni. Te au pupu tangata tei tapiri katoa mai i te tauturu atu i teia porokoramu no roto mai te Tipatimani o te Tuanga Tanutanu; Tuaine Oaariki, Vainetutai Moetaua, Peter Moetaua, Kura Tamaka, Papa Une (Beautification Manager), Marcellino Akamoeau (Areora Island Council) e pera katoa a Moana Aberahama (youth), no te angaanga manea e te taokotai tei raveia i teia nga ra i topa. Kua riro teia ei akaparauanga naau e Akatokamanava, no teia ra e te au ra ta tatou ka tomo na roto. 

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