Tamahere-Mangaone Restoration Trust member Bill Hodgson has been helping restore the Tamahere Reserve for the past eight years. For the past eight years, Bill Hodgson and volunteers have been restoring the Tamahere Reserve, on the outskirts of Hamilton. DOMINICO ZAPATA/STUFF Handwritten signs have appeared around the Tamahere Reserve disputing DOC assertions the site is a home for bats. DOMINICO ZAPATA/STUFF The Department of Conservation say some of the old pine trees in the Tamahere Reserve could provide an ideal habitat for the long-tailed bat. The Waikato District Council closed the Tamahere Reserve in late March, saying several pines pose a risk to the public.

Source: Stuff April 06, 2019 23:15 UTC