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It is named after the book Ng\u0101 Uruora: The Groves of Life – Ecology & History in a New Zealand Landscape by ecologist Geoff Park.[1] The main aims of Ng\u0101 Ururoa are protecting and restoring the Kapiti Coast’s unique kohekohe forest, re-establishing forests through planting programmes, and undertaking pest and weed control.Ng\u0101 Uruora covers 292 hectares of coastal escarpment between Paek\u0101k\u0101riki and Pukerua Bay. The land is owned by KiwiRail, and the QE II National Trust has a licence to undertake conservation projects.[2] Ng\u0101 Uruora has an agreement with the QE II National Trust to undertake planting, weed and pest control on the escarpment.[citation needed]The Paek\u0101k\u0101riki-Pukerua Bay escarpment is located within the Cook Strait Ecological District. The dominant native vegetation is Coprosma propinqua, Ozothamnus leptophyllus and Olearia solandri, with scattered kanuka-karaka-kohekohe forest remnants.[citation needed]Table of ContentsBiology[edit]History of project[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Biology[edit]There are three biologically-significant sites on the escarpment:[citation needed]Site No. 2u: An area at the north end noted for exposed coastal vegetation and Coprosma propinqua, ngaio, karaka, and kawakawa shrubland. It is one of the few remaining regional examples of coastal cliff shrubland and could develop into a coastal forest if left undisturbed.Site No. 2v: This is the major kohekohe, mahoe, and karaka shrubland remnant. It is a regionally representative example of coastal cliff vegetation.Site No. 2t: The general escarpment, including coastal cliff pohuehue shrubland, plus pasture grassland and scattered karaka-kohekohe forest remnants.Four species of native lizards have been identified on the escarpment as part of the K\u0101piti Biodiversity Project: raukawa gecko (Woodworthia maculatus), northern grass skink (Oligosoma aff. polychroma), copper skink (Oligosoma aeneum), and the at-risk brown skink (Oligosoma zelandicum). Since 2017 weed clearance, habitat restoration, and rock-pile building has been undertaken to improve lizard habitat.[3]The native bird species present include New Zealand kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus vagans), pied shag (Phalacrocorax varius varius), grey warbler (Gerygone igata), North Island fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa placabilis), silvereye (Zosterops lateralis lateralis), harrier (Circus approximans), kerer\u016b (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae), korimako (Anthornis melanura melanura), and New Zealand pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae). Pipit are considered an at-risk species in New Zealand, and pied shags are nationally vulnerable.[citation needed]History of project[edit]Ng\u0101 Ururoa was set up in 1997 by Fergus Wheeler. It was nominated for an award for “weedbusting excellence” by Weedbusters in 2012,[4] and won the Wellington Community Trust Regional Heritage & Environment award in 2013.[5] Ng\u0101 Uruora volunteer Peter Kentish of Paraparaumu won a Kapiti Coast  Civic Award in 2017 for his work.[6]The Paek\u0101k\u0101riki-Pukerua Bay escarpment is home to the 10\u00a0km Escarpment Track; costing $1.4 million, this is the most expensive section of the entire national walkway network known as Te Araroa.[7] Ng\u0101 Uruora was integral in getting the Escarpment Track established, as they had been using tracks through the area since 1997.Ng\u0101 Uruora is a member of The K\u0101piti Coast Biodiversity Project that received $294,000 by the Ministry for the Environment in 2015.[8] They hope to create a virtually predator-free 16.5 square kilometre “mainland island” in Kapiti.[9]Ng\u0101 Uruora has a particular focus on restoring habitat for lizards and has an agreement with Department of Conservation (New Zealand) to carry out a lizard protection trial.[10]At the beginning of 2017 Ng\u0101 Uruora installed a community webcam at the top of Paek\u0101k\u0101riki Hill Road overlooking the Kapiti Coast[11]In 2018 Ng\u0101 Uruora was one of the recipients of funding from the Radio New Zealand programme known as Critter of the Week[12]Ng\u0101 Uruora’s conservation work with lizards featured on the Radio New Zealand Summer series programme in 2019[13]References[edit]External links[edit]"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/nga-uruora-kapiti-project\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Ng\u0101 Uruora – K\u0101piti Project"}}]}]