Patu Paihamu

After the Pākirikiri Pā Wānanga in which taiohi learnt pest control and fencing two taiohi​ ​pitched to Glen Coulston (Papa Taiao’s fencing and pest control instructor) the idea that they​ ​could complete a pest control contract. Coulston gave them a contract to put out a trap​ ​network in the Waitakeres and to build a fence around a wetland.

The Patu Paihamu team arranged to get to the Waitakeres and Whangarei to take up their​ ​contract. They placed several hundred Good Nature and Doc 200 traps in the Waitakeres and​ ​built a fence in Bland Bay.

Both members of the team were stoked to earn their share of more than $3000.