A partnership between the DOC and the Ministry of Social Development, the Rangatahi Rangers programme gives three young people six months paid work experience with DOC's Coromandel team. The Rangatahi Rangers programme has recently filled its second intake, offering successful candidates training, development and practical work experience in conservation. Gerry Martin, a Ranger and Team Lead for DOC's Whitianga crew, says the Rangatahi Rangers started in the district in August 2022. The first three participants were Keaton Smyth, Kade McLean and Farryn Stimpson, who were kept busy dealing with cyclone and weather damage, the basics of trapping pests, and planting work.

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