The protection of kokako will be the focus of a hui hosted by the Department of Conservation next week.
Conservationists from around the Bay of Plenty will gather in Rotorua on May 18 and will bring together community groups, forestry companies and government organisations who are actively protecting kokako populations.
North Island kokako currently have a threat ranking of 'nationally vulnerable' and populations are confined to forest remnants in the central and northern North Island including areas of Kaharoa, Pongakawa and Otanewainuku.
Representatives from Rotoehu Ecological Trust, Kaharoa Kokako Trust, and Otanewainuku Kiwi Trust will attend the hui to provide updates on their recent work and discuss potential synergies with local forestry companies.
"The greatest threat to the survival of kokako are introduced predators such as possums, rats and stoats," said Rotorua-based senior ranger Erin Patterson.