Gavin Smith and Sophie Sterry unwittingly embarked on an adventure of habitat rehabilitation, when what they were looking for was just a place to home their bee-keeping business. Cutting back weeds and removing invasive species has become more than the work of land stewardship - it’s their passion. Their seven-hectare property in Onetangi is well on its way to transitioning back to its native state, exposing the raupo from under its previous thick layer of honeysuckle.