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Canterbury Restoration Day 2003 When
Sunday, Sept 28 2003 Location
Otamahua/Quail Island Island, Lyttelton Harbour, Canterbury Ride the Ferry from Lyttleton, free of charge, and
explore Otamahua/Quail
Island for the day. Leave your planting spades at home to see and learn about the
ecological restoration of Otamahua/Quail Island, the restoration of the old Barracks, a
Lepers cottage, Shackeltons stables and dog kennels and much much more. Bring the kids,
sensible walking shoes, food and hot drinks to supplement a sausage sizzle lunch. If you
have display boards, brochures and other information about your restoration project, bring
that too!
The Ferry departs for Otamahua/Quail Island Island from 'B Jetty' (where the Diamond
Harbour Ferry operates from) Lyttleton Harbour at 9.30am and 1.30pm. Stay for the day and
return at 4.40pm or stay for lunch and return at 1.40pm.
This event is sponsored by NZERN
(New Zealand Ecological Restoration Network) and the Banks Peninsula District Council.
For more information visit www.bush.org.nz/region/canterbury.html
or contact Simon Johnson simonj.hrs@clear.net.nz,
phone (03) 382 1138, fax (03) 382 1139.
How to find the ferry
The Quail Island Ferry departs from Lyttleton Harbour 'B' Jetty. This is also where the
Diamond Harbour Ferry operates from. To find it, exit the road tunnel, head for Norwich
Quay, follow your nose for about 300 meters, cross the 2nd over-bridge and then look for
the Diamond Harbour Ferry signs to take you down onto the wharf and jetty. Limited parking
space is available.
Program
| 9.30 |
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Depart Lyttleton on Ferry |
| 10.00 |
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Assemble displays, BBQ, tables, and
otherwise set up. |
| 10.25 |
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Welcome |
| 10.30 |
Colin Burrows (Otamahua/Quail
Island Trust) |
Planting's, weeds, methods (good and not
so good), failures, lessons. |
| 11.00 |
Helen Braithwaite (DoC), Mike
Bowie (Lincoln Uni), Rob McCaw (ECAN) |
Walking talking tour of the Trust
restoration planting's to look at the results of the planting's and talk about restoration
objectives, challenges, etc. Difference in soils and the consequences, pest and weed
control measures, etc. |
| 12.30 |
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Lunch at the Visitor Centre. Sausages
supplied by Banks Peninsula District Council. Displays. |
| 12.30 |
Mike Peters (NZERN) |
Demonstration of Pipi - a web based tool
for restoration.. |
| 1.30 |
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Ferry departs to Lyttelton |
| 1.30 |
Mike Bowie entomologist |
Beetles and weta hotels on the island. |
| 1.50 |
Ian Domigan (NZ Traps) |
Demonstration of the new generation
animal welfare approved kill traps for Stoat and Ferret. |
| 2.00 |
Ian Hill (DoC) |
More walking talking tours to different
cultural icons, Pines and daffodils, stables and dog kennels and barracks and leper
cottage, and ship grave-yard etc. There is enough time to walk all the way around the
island before the ferry departs. |
| 3.45 |
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Finish & packup |
| 4.40 |
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Catch ferry |
| 4.50 |
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Arrive at Lyttleton B jetty |
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Updated 20/11/2008 4.19AM by PIPI4
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