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Monday, 30th
July 2007
Welcome to Kereru.
CONTENTS
1. Calendar
2. How to contact
NZERN
1. CALENDAR
(This is a partial listing while the events database
is currently being updated)
more calendar at
http://www.bush.org.nz/whatson/calendar.html
This week
Monday 30 July
2007
Canterbury
Canterbury Ornithogical Society Meeting
Last Monday.
Spreydon Bowling Club, Domain Terrace, Christchurch. Park vehicles in the
parks down the drive, and walk past the tennis courts to the club pavilion.
Contact: Jan Walker (03) 322-7187
Tuesday 31 July 2007
Canterbury
Summit Rd Society - Ohinetahi Work Party
Tuesdays.
9am - 3pm. Maintain
Society Reserve above Governors Bay
Contact: Mike White Ph 03 312 1551
Wednesday 1 August 2007
Auckland
Tahuna Torea Reserve Park Care
Wednesday.
Volunteers required for park care tasks including releasing
[weeding] and tree planting. End of West Tamaki Road, Glendowie. 9.30am.
Contact: Ph. David Bowden, Parks Volunteer Coordinator on 09 3792020
Wednesday 1 August 2007
Manawatu - Wanganui
Manawatu Ornithological
Society Beach Patrol
1st Wednesday.
and on other beaches at irregular
times.
Contact: Ian Saville (06) 323-1441
Wednesday 1 August 2007
Wellington
Manawa Karioi Working Bee
Wednesdays.
10am - 3.30pm. Tools &
lunch provided
Contact: Morgan Cox, phone 383 9987, or Sally Bowman, phone
934 7041
Wednesday 1 August 2007
Wellington
Wellington Home
Nursery
Wednesday.
Nursery potting up and seed propagation. Evening
session 7.30pm till 9.30pm
Contact: Gary James (04) 938-6751
Thursday
2 August 2007
Wellington
Kaitawa Reserve Working Party
Thursday.
8.30am - noon at Riwai Street for planting and release work.
Contact: John
Mclauchlan 04-904-0027, Judy Petterson grandjudy@paradise.net.nz
Thursday 2 August 2007
Wellington
Otari-Wilton's Bush Trust
Thursday.
Workbee. Meet: 8.30am Information Centre / Te Marae o Tane, 160 Wilton Road,
Wilton.
Contact: Ph: Jonathan Kennett or Bronwen Wall 472 5891, e-mail:
jonathan@kennett.co.nz
Friday 3 August 2007
Southland
Southland
Community Nursery Work Day
Fridays.
Propagate your own native plants for
free. Open Fridays, phone the evening before
Contact: Chris Rance (03)
213-1161 or email rances@ihug.co.nz http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~rances/
Friday 3 August 2007
Waikato
Hamilton Junior Naturalists Club
Fridays.
7 - 8.30 pm down at the Gardens in the Wintec Horticultural
Centre.
Contact: Dave Matthews (07) 846-4013 (home) or (07) 850-8458 (work)
Saturday 4 August 2007
Auckland
Ark in the Park
1st Saturday.
Meet: Cascades Rangers' workshop behind the Rangers' house, Cascades Kauri
Park
Contact: John Sumich 818 5267 cjnk@xtra.co.nz or Karen Colgan 837 0443
mcolgan@netaccess.co.nz
Saturday 4 August 2007
Canterbury
Otamahua/Quail Island Winter Planting Days
Saturdays & Sundays (Winter).
Ferry departs 'B' jetty Lyttelton at 9.20am, returns at 3.30pm. The ferry is
free for participants, bookings essential. Please bring spade or grubber,
strong footwear, warm clothing with hat, lunch and a drink.
Maximum of 35
participants.
Contact: Phone Bev & Ian MacDonald (03) 332-5322
ihmacd@paradise.net.nz
Saturday 4 August 2007
Wellington
Nga
Uruora Kapiti Project
1st Saturday.
Workbee and plant sales: at
Paekakariki School Nursery
Contact: Ph 04 905 6583, email:
nukapiti@hotmail.com, webpage: www.kapitibush.org.nz
Saturday 4 August
2007
Wellington
Southern Environmental Association
Saturdays.
2 -
6pm. Workbee for SEA forest / coastal restoration project. Potting up,
weeding and planting. Meet at the SEA native plant nursery, Lower Murchison
Street, Island Bay, Wellington. (on the western side of the park, accessed
by entering the park opposite 21 Murchison Street). All help is welcomed,
even for a short time. Tools and afternoon tea provided
Contact: June Epsom
(04) 384 5175
Sunday 5 August 2007
Auckland
Friends of Oakley (Te
Auaunga) Creek Work Day
1st Sunday.
Planting, weeding, clean-ups etc.
10aam-12noon.
Contact: info@oakleycreek.org.nz
Sunday 5 August 2007
Auckland
Maungawhau [Mt Eden] Batger Restoration Project
1st Sunday.
1.30pm. Join the group restoring the forest, planting, maintaining tracks
and caring for Maungawhau /Mt Eden. Also work in the Community Nursery and
be involved in the future of this national heritage park. Meet Batger Rd, Mt
Eden, Auckland.[Off Mt Eden Rd.]
Contact: Kit Howden 629 4694 or 021
0411667
Sunday 5 August 2007
Auckland
Motutapu Restoration Trust
- Work Day
1st, 3rd and 5th Sunday of each month, except where the Sunday
coincides with a long weekend..
The Motutapu Restoration Trust holds
regular volunteer work days where you can help in the conservation work on
the island.
Planting
Contact: Please register by email
(admin@motutapu.org.nz) or by phone 09-524-5072 or 09-522-0919 if you plan
to join us (we need to have an indication of numbers for our planning).
Sunday 5 August 2007
Canterbury
Clarevale Reserve Working Party
Sundays.
1 - 4pm, Clarevale Reserve, Travis Country Drive. Native Habitats
restoring and caring for a corner of Travis Wetland in association with a
study of the re-establishment of kahikatea forest. Please bring gumboots,
work clothes and gloves if you have them. Other tools provided.
Contact:
Contact Dave Evans beforehand as times and days are flexible and may vary.
ph 366 0628, dave.evans@alliedtelesyn.co.nz
Sunday 5 August 2007
Canterbury
Otamahua/Quail Island Winter Planting Days
Saturdays & Sundays
(Winter).
Ferry departs 'B' jetty Lyttelton at 9.20am, returns at 3.30pm.
The ferry is free for participants, bookings essential. Please bring spade
or grubber, strong footwear, warm clothing with hat, lunch and a drink.
Maximum of 35 participants.
Contact: Phone Bev & Ian MacDonald (03)
332-5322 ihmacd@paradise.net.nz
Sunday 5 August 2007
Waikato
Barrett Bush Working Party
1st Sunday.
9am - 12 noon. 1km west of
Koromatua School. Work involves weeding, planting and releasing. Bring
gloves, a spade and something for morning tea.
Contact: Bunny Mortimer (07)
849-8004
Sunday 5 August 2007
Waikato
Ecosourcing Waikato -
Nursery Day
1st Sunday.
Pricking out/potting up session. 3pm. Held at the
Waikato Tree Trust nursery site at McMikens orchard just past Newstead on
Morrinsville Rd.
Contact: Wayne Bennett (07) 824-7167
Sunday 5 August
2007
Wellington
Common Ground
Sundays.
11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Ground
clearance, gorse cutting, seaweed collection, building compost heaps and
plots, composting, pruning. BYO tools. All welcome, rain or shine. Meet at
Home of Compassion, Island Bay, behind Aubert Childcare Centre.
Contact:
Donna Byrne donna.byrne@paradise.net.nz.
Sunday 5 August 2007
Wellington
Nga Uruora Kapiti Project
1st Sunday.
Workbee at Pukerua Bay
School Nursery
Contact: Ph 04 905 6583, email: nukapiti@hotmail.com,
webpage: www.kapitibush.org.nz
Sunday 5 August 2007
Wellington
Trelissick Park, Ngaio Gorge Working Party
1st Sunday.
Workbee
Contact:
Frances Lee (04) 479-2600
and next week ...
Monday 6 August 2007
Nelson
Nelson Ornithological Society Meeting
Usually 1st Monday.
7.15 pm,
upstairs at 50 Halifax Street, Nelson
Contact: Steve Wood (03) 528-6438
Monday 6 August 2007
New Zealand
Conservation Week
1st week in
August.
A week long series of events to promote conservation. Celebrated
since 1969.
Contact: Department of Conservation
Monday 6 August 2007
New Zealand
ERIS Trust Meeting
Three monthly.
Phone conference.
5.30pm
Monday 6 August 2007
Wellington
Wellington Ornithological Society
Meeting
1st Monday.
Conservation House, Wellington.
Contact: Ian Armitage
(04) 232-7470
Tuesday 7 August 2007
Auckland
Auckland
Ornithological Society
1st Tuesday (except January).
7.45pm Natural
Science Building 23, Unitec, Point Chevalier.
Contact: Suzi Phillips (09)
479-5395
Tuesday 7 August 2007
Canterbury
Summit Rd Society -
Ohinetahi Work Party
Tuesdays.
9am - 3pm. Maintain Society Reserve above
Governors Bay
Contact: Mike White Ph 03 312 1551
Tuesday 7 August 2007
Taranaki
Taranaki Ornithological Society Meeting
First Tuesday (except
January).
7.30pm
Contact: Barry Hartley (06) 757 8644
Wednesday 8
August 2007
Auckland
Tahuna Torea Reserve Park Care
Wednesday.
Volunteers required for park care tasks including releasing [weeding] and
tree planting. End of West Tamaki Road, Glendowie. 9.30am.
Contact: Ph.
David Bowden, Parks Volunteer Coordinator on 09 3792020
Wednesday 8
August 2007
Manawatu - Wanganui
Manawatu Ornithological Society Meeting
2nd Wed - Feb, May, Aug, Nov.
8pm Lido Centre, Park St, Palmerston North.
Contact: Ian Saville (06) 323-1441
Wednesday 8 August 2007
Wellington
Manawa Karioi Working Bee
Wednesdays.
10am - 3.30pm. Tools &
lunch provided
Contact: Morgan Cox, phone 383 9987, or Sally Bowman, phone
934 7041
Wednesday 8 August 2007
Wellington
Wellington Home
Nursery
Wednesday.
Nursery potting up and seed propagation. Evening
session 7.30pm till 9.30pm
Contact: Gary James (04) 938-6751
Thursday
9 August 2007
Northland
Northland Ornithological Society
2nd Thursday.
Evening meeting
Contact: Dave Crockett (09) 435-0954
Thursday 9
August 2007
Southland
Southland Ornithogical Society Evening Meetings
2nd Thursday.
(In conjunction with Field Club) 7.30pm.
Contact: Phil
Rhodes (03) 213-1228 or Lloyd Esler (03) 213-0404
Thursday 9 August
2007
Wellington
Kaitawa Reserve Working Party
Thursday.
8.30am - noon
at Riwai Street for planting and release work.
Contact: John Mclauchlan
04-904-0027, Judy Petterson grandjudy@paradise.net.nz
Thursday 9 August
2007
Wellington
Otari-Wilton's Bush Trust
Thursday.
Workbee. Meet:
8.30am Information Centre / Te Marae o Tane, 160 Wilton Road, Wilton.
Contact: Ph: Jonathan Kennett or Bronwen Wall 472 5891, e-mail:
jonathan@kennett.co.nz
Thursday 9 August 2007
Wellington
Wairarapa
Ornithological Society Meeting
2nd Thursday (except January).
7.30pm.
Venue alternating between Masterton and Greytown
Contact: Barbara Lovatt
(06) 304-9948
Friday 10 August 2007
Southland
Southland Community
Nursery Work Day
Fridays.
Propagate your own native plants for free. Open
Fridays, phone the evening before
Contact: Chris Rance (03) 213-1161 or
email rances@ihug.co.nz http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~rances/
Friday 10
August 2007
Waikato
Hamilton Junior Naturalists Club
Fridays.
7 -
8.30 pm down at the Gardens in the Wintec Horticultural Centre.
Contact:
Dave Matthews (07) 846-4013 (home) or (07) 850-8458 (work)
Saturday 11
August 2007
Auckland
Motuihe Trust
Saturdays on 2nd & 4th weekend..
Planting trees, collecting seeds, nursery work, general maintenance, weed
control.Transport: KawauKat 360 Discovery, Pier 3 at 9.15am. Cost $19.00
return (Family's $50). Depart Motuihe at 2.30pm and 5.30pm. Purchase tickets
at KawauKat Office adjacent to Pier 3
Contact: For more information,
contact: info@motuihe.org.nz 0800 MOTUIHE (0800 668844) www.motuihe.org.nz
Saturday 11 August 2007
Canterbury
Otamahua/Quail Island Winter
Planting Days
Saturdays & Sundays (Winter).
Ferry departs 'B' jetty
Lyttelton at 9.20am, returns at 3.30pm. The ferry is free for participants,
bookings essential. Please bring spade or grubber, strong footwear, warm
clothing with hat, lunch and a drink.
Maximum of 35 participants.
Contact:
Phone Bev & Ian MacDonald (03) 332-5322 ihmacd@paradise.net.nz
Saturday
11 August 2007
Wellington
Otari-Wilton's Bush Trust
2nd Saturday.
Workbee. Meet: 9am Information Centre / Te Marae o Tane, 160 Wilton Road,
Wilton.
Contact: Ph: Jonathan Kennett or Bronwen Wall 472 5891, e-mail:
jonathan@kennett.co.nz
Saturday 11 August 2007
Wellington
Owhiro
Stream
2nd Saturday.
Workbee
Saturday 11 August 2007
Wellington
Southern Environmental Association
Saturdays.
2 - 6pm. Workbee for SEA
forest / coastal restoration project. Potting up, weeding and planting. Meet
at the SEA native plant nursery, Lower Murchison Street, Island Bay,
Wellington. (on the western side of the park, accessed by entering the park
opposite 21 Murchison Street). All help is welcomed, even for a short time.
Tools and afternoon tea provided
Contact: June Epsom (04) 384 5175
Sunday 12 August 2007
Auckland
Ark in the Park
2nd Sunday.
Meet:
Cascades Rangers' workshop behind the Rangers' house, Cascades Kauri Park
Contact: John Sumich 818 5267 cjnk@xtra.co.nz or Karen Colgan 837 0443
mcolgan@netaccess.co.nz
Sunday 12 August 2007
Auckland
Motuihe
Trust
Sundays on 2nd & 4th weekend..
Planting trees, collecting seeds,
nursery work, general maintenance, weed control. Transport: Fullers Ferry,
Pier 1 at 9.15am and Devonport at 9.20am. Cost $15.00. Depart Motuihe at
4.30pm. Purchase tickets from Fullers ticket office
Contact: For more
information, contact: info@motuihe.org.nz 0800 MOTUIHE (0800 668844)
www.motuihe.org.nz
Sunday 12 August 2007
Canterbury
Clarevale
Reserve Working Party
Sundays.
1 - 4pm, Clarevale Reserve, Travis Country
Drive. Native Habitats restoring and caring for a corner of Travis Wetland
in association with a study of the re-establishment of kahikatea forest.
Please bring gumboots, work clothes and gloves if you have them. Other tools
provided.
Contact: Contact Dave Evans beforehand as times and days are
flexible and may vary. ph 366 0628, dave.evans@alliedtelesyn.co.nz
Sunday 12 August 2007
Canterbury
Halswell Quarry Park Regular Working
Bee
2nd Sunday (except January).
1 - 3 pm. Halswell Quarry Park Visitor
Centre, Kennedy's Bush Road, Halswell.
Contact: Adam Willetts 027 4592 891
Sunday 12 August 2007
Canterbury
Otamahua/Quail Island Winter
Planting Days
Saturdays & Sundays (Winter).
Ferry departs 'B' jetty
Lyttelton at 9.20am, returns at 3.30pm. The ferry is free for participants,
bookings essential. Please bring spade or grubber, strong footwear, warm
clothing with hat, lunch and a drink.
Maximum of 35 participants.
Contact:
Phone Bev & Ian MacDonald (03) 332-5322 ihmacd@paradise.net.nz
Sunday
12 August 2007
Wellington
Common Ground
Sundays.
11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Ground clearance, gorse cutting, seaweed collection, building compost heaps
and plots, composting, pruning. BYO tools. All welcome, rain or shine. Meet
at Home of Compassion, Island Bay, behind Aubert Childcare Centre.
Contact:
Donna Byrne donna.byrne@paradise.net.nz.
Sunday 12 August 2007
Wellington
Tawa Bush Reserves - Working Bee
2nd Sunday.
1.30 pm - 4 pm.
Improve public access tracks in Redwood Bush, tree planting, weeding around
planted trees, pest plant removal. For updates on latest planned activities
please see www.tawabush.wellington.net.nz
Contact: Richard Herbert 04-232
6828
more calendar at
http://www.bush.org.nz/whatson/calendar.html
2. HOW TO CONTACT NZERN
NZERN's main on-line resource is at
www.bush.org.nz. Please encourage people to use this and let us know how
they would like to see it developed. People without easy access to a
computer can still use this resource at most public libraries.
Useful
Pages
* http://www.bush.org.nz/nzern/ - about NZERN.
*
http://www.bush.org.nz/whatson/ - what is on in your area, how to volunteer.
* http://www.bush.org.nz/toolbox/ - look up suitable native plants for your
area.
* http://www.bush.org.nz/directory/ - list of groups, nurseries and
restoration sites. Help with a restoration project in your area!
How to
contact NZERN
http://www.bush.org.nz/nzern/contact.html
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