Kereru is a weekly NZ e-mail for all community participants and
organisations about ecological restoration. Help bring back our natives.
Kereru is available at
http://www.bush.org.nz/kereru/
Monday, 16th
July 2007
Welcome to Kereru.
CONTENTS
1. Calendar
2. NZERN News
3.
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 16 July
2007
Auckland
Friends of Oakley (Te Auaunga) Creek Meeting
3rd Monday.
7.30pm. Akarana Dog Obedience Society Club Rooms, Phyllis Reserve,
Springleigh Avenue, Mt Albert.
Contact: info@oakleycreek.org.nz
Tuesday 17 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
Tuesday 17 July 2007
Otago
Forest & Bird (Dunedin) Monthly Meeting
3rd Tuesday.
7.45pm Kakapo/Takahe
Room, Otago Museum. Entry via Museum Carpark, Cumberland St
Brian Patrick,
Alexandra Museum. Discovering New Zealands butterflies?.
Contact: Ken Mason
03 476 7100
Wednesday 18 July 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 18 July 2007
Waikato
Waikato Ornithological
Society Meeting
3rd Wednesday.
7.30pm, DoC Area Office, 5 Northway St (off
Te Rapa Rd), Hamilton City.
Contact: Martin Day (07) 827-3047
Wednesday 18 July 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 18 July 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 19 July 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).
Thursday 19 July 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 19 July 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
20 July 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 20 July 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 21 July 2007
Auckland
Forest & Bird (Central Auckland) Trip
Unless otherwise stated the bus will
leave from the lower Albert Street bus stop at 9.00 am. Trips heading south
also pick up at Harp of Erin. Trips heading north also pick up at Point
Chevalier. Please book with the person named for the trip you wish to go on,
and advise where you will be boarding the bus. You should be suitably clad
and shod for the area and conditions expected.
Auckland by Rail. (Bus and
boat!) Be surprised by the sights that you will see from suburban rail
tracks and help to combat global warming! Meet at the Britomart Railway
Station at 9.30am sharp - first train leaves at 9.40am. More details on
booking. Cost: $14.00 for all day ticket. Bookings: John Hally 528 7506.
Saturday 21 July 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 21 July 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 21 July 2007
Canterbury
Travis
Wetland Trust Working Party
3rd Saturday.
Time: 9am - 12 noon Place: Meet
at the Travis Wetland Educaton Centre, end of Beach Road. The workdays are
an opportunity to learn about wetland ecology and restoration. Stay as long
as you wish. Gumboots are recommended.
Contact: Joe Greenaway (03) 383 2073
Saturday 21 July 2007
Waikato
Jubilee Bush Care Group
3rd
Saturday.
9am. Weedbusting tradescantia and ongoing maintenance. Bring a
rake, stout footwear, gardening gloves, and stay for a barbecue and juice
afterwards.
Contact: Katherine at the Environment Centre (07) 839-4452
Saturday 21 July 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 22 July 2007
Auckland
Ark
in the Park
4th 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
22 July 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 22 July 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 22 July 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 22 July 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
and next week ...
Tuesday 24 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
Tuesday 24 July 2007
Canterbury
Travis Wetland Trust
Meeting
Tuesday after Third Saturday..
Time: 6.00pm - 7.30pm. Place:
Travis Wetland Education Centre, Beach Road.
Contact: Helen Braithwaite
(03) 328 9958
Tuesday 24 July 2007
Manawatu - Wanganui
Wanganui
Ornithological Society Meeting
4th Tuesday.
Evening. Davis Lecture
Theatre, Wanganui Regional Museum, Watt St.
Contact: Tom Teasdale (06)
343-9992
Tuesday 24 July 2007
Wellington
Tawa Bush Reserves -
Working Bee
4th Tuesday.
1.30pm. 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: Norm Robertson 04-232 6359
Wednesday 25 July 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 25 July 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 25 July 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 26 July 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 26 July 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
27 July 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 27 July 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 28 July 2007
Canterbury
Coastal Community Planting Day
10 am till 12 noon. Meet at the beach
between Caspian and Heron Streets. Christchurch
Contact: Jason Roberts 027
224 5906
Saturday 28 July 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
28 July 2007
Southland
Te Rere Working Bee
Four times a year.
Your
chance to help hoiho at Forest and Bird's Te Rere Reserve. Depart 8.30am
Southland Museum. Transport also from Dunedin. www.converge.org.nz/fbsth
Te
Rere full day penguin main planting day, joint trip with Southland Tramping
Club. Leader Brian Rance - bookings essential for bus transport 2131161.
Contact: Brian Rance, Invercargill (03) 213 1161, Margaret Murrell, Dunedin
(03) 454-4966
Saturday 28 July 2007
Wellington
Silverstream Care
Group
Last Saturday.
9am ? 12pm. Please meet on Eastern Hutt Road, look
out for the Take Care flag. Wear sturdy footwear and layers of warm
clothing. If you can, bring your own gloves and tools. Usually we will have
some spare tools if you just want to turn up. Morning tea is provided.
Saturday 28 July 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 29 July 2007
Auckland
Mutukaroa [Hamlins Hill] Park Care
Last Sunday.
1.30pm. Meet at the main
entrance Great South Road [40 metres north from Sylvia Park Rd] Mt
Wellington, Auckland.
Contact: Kit Howden 629 4694 or 021 0411667
Sunday 29 July 2007
Canterbury
Charlesworth Wetland Reserve Planting
Day
Last Sunday.
10 am till 12 noon. Charlesworth Reserve. The work will
involve infill planting of coastal bush species along the bund and weeding
around existing plantings.
Contact: Victoria Keene 027 542 7490
Sunday
29 July 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 29 July 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 29 July 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
more calendar at
http://www.bush.org.nz/whatson/calendar.html
2. NZERN NEWS
A new
website has been launched for the volunteer computer programers who are
working on PIPI. So far it contains over 1700 pages of detailed technical
information about how PIPI works and the international standards it adhears
to. Over time, articles about PIPI currently on the www.bush.org.nz website
will be shifted to the new www.pipi.bush.org.nz website.
The open nature
of the new website will help recruit more skilled volunteers, foster
collaboration with other organisations over common standards and exchange of
data, and give many people an idea of the tremendous potential for
conservation that PIPI could provide.
This website is being updated daily
as PIPI is worked on.
more technical information about PIPI is available
at
http://www.pipi.bush.org.nz
3. 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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