Kereru is a weekly NZ e-mail for all community participants and
organisations about ecological restoration. Help bring back our natives.
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Monday, 25th
June 2007
Welcome to Kereru.
CONTENTS
1. Calendar
2. Field Day
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 25 June
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 26 June 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 26 June 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
26 June 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 27 June 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 27 June 2007
New Zealand
Bush Telly Trust
- Board Meeting
Last Wednesday.
5.30pm
Contact: Ph (03) 980-0902
www.bush.org.nz/telly/
Wednesday 27 June 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 27 June 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 28 June 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 28 June 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 29 June 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 29 June
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)
Friday 29 June 2007
Waikato
Waikato Biodiversity Forum
9.15am - 3.15pm
St Davids Church
Centre, Church Street, Te Aroha
Saturday 30 June 2007
Canterbury
Coastal Community Planting Day
10 am till 12 noon. Meet at the Spit end of
Rocking Horse Road. Christchurch.
Contact: Jason Roberts 027 224 5906
Saturday 30 June 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 30 June
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 1 July 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 1 July 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 1 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).
Sunday 1 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 1 July 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 1 July 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 1 July 2007
Wellington
Trelissick Park, Ngaio Gorge Working Party
1st Sunday.
Workbee
Contact: Frances Lee (04) 479-2600
and next week ...
Monday 2 July
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 2 July 2007
Wellington
Wellington Ornithological
Society Meeting
1st Monday.
Conservation House, Wellington.
Contact: Ian
Armitage (04) 232-7470
Tuesday 3 July 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 3 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 3 July 2007
Taranaki
Taranaki Ornithological Society Meeting
First Tuesday (except
January).
7.30pm
Contact: Barry Hartley (06) 757 8644
Wednesday 4
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 4
July 2007
Manawatu - Wanganui
Manawatu Ornithological Society Beach
Patrol
1st Wednesday.
and on other beaches at irregular times.
Contact:
Ian Saville (06) 323-1441
Wednesday 4 July 2007
New Zealand
Conserv-Vision Conference
Wednesday to Saturday
The purpose of the
conference is to celebrate 20 years of integrated conservation management by
the New Zealand Department of Conservation and to chart options for the
future. 4-7 July 2007 at The University of Waikato
Contact: (07) 858-5209
email: conted@waikato.ac.nz http://www.waikato.ac.nz/wfass/Conserv-Vision/
Wednesday 4 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 4 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 5 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 5 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
6 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 6 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 7 July 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 7 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 7 July 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 7 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 8 July 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 8 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 8 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 8 July 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 8 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.
Sunday 8 July 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 8 July 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. FIELD
DAY
Waikato Biodiversity Forum
When
9.15am - 3.15pm, 29 June 2007
Location
St Davids Church Centre, Church Street, Te Aroha, Waikato
Directions
>From Hamilton drive into Te Aroha over the bridge and turn left
at the main street (clock tower ahead). Then first right into Lawrence Ave
(you cant see this road sign but it is Lawrence Ave) and first left into
Church Street. The Centre is on the right and there is plenty of street
parking.
This Forum is an opportunity for you to:
-meet with others
who undertake biodiversity related work
-support the work of Te Aroha
Earthwatch community group and Matamata Piako District Council
-establish
on-going partnerships for biodiversity restoration
-get updates on Forum
projects
-hear discussion and presentations on a practical restoration
plan for degraded edge vegetation on Mt Te Aroha
-hear about the Statement
on National Priorities for protecting rare and threatened native
biodiversity on private land project and give feedback on the statements
Key outcome: Gain ideas to restore degraded forest vegetation.
Agenda for
the Day
9.15am Morning tea
9.30am Housekeeping for the day
9.35am
Setting the scene for viewing the Reserve
Mt Te Aroha Reserve, Steve
Fabish, Parks Officer, Matamata Piako District Council
Local Community
Group experiences and views, Mary Hansen, Te Aroha Earthwatch
10. 00am
Visit to the restoration site
Walk to the reserve at the bottom of Mt Te
Aroha, view and discuss the condition of the vegetation.
Bring walking
boots/shoes and wet weather jacket.
11.00am Presentations and discussion
Plant pest management of the Reserve, Chris Hale, Plant Pest Contractor,
Environment Waikato.
Planting plan for the site, Wayne Bennett, Forest
Flora
12.30pm Lunch (provided)
1.15pm Presentations continued with
discussion
Experiences of a Community Group Planting team Pat Williams (to
be confirmed)
Where to from here with the Reserve.
1.45pm Project
Kahikatea presentation
Brief updates from community groups on their
projects
2.15pm Katrina Spencer, DOC, Introducing the Statement on
National Priorities for Protecting Rare and Threatened Native Biodiversity
on Private Land that DOC has published to support and inform councils,
community groups and private land owners .
3.15pm Conclusion and afternoon
tea
Please note
Bring handouts of information you think maybe of use to
Forum attendees.
more field days at
http://www.bush.org.nz/whatson/fieldday.html
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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