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Monday, 18th
June 2007
Welcome to Kereru.
CONTENTS
1. Calendar
2. Articles
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 18 June
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 19 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 19 June 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 19 June 2007
Otago
Forest & Bird
(Dunedin) AGM
Forest and Bird (Dunedin). Hutton Theatre, Otago Museum. Next
entrance towards Cumberland St from main entrance. Time 7.45pm.
(AGM)
followed by: Graeme Loh, Department of Conservation. Little Auks and
Svalbard
Wednesday 20 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 20 June 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 20 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 20 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 21 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 21 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
22 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 22 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)
Saturday 23 June 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 (Familys $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 23 June 2007
Canterbury
Port Hills Restoration Planting
Bring Gloves, spade, sturdy
boots. Spades available. for those who don?t have one.
Meet Victoria Park
1pm - 4.00pm - in carpark at rear of Visitor Centre.
Planting will take
place on the day, unless the weather is very inclement.
Contact: Di Carter,
Port Hills Ranger Service, on 941 7572 or 027 201 5653.
Saturday 23
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 24 June 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 24 June 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 24 June 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 24 June 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 24 June 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 24 June 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 ...
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
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)
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
more calendar at
http://www.bush.org.nz/whatson/calendar.html
2. ARTICLES
Billion
Tree Campaign in New Zealand
http://www.bush.org.nz/library/6786.html
Turning the Tide - Estuary Monitoring Kit
http://www.bush.org.nz/library/6785.html
Bushy Point Restoration Project
in Otatara
http://www.bush.org.nz/library/6802.html
Waikato Biodiversity
Forum Newsletter May 2007 Number 15
http://www.bush.org.nz/library/6782.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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