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Monday, 4th June
2007
Welcome to Kereru.
CONTENTS
1. Calendar
2. Conferences
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 4 June
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 4 June 2007
Wellington
Wellington Ornithological
Society Meeting
1st Monday.
Conservation House, Wellington.
Contact: Ian
Armitage (04) 232-7470
Tuesday 5 June 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 5 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 5 June 2007
New Zealand
Arbour Day
June 5th of every Year.
Annual Planting Day
Tuesday 5 June 2007
Taranaki
Taranaki Ornithological Society Meeting
First Tuesday (except January).
7.30pm
Contact: Barry Hartley (06) 757
8644
Wednesday 6 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 6 June 2007
Manawatu - Wanganui
Manawatu Ornithological
Society Beach Patrol
1st Wednesday.
and on other beaches at irregular
times.
Contact: Ian Saville (06) 323-1441
Wednesday 6 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 6 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 7 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 7 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 8 June 2007
Southland
Southland Community Nursery Work Day
Fridays.
Propagate your own native plants for free. Open Fridays, phone the
evening before
10am-noon. Free Arbor Day Events Propagating native plants
from cuttings.
Contact: Chris Rance (03) 213-1161 or email
rances@ihug.co.nz http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~rances/
Friday 8 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 9 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
(Families $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 9 June 2007
Canterbury
Port Hills Restoration Planting
Bring
Gloves, spade, sturdy boots. Spades available. for those who dont have one.
Meet Bridle Path Rd 1pm - 3.00pm.
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 9 June 2007
Wellington
Otari-Wiltons 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 9 June 2007
Wellington
Owhiro Stream
2nd Saturday.
Workbee
Saturday 9 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 10 June 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
10 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 10 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 10 June 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 10 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.
Sunday 10 June 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
and next week ...
Tuesday 12 June 2007
Auckland
South Auckland
Ornithological Society Meeting
2nd Tuesday (Feb - Nov).
7.45pm Papakura
Croquet Clubrooms, 5 Chapel St, Papakura.
Contact: David Lawrie (09)
238-8407
Tuesday 12 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 12 June 2007
New Zealand
NZERN Monthly Committee Meeting
Second Tuesday (except
January).
7.15pm.
Contact: National Secretary Simon Johnson ph: (03)
355-8150 E-mail: simonj-hrs@clear.net.nz
Tuesday 12 June 2007
Wellington
Trelissick Park, Ngaio Gorge Working Party
2nd Tuesday.
Workbee.
Contact: Frances Lee (479-2600)
Wednesday 13 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 13 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 13 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 14 June 2007
Northland
Northland Ornithological Society
2nd Thursday.
Evening meeting
Contact: Dave Crockett (09) 435-0954
Thursday 14 June 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 14 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 14 June 2007
Wellington
Otari-Wiltons 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 14 June 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 15
June 2007
Southland
Southland Community Nursery Work Day
Fridays.
Propagate your own native plants for free. Open Fridays, phone the evening
before
10am-noon. Free Arbor Day Events Propagating native plants from
cuttings.
Contact: Chris Rance (03) 213-1161 or email rances@ihug.co.nz
http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~rances/
Friday 15 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 16 June 2007
Auckland
Ark
in the Park
3rd 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 16 June 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.
Whitford Bird and Sculpture Garden. Visit renowned wildlife
artist Blake Twigden's garden and walk in free flight aviary. Explore
Whitford and Maraetai area. Cost: $30.00 including morning tea and entry
fee. Bookings: Karen Hally 528 7506.
Saturday 16 June 2007
Canterbury
Port Hills Restoration Planting
Bring Gloves, spade, sturdy
boots. Spades available. for those who don?t have one.
Meet top of Worsleys
Rd 1pm - 3.00pm - off Summit Rd west of Sign of the Kiwi.
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 16 June 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 16 June
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 16 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 17 June 2007
Auckland
Forest & Bird (Central
Auckland) Monthly Meeting
3rd Sunday (March -November).
2.30pm. Parnell
Community Centre, 545 Parnell Road
Speaker: Mike Percy - Maui Dolphin. Mike
is a keen diver and conservationist. He will give an illustrated talk about
Maui dolphin, one of the most endangered dolphin species.
Contact: Isabel
Still ph 528-3986
Sunday 17 June 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 17 June 2007
Canterbury
Addington Bush Working Party
(Normally 3rd Sunday).
10am. Planting
Contact: Mike Peters (03) 338 5451
Sunday 17 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 17 June 2007
Canterbury
Mahoe Reserve Planting Day
Boundary Road, Lincoln. Please bring
gloves and tools. Organised by Lincoln High School LEO group and the Lincoln
Envirotown Trust.
10am onwards
Contact: www.lincolnenvirotown.org.nz Sue
Jarvis at Lincoln High School (03) 325-2121
Sunday 17 June 2007
Marlborough
Marlborough OSNZ - Lake Grassmere Count
3rd Sunday.
Contact:
Mike Bell (03) 577-9818
Sunday 17 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.
Sunday 17 June 2007
Wellington
Nga
Uruora Kapiti - AGM & Team Muster
Speaker: Tim Parks Tanzanian Slide Show.
Way out back in Tanzania with VSA Slideshow & presentation 8-9pm. The AGM is
quick, painless & the annual report is actually very interesting.
Contact:
Fergus Wheeler (04) 905 6583
more calendar at
http://www.bush.org.nz/whatson/calendar.html
2. CONFERENCES
ECO
Annual Conference
When
29 June - 1 July 2007
Location
Riverside
Community, Upper Moutere, Nelson, New Zealand
It's that time again! The
annual ECO Conference is a great opportunity for people from New Zealands
environment and conservation groups to gather to share ideas, discuss key
environmental issues, learn valuable skills and be energized and inspired.
more detail and other conferences at
http://www.bush.org.nz/whatson/conference.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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