Kereru is a weekly NZ e-mail for all community participants and
organisations about ecological restoration. Relevant notices are very
welcome, please contact us. Help bring back our natives.
Kereru is available at
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Monday, 12 August 2002
Welcome to Kereru.
CONTENTS
2. Calendar
3. Noticeboard
7. NZERN News
8. How to contact NZERN
2. CALENDAR
This week...
Monday 12
Canterbury
Friends of the Avon Heathcote Meeting
2nd Monday
7.30pm, Mount Pleasant Yacht Club.
Tanya Jenkins (03) 332-0099
Monday 12
Wellington
Matiu/Somes Working Party
2nd & 4th Monday
Meet 10.30am Day's Bay Ferry. Return 4.30pm.
Alex Kettles (04) 569-6208 or Stan Butcher (04) 567-7271
Monday 12
Wellington
Pauatahanui Wetlands Reserve
1st & 2nd Monday
Work party 9am.
Ron Freeston, (04) 589-9232
Tuesday 13
Manawatu - Wanganui
Forest & Bird Manawatu Monthly Meeting
2nd Tuesday
Guest speaker at monthly meeting. 7.45pm. Meet at the Salvation Army
Complex, cnr Church and Princess St, Palmerston North. Supper provided.
Sales table. Gold coin to cover hall hire appreciated. Non-members welcome.
Viv Nicholls ph 06 350-9714 (wk)
Tuesday 13
Wellington
Greendale Working Party
Tuesdays
8.30am at reserve for planting and release work.
Phil Palmer 04-298-2952
Tuesday 13
Canterbury
Sign of Kiwi to Sign of Bellbird Working Party
Tuesdays
9am-3pm, Summit Rd Society. "West Enders" (Ohinetahi gang and Kiwi gang)
Leaves from 11a Colombo St.
Gordon Kirk (03) 332 7134
Tuesday 13
Wellington
Waimeha Lagoon Working Party
2nd & 4th Tuesday from May till October
3pm till 5pm. Meet at Charles Fleming memorial rock, Eruini St, Waikanae
Pam Sinclair (04) 293 1790
Wednesday 14
Canterbury
Earthwise - Plains FM 96.9
Wednesdays
Local and Global Issues 8:30pm
Wednesday 14
Auckland
Kaipataki Project Working Bees
Every Wednesday to Sunday
9am-12pm. Includes releasing, weeding, mulching, nursery work, planting
preparation, planting etc.
Edwina or Renee KERP (09) 482-1172
Wednesday 14
Wellington
Manawa Karioi Working Bee
Wednesdays
10am. Lunch provided
Sally (04) 934 7041
Wednesday 14
Manawatu - Wanganui
Potting up seedlings at Oxenham Bush
Wednesdays
Volunteers required to pot up native seedlings for Oxenham Bush, 708
Kahuterawa Road, Palmertson North.
Hugh Oxenham ph 06 357-0014
Wednesday 14
Wellington
Wellington Home Nursery
Wednesday
Nursery potting up and seed propagation. Evening session 7.30pm till 9.30pm
Gary James (04) 938-6751
Thursday 15
Auckland
Friends of Shepherds Park
Thursdays
Meet at headland, walkway off Cresta Avenue 9.30am
Ces Thomas (09) 483-6601
Thursday 15
Wellington
Kaitawa Reserve Working Party
Thursday
Meet 8.30am at Riwai Street for planting and release work.
John Mclauchlan 04-904-0027
Thursday 15
Canterbury
Mt Vernon Working Party
Thursdays.
1.30 - 4pm. Port Hills Park Trust Board.
Anne Kennedy (03) 337 0364, Dave Bates (03) 332 6233
Friday 16
Southland
Working Day at Southland Community Nursery
Fridays
Help with native plant nursery work - potting, seed sowing, weeding, moving
plants. Phone Thursday night before coming (2131161)
Phone Chris Thursday evening 213 1161
Saturday 17
Manawatu - Wanganui
Potting up seedlings at Oxenham Bush
Saturdays
Volunteers required to pot up native seedlings for Oxenham Bush, 708
Kahuterawa Road, Palmertson North.
Hugh Oxenham ph 06 357-0014
Saturday 17
Southland
Te Rere Working Bee
Your chance to help hoiho Depart 8.30am Southland Museum. Transport also
from Dunedin
Contact: Brian Rance, Invercargill (03) 213 1161, Margaret Murrell, Dunedin
(03) 454-4966
Saturday 17
Canterbury
Travis Wetland Trust Working Party
3rd Saturday of every month.
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
Sunday 18
Canterbury
Addington Bush Working Party
(Normally 3rd Sunday)
3rd Winter Public Planting Day. 10am-noon. Meet 7 Poulson St, Addington.
Infill species.
Contact: Mike Peters (03) 338 5451
Sunday 18
Otago
Flagstaff Creek Silver Beech Forest Restoration Project Work Party
F&B sponsored Students for Environmental Action (SEA) work afternoon.
Releasing natural beech regeneration and planting.Tools provided. Please
notify interest and if have car.
Leaving from O.U. Clubs and Societies Building 1pm.
Ken (03) 476 7100 kdmason@xtra.co.nz
Sunday 18
Auckland
Friends of Shepherds Park
Sundays
Meet at headland, walkway offf Cresta Avenue. 9.30am
Ces Thomas (09) 483-6601
Sunday 18
Auckland
Kauri Grove Reserve and Three Streams Arboretum Working Party
Every Weekend
Walkway construction and revegetation in Albany
John Hogan (09) 415-9336
and next week...
Monday 19
Wellington
Wellington Botanical Society Meeting
3rd Monday
7.30pm. Victoria University, Wellington. Room K301, 3rd floor, New Kirk
Building, Kelburn Parade.
AGM. Dr Brian Molloy speaking about "Tony Druce, field botanist
extraordinaire".
Tuesday 20
Otago
Forest & Bird (Dunedin) Monthly Meeting
3rd Tuesday
7.45pm Kakapo/Takahe Room, Otago Museum. Entry via Museum Carpark,
Cumberland St
Ken Mason 03 476 7100
Tuesday 20
Wellington
Greendale Working Party
Tuesdays
8.30am at reserve for planting and release work.
Phil Palmer 04-298-2952
Tuesday 20
Canterbury
Sign of Kiwi to Sign of Bellbird Working Party
Tuesdays
9am-3pm, Summit Rd Society. "West Enders" (Ohinetahi gang and Kiwi gang)
Leaves from 11a Colombo St.
Gordon Kirk (03) 332 7134
Wednesday 21
Canterbury
Earthwise - Plains FM 96.9
Wednesdays
Local and Global Issues 8:30pm
Wednesday 21
Auckland
Kaipataki Project Working Bees
Every Wednesday to Sunday
9am-12pm. Includes releasing, weeding, mulching, nursery work, planting
preparation, planting etc.
Edwina or Renee KERP (09) 482-1172
Wednesday 21
Wellington
Manawa Karioi Working Bee
Wednesdays
10am. Lunch provided
Sally (04) 934 7041
Wednesday 21
Manawatu - Wanganui
Potting up seedlings at Oxenham Bush
Wednesdays
Volunteers required to pot up native seedlings for Oxenham Bush, 708
Kahuterawa Road, Palmertson North.
Hugh Oxenham ph 06 357-0014
Wednesday 21
Wellington
Wellington Home Nursery
Wednesday
Nursery potting up and seed propagation. Evening session 7.30pm till 9.30pm
Gary James (04) 938-6751
Thursday 22
Auckland
Friends of Shepherds Park
Thursdays
Meet at headland, walkway off Cresta Avenue 9.30am
Ces Thomas (09) 483-6601
Thursday 22
Wellington
Kaitawa Reserve Working Party
Thursday
Meet 8.30am at Riwai Street for planting and release work.
John Mclauchlan 04-904-0027
Thursday 22
Canterbury
Mt Vernon Working Party
Thursdays.
1.30 - 4pm. Port Hills Park Trust Board.
Anne Kennedy (03) 337 0364, Dave Bates (03) 332 6233
Friday 23
Southland
KCC (Riverton)
4th Fridays 3-15pm - 4.45pm (children 5 - 12). Non KCC members 50c. South
Coast Environment Centre.
Robert Guyton (03) 234 8249
Friday 23
Southland
Working Day at Southland Community Nursery
Fridays
Help with native plant nursery work - potting, seed sowing, weeding, moving
plants. Phone Thursday night before coming (2131161)
Phone Chris Thursday evening 213 1161
Saturday 24
Wellington
Pauatahanui Wetlands Reserve Lower Hutt Forest & Bird
4th Saturday
Work party 9am.
Ron Freeston (04) 589-9232
Saturday 24
Manawatu - Wanganui
Potting up seedlings at Oxenham Bush
Saturdays
Volunteers required to pot up native seedlings for Oxenham Bush, 708
Kahuterawa Road, Palmertson North.
Hugh Oxenham ph 06 357-0014
Saturday 24
Otago
Yellow-eyed Penguin Consultative Group - Yellow-eyed Penguin Symposium
Morning programme will include progress report on habitats,breeding success
and science. Afternoon programme will feature eco-tourism and its
effect/potential effect on our threatened species.
Sue Murray 03 479 0011 yept@clear.net.nz
Sunday 25
Canterbury
Clarevale Reserve Working Party
2nd and 4th Sundays
10am, Native Habitats. Go to Clarevale Rd off Burwood Rd. Plans to help
restore 1.25ha of gorse and willows into tall native forest. The project
runs in conjunction with a scientific study. Bring work clothes, lunch,
gloves and spade or grubber. Phone or email first.
Dave Evans 366 0628 or Dave.Evans@alliedtelesyn.co.nz
Sunday 25
Auckland
Friends of Shepherds Park
Sundays
Meet at headland, walkway offf Cresta Avenue. 9.30am
Ces Thomas (09) 483-6601
Sunday 25
Auckland
Kauri Grove Reserve and Three Streams Arboretum Working Party
Every Weekend
Walkway construction and revegetation in Albany
John Hogan (09) 415-9336
Sunday 25
Otago
MEES working Party
Last Sunday of Month.
Meet 10.30am at Long Beach
Colin Rutherford (03) 482-1110
Sunday 25
Canterbury
Summit Rd Society Outings
4th Sunday
Visits to the Port Hills. 1pm - 4pm. $2 charge per head members, $5 non
members, children free.
To register or enquries Carol (03) 385-2840 or email Carol.H@xtra.co.nz
(more calendar items at http://www.bush.org.nz/calendar/
3. NOTICEBOARD
311 from Denise Ford of Canterbury...
Wetland restoration around the world.
Tony Sharley will be speaking on:
How the Corporate sector can benefit the environment - his experiences
of wetland restoration around the world.
Tony is the Manager of Australia's exciting and innovative Banrock
Station Wine and Wetland Centre.
Banrock Station was awarded the 2002 Ramsar Wetland Conservation
award.
He will be speaking at Travis Wetland Education Centre,Beach Road
(west end) off Frosts Rd.
7pm Thursday 22 August 2002.
Gold Coin Entry. Wine & Cheese supplied by Banrock Station Wines.
rsvp to Eric Banks, 941 8285 or eric.banks@ccc.govt.nz by 15 August.
Eric Banks (941 8285)
313 from Steve Bush of Canterbury...
Planting
There will be a small planting (380 plants)to be held at Travis
Wetland on Saturday 17th of August. If you wish to join in this occasion
meet at the Carpark on Mairehau Rd, 300 metres east of Burwood Hospital, at
10.30am. Bring spade, family and friends. For more information contact Robin
Stove on 332 8586.
Robin Stove
(Send your notices as you want them to appear from your password protected
areas
more notices at http://www.bush.org.nz/notice/
7. NZERN News
11/08/2002
Membership Update
The NZERN office is currently sorting out membership renewals, reciepts and
invoicing.
1st. Everyone who has a current email address will be emailed their complete
payment record if they have ever paid a sub or made a donation.
2nd. All expired subscribers will get a couple of brief email reminders and
then your membership accounts will be closed.
3rd. In future, reciepts will be sent out as part of a email confirmation
message as the subs are processed.
4th. Your payment records will also be found in your password areas.
Your password area now has information about who your pipi manager is, when
you are paid up to and looks a lot better. Expect more improvements!!...
11/08/2002
Website
NZERN now has a webcrawler which will be used to search other websites. The
information gathered will be used to make a useful searchable index on
conservation....
11/08/2002
Fundraising
NZERN takes delivery this week of a new office server. This will be used to
give all the volunteers passwords and will help protect Pipi by networking
all the computers in an orderly fashion. It will also be used to run project
management software which means we now get much better organised. This was
made possible by a generous grant from the DoC TFBIS fund.
Thank you DoC and especially Joseph Arrand from Wellington....
For more nzern news http://www.bush.org.nz/nzern/
8. CONTACT
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/join/ - become a member or affiliate member of
NZERN. Lets you subscribe to Kereru, add articles to the web site, etc.
* http://www.bush.org.nz/nzern/ - your NZERN Regional Rep. How to contact
him or her.
* http://www.bush.org.nz/organisation/ - list of groups. Help with a
restoration project in your area!
* http://www.bush.org.nz/site/ - list of restoration sites in New Zealand.
Explains how to add sites to the list.
* http://www.bush.org.nz/planterguide/ - look up suitable plants for your
area.
Newsletter Inserts
Brochures etc. relevant to restoration can be distributed on behalf of other
organisations as inserts in the quarterly print newsletter. See
http://www.bush.org.nz/telegraph/ for details.
Addresses
Postal: NZERN, PO Box 9000, Christchurch, New Zealand
Email: office@bush.org.nz
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Next Kereru, Monday, 19 August 2002
Regards
Mike Peters
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
A big thank you to the folks at Converge (www.converge.org.nz) and Plain
Communications (www.plain.co.nz) for providing the list server for kereru,
and also to the following organisations and sites for web site hosting:
Landcare Research (www.Landcare.cri.nz); Converge; Enviroweb; freecfm.com.
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