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.
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Monday, 5 August 2002
Welcome to Kereru.
CONTENTS
2. Calendar
3. Noticeboard
7. NZERN News
8. How to contact NZERN
2. CALENDAR
This week...
Monday 5
New Zealand
Conservation Week
1st week in August
A week long series of events to promote conservation. Celebrated sice 1969.
Department of Conservation
Monday 5
Wellington
Pauatahanui Wetlands Reserve
1st & 2nd Monday
Work party 9am.
Ron Freeston, (04) 589-9232
Tuesday 6
Canterbury
Friends of the Christchurch Botanic Gardens
Irregular dates
9am Information Centre. Guided walk. New developments on the Gondwana
display. Angus Allan
Chch Bot. Gardens Info Centre 364-7590
Tuesday 6
Wellington
Greendale Working Party
Tuesdays
8.30am at reserve for planting and release work.
Phil Palmer 04-298-2952
Tuesday 6
Canterbury
NZERN Monthly Committee Meeting
First Tuesday (except January)
7.15pm
National Secretary Simon Johnson ph: (03) 355-8150 E-mail:
simonj-hrs@clear.net.nz
Tuesday 6
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 6
Otago
STOP, Save the Otago Peninsula meeting
First Tuesday of every month
Broad Bay Plunket rooms 7.30pm.
Helen Clarke (03) 478 0311
Tuesday 6
Wellington
Te Marua Bush Working Bee
Wellington BotSoc.
Meet 9am at Upper Hutt Station carpark, or 9.30am at Te Marua Bush.
Sue Millar (04) 526 7440
Wednesday 7
Canterbury
Earthwise - Plains FM 96.9
Wednesdays
Local and Global Issues 8:30pm
Wednesday 7
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 7
Wellington
Manawa Karioi Working Bee
Wednesdays
10am. Lunch provided
Sally (04) 934 7041
Wednesday 7
New Zealand
NZ GIS Day
A day for New Zealand GIS awareness.
www.gisday.com
Wednesday 7
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 7
Wellington
Wellington Home Nursery
Wednesday
Nursery potting up and seed propagation. Evening session 7.30pm till 9.30pm
Gary James (04) 938-6751
Thursday 8
Auckland
Friends of Shepherds Park
Thursdays
Meet at headland, walkway off Cresta Avenue 9.30am
Ces Thomas (09) 483-6601
Thursday 8
Canterbury
Guardians of the Styx River (Christchurch)
2rd Thursday except December, January General Meeting
Meet 7.30pm Papanui Service Centre.
Contacts John Knox (Chair) (03) 379 9904 Matthew Turnbull (Secretary) (03)
332 7290
Thursday 8
Wellington
Kaitawa Reserve Working Party
Thursday
Meet 8.30am at Riwai Street for planting and release work.
John Mclauchlan 04-904-0027
Thursday 8
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 9
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 10
Canterbury
Otamahua/Quail Island Planting Days
Help plant 4,800 trees. Ferry departs Lyttelton B Jetty 9.30am. return 12.30
or 3.40pm. Transport free for volunteers. Bring a spade, grubber, if you
have one, garden gloves, lunch and a cup. Hot water, tea and coffee will be
available
Family Day and BBQ
Anna Paltridge at 384-3592 or anna_paltridge@hotmail.com
Saturday 10
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
Sunday 11
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 11
Auckland
Friends of Shepherds Park
Sundays
Meet at headland, walkway offf Cresta Avenue. 9.30am
Ces Thomas (09) 483-6601
Sunday 11
Auckland
Kauri Grove Reserve and Three Streams Arboretum Working Party
Every Weekend
Walkway construction and revegetation in Albany
John Hogan (09) 415-9336
Sunday 11
Wellington
Manawa Karioi Working Bee
Second Sunday
9.30am -3.30pm. Tools and lunch provided.
Sally (04) 934 7041
and next 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
(more calendar items at http://www.bush.org.nz/calendar/
3. NOTICEBOARD
From David Blair of Otago...
309. Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust Conservation Week Activity
Predator Control Field Day - Sunday 11 August.
Okia Reserve./ Otago Peninsula.
Directions: Follow signs. Pass Portobello about 3km and from Harrington
Point Road turn right into Weir Road 3km then left onto Dick Road. Okia
Reserve is about 4km from this corner.
Time: 9.30am. Barbeque set up. Bring a sausage.
Demonstrations on predator trapping, especially stoats and ferrets.
Neat place-bring warm clothes and the kids.
No cancellations.
Queries to Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust 03 479 0011.
or David Blair. Cellular: 025 893 890
(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
4/08/2002
Photos & Logos
Users who have provided photos in the past can now edit the descriptions on
line from the password area.
You will find "My Photos" under the "My Office" menu.
The next upgrade will add the ability to upload images from your desktop...
4/08/2002
Website
The Bush Library has been upgraded. There is also now an images library with
600 photos....
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, 12 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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