Kereru is a weekly NZ e-mail for all community participants and organisations about ecological restoration. Help bring back our natives. Kereru is available at
http://www.bush.org.nz/kereru/ Monday, 3rd December 2007 Welcome to Kereru. CONTENTS
1. New on the website
2. News for NZERN members
3. Restoration calendar
4. How to contact NZERN
1. NEW ON THE WEBSITE
Waikato
Photobox - Pohutukawa Festival 23 November - 9 December
Notice - The New Zealand Premier of Hotspots
Notice - New Zealand Plant Conservation Network Individual Award 2007
http://www.bush.org.nz/region/waikato.html New Zealand
Photobox - International Volunteer Day 5 December
http://www.bush.org.nz/index.html 2. NEWS FOR NZERN MEMBERS Please use the forums to report any errors found on the website so corrections can be made. Advertising
Relevant paid advertising is being added to the website to provide links to useful services and help pay for the costs of web hosting. The initial focus is to place 350 small Amazon.com ads for NZ natural history books. NZERN members will also be able to provide prepaid ads for their commercial eco-sourcing native plant nurseries, job vacancies, funding available, natural history books, and contractor services.
http://www.bush.org.nz/telly/advertise.html Any questions or suggestions, just use the forums. 28/11/2007
NZERN Help Desk
3. RESTORATION 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 3 December 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 3 December 2007
Wellington
Wellington Ornithological Society Meeting
1st Monday.
Conservation House, Wellington.
Contact: Ian Armitage (04) 232-7470
Tuesday 4 December 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 4 December 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 4 December 2007
Taranaki
Taranaki Ornithological Society Meeting
First Tuesday (except January).
7.30pm
Contact: Barry Hartley (06) 757 8644
Wednesday 5 December 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 5 December 2007
Manawatu - Wanganui
Manawatu Ornithological Society Beach Patrol
1st Wednesday.
and on other beaches at irregular times.
Contact: Ian Saville (06) 323-1441
Wednesday 5 December 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 5 December 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 6 December 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 6 December 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 7 December 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 8 December 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.
Saturday 8 December 2007
Wellington
Otari-Wilton's 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 8 December 2007
Wellington
Owhiro Stream
2nd Saturday.
Workbee
Saturday 8 December 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 9 December 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 9 December 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 9 December 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
4. 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!
* http://www.bush.org.nz/forum/ - forums
* http://www.help.bush.org.nz - how the members only website works How to contact NZERN
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