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
http://www.bush.org.nz/kereru/
Wednesday, 16 October 2002
Welcome to Kereru.
CONTENTS
2. Calendar
3. Noticeboard
7. NZERN News
8. How to contact NZERN
2. CALENDAR
This week...
Monday 14
Canterbury
Friends of the Avon Heathcote Meeting
2nd Monday
7.30pm, Mount Pleasant Yacht Club.
Tanya Jenkins (03) 332-0099
Monday 14
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 14
Wellington
Pauatahanui Wetlands Reserve
1st & 3rd Monday
Work party 9am.
Ron Freeston, (04) 589-9232
Monday 14
Canterbury
Trees for Canterbury Fundraiser
Trivia Nite: Captains Misteak, Hillsborough Tavern, Curries Rd. Tickets are $20 for a team of 4 players. First question at 7.30pm after 7pm check in.
Steve Bush (03) 332 8586
Tuesday 15
Otago
Forest & Bird (Dunedin) Monthly Meeting
3rd Tuesday
7.45pm Kakapo/Takahe Room, Otago Museum. Entry via Museum Carpark, Cumberland St
Speaker:- Ralph Ohlemuller (Botany Dept) "Plant diversity in remnants of indigenous forest in E. Otago.
Ken Mason 03 476 7100
Tuesday 15
Wellington
Greendale Working Party
Tuesdays
8.30am at reserve for planting and release work.
Phil Palmer 04-298-2952
Tuesday 15
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 15
Wellington
Waimeha Lagoon Working Party
1st & 3rd Tuesday
Meet at Charles Fleming memorial rock, Eruini St, Waikanae
3-5pm
Wednesday 16
Canterbury
Earthwise - Plains FM 96.9
Wednesdays
Local and Global Issues 8:30pm
Wednesday 16
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 16
Wellington
Manawa Karioi Working Bee
Wednesdays
10am. Lunch provided
Sally (04) 934 7041
Wednesday 16
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 16
Wellington
Wellington Home Nursery
Wednesday
Nursery potting up and seed propagation. Evening session 7.30pm till 9.30pm
Gary James (04) 938-6751
Thursday 17
Auckland
Friends of Shepherds Park
Thursdays
Meet at headland, walkway off Cresta Avenue 9.30am
Ces Thomas (09) 483-6601
Thursday 17
Wellington
Kaitawa Reserve Working Party
Thursday
Meet 8.30am at Riwai Street for planting and release work.
John Mclauchlan 04-904-0027
Thursday 17
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 18
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 19
Wellington
Forest & Bird Home Nursery Group Seed Gathering Trips & Working Bees (if wet Sunday 20th) 9am. Pauatahanui and Porirua. Steblus hunting
Saturday 19
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 19
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 20
Canterbury
Addington Bush Working Party
(Normally 3rd Sunday)
Nursery Work. Time: Meet at 11am-1pm, 7 Poulson St. All welcome.
Contact: Mike Peters (03) 338 5451
Sunday 20
Auckland
Friends of Shepherds Park
Sundays
Meet at headland, walkway offf Cresta Avenue. 9.30am
Ces Thomas (09) 483-6601
Sunday 20
Auckland
Kauri Grove Reserve and Three Streams Arboretum Working Party
Every Weekend
Walkway construction and revegetation in Albany
John Hogan (09) 415-9336
Sunday 20
Northland
Networking Day for landcare groups in Auckland & Northland
You are invited to this opportunity to meet and hear from members of other landcare groups in the Auckland and Northland region. NZ Landcare Trust.
Northland Regional Council Chambers, Quayside, Whangarei. 9.30 am to 3.30 pm
Helen Moodie Phone: 09 436 3170 Email: helen@landcare.org.nz
and next week...
Monday 21
Wellington
Wellington Botanical Society Meeting
3rd Monday
7.30pm. Victoria University, Wellington. Room K301, 3rd floor, New Kirk Building, Kelburn Parade.
Tuesday 22
Wellington
Greendale Working Party
Tuesdays
8.30am at reserve for planting and release work.
Phil Palmer 04-298-2952
Tuesday 22
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 22
Canterbury
Travis Wetland Trust Meeting
Tuesday after Third Saturday.
Time: 5.30pm - 7.30pm. Place: Travis Wetland Education Centre, Beach Road.
AGM. Two guest speakers talking about native fish and pest fish. Refreshments provided.
Helen Braithwaite (03) 328 9958
Tuesday 22
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 23
Canterbury
Earthwise - Plains FM 96.9
Wednesdays
Local and Global Issues 8:30pm
Wednesday 23
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 23
Wellington
Manawa Karioi Working Bee
Wednesdays
10am. Lunch provided
Sally (04) 934 7041
Wednesday 23
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 23
Wellington
Upper Hutt Forest & Bird Branch Meeting
4th Wednesday
7.30pm. Wallaceville Research Centre Seminar Room, Wards St, Upper Hutt
Barry Wards (04) 970 4266
Wednesday 23
Wellington
Wellington Home Nursery
Wednesday
Nursery potting up and seed propagation. Evening session 7.30pm till 9.30pm
Gary James (04) 938-6751
Thursday 24
Auckland
Friends of Shepherds Park
Thursdays
Meet at headland, walkway off Cresta Avenue 9.30am
Ces Thomas (09) 483-6601
Thursday 24
Wellington
Kaitawa Reserve Working Party
Thursday
Meet 8.30am at Riwai Street for planting and release work.
John Mclauchlan 04-904-0027
Thursday 24
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 25
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 25
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 26
Wellington
Pauatahanui Wetlands Reserve Lower Hutt Forest & Bird
4th Saturday
Work party 9am.
Ron Freeston (04) 589-9232
Saturday 26
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 27
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 27
Auckland
Friends of Shepherds Park
Sundays
Meet at headland, walkway offf Cresta Avenue. 9.30am
Ces Thomas (09) 483-6601
Sunday 27
Auckland
Kauri Grove Reserve and Three Streams Arboretum Working Party
Every Weekend
Walkway construction and revegetation in Albany
John Hogan (09) 415-9336
Sunday 27
Otago
MEES working Party
Last Sunday of Month.
Meet 10.30am at Long Beach
Colin Rutherford (03) 482-1110
Sunday 27
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
330: from Denise Ford of Canterbury...
Travis Wetland Trust AGM
Travis Wetland Trust is holding their AGM at the Travis Wetland Education Centre on the 22 October at 7.00 pm.
The guest speaker is Sjaan Charters from the Department of Conservation speaking on Freshwater Fish and Pest Fish.
All are welcome to attend.
Helen Braithwaite (03) 328 9958
331: from Greg Comfort of Canterbury...
Manaaki Whenua Press web site updated
Kia Ora!
The Manaaki Whenua Press online catalogue has been updated with many new titles, and is available on the Web at http://www.mwpress.co.nz
We are trying to include a range of New Zealand titles that will be of interest to NZERN members, expecially titles that help with plant restoration and identification.
We offer a 20% discount to NZERN members. Please identify yourself on orders as a member, so you can get the discount.
Good luck with your restoration projects!
Greg Comfort Manager, Manaaki Whenua Press mwpress@landcareresearch.co.nz
332: from Kelvin McMillan of Canterbury...
Biodiversity Strategy Workshops
October 2002
Bringing the dawn chorus back to Christchurch.
The tui has gone. What will be next?
How would you like natural Christchurch to look in 50 years or more?
Come along and have your say.
Mon 21st Oct 5 - 7 pm Fendalton Service Centre Cnr. Jeffreys and Clyde Rds, Fendalton
Tues 22nd Oct 7 - 9 pm Sockburn Service Centre 149 Main South Rd, Sockburn
Wed 23rd Oct 10 am - 12 noon Horticultural Society South Hagley Park, 57 Riccarton Ave
Tues 29th Oct 7 - 9 m New Brighton Working Mens Club 202 Marine Parade, New Brighton
Thur 31st Oct 5-7 pm Linwood Service Centre 180 Smith St, Linwood
Please RSVP before Thursday 17 October to:
Parks and Waterways Unit,
Leisure and Parks Customer Centre
Christchurch City Council
PO Box 237
Christchurch
Tel: 941 6840 fax: 941 8033
email:leisureandparkscustomercentre@ccc.govt.nz
website: http://www.ccc.govt.nz/Environment/Biodiversity
Download the flier (PDF, 700KB, free Adobe Acrobat reader)
333: from Helen Constable of Canterbury...
The Great Christchurch Botanic Gardens PLANT SALE
Saturday, 19 October 2002, 10.00 am to 2.00 pm
on the Hall Lawn - adjacent to the Children's Playground in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens.
The sale includes many native trees and shrubs, mostly sourced from the Botanic Gardens stock. Healthy plants at good prices
334: from Ian Spellerberg of Canterbury...
NEW ZEALAND'S TOP TEN MOST POPULAR PLANTS - WHAT ARE THEY?
What do you think are the most popular New Zealand native plants? Would your selection include Icon plants (such as flax and cabbage tree) or do you have a special favourite that deserves greater recognition? Lets here your views.
The Isaac Centre for Nature Conservation (based at Lincoln University) invites everyone to contribute their suggestions as to what they feel are the most popular New Zealand native plants. This is the first of an annual countrywide survey to seek personal selections for the top ten favourite New Zealand native plants. These favourites could include a selection of trees, shrubs or wildflowers.
You are invited to select up to ten of your most favourite native plants and send your list to the address below. Please list your selection in order of preference and include either common names or scientific names. You may also like to comment on your personal selection and say why they are your favourites or why they should be in the top ten most popular native plants for New Zealand. There are some prizes to give away. After the closing date, the first three entries drawn from the nominations will be awarded prizes. Entries close on January 4th 2003.
The results and the winners of the prize draw will be made known in the March issue of the New Zealand Gardener. Please post or email your suggestions (with name and contact details) to:
'The top ten New Zealand Native plants', c/o The Isaac Centre for Nature Conservation, P.O. Box 84, Lincoln University, Canterbury.
Or email: Spelleri@lincoln.ac.nz
The prize draws are vouchers for New Zealand Native Plants:
1. $250 from Titoki Nursery, Palmers Rd., RD1, Brightwater, Nelson
2. $150 from the Isaac Centre for Nature Conservation
3. $100 from the Isaac Centre for Nature Conservation
Don't forget to include your name and contact details.
335 from Helen Moodie of Northland...
Networking Day for landcare groups in Auckland & Northland
You are invited to this opportunity to meet and hear from members of other landcare groups in the Auckland and Northland region
Sunday 20 October 2002
Northland Regional Council Chambers,
Quayside, Whangarei
9.30 am to 3.30 pm
9.30 am: registration/morning tea
10 - 12 noon: Who's doing what?
An opportunity to find out what other groups are up to and see who you are going to need to talk to at lunchtime!
Lunch will be provided.
1.00 -3.00 pm: Facilitated sessions
. What to do when you can't do any more on a volunteer basis.
we are hoping to have someone from WINZ along to share some thoughts on using Task Force Green workers, and will hear from other groups that employ people to carry out projects.
. Funding / resource projects.
An opportunity to hear what resources other groups have accessed (both in terms of dollars and information), and the criteria / process for accessing these resources.
. Where now for Landcare?
A discussion on where Landcare can (or can't) go in the future - and what we will need to have in place to get there!
3.00 pm: Afternoon tea
Please pass this invite on to anyone else who may be interested in attending this day.
An rsvp to Helen Moodie by October 14 would be appreciated.
for more information, please contact
Helen Moodie, NZ Landcare Trust,
Waikaraka, RD 4, Whangarei
Phone: 09 436 3170 Email: helen@landcare.org.nz
(more notices at http://www.bush.org.nz/notice/)
7. NZERN News
13/10/2002
Website
Upgrades last week include the ability to search the website using a search engine, the listing of publishers and their periodicals, and a detailed "Contents A-Z" of the website.
Development of the website is currently 6 weeks behind schedule....
13/10/2002
Pipi Update
A steering committee responsible for the long term management of Pipi has been elected. Members include Denise Ford - an experienced Cobol programmer (Travis Wetland Trust), Dave Evans - hardware design expert (Native Habitats), Parker Jones - GIS manager (Miro), Mike Peters - Coldfusion & Access programmer (Addington Bush Society), Crile Doescher - GIS lecturer (Otamahua/Quail Island Ecological Restoration Charitable Trust).
The Pipi steering committee will be meeting 3-4 times per year and will report to the NZERN National Council. This has been done because of the rapid development- growing complexity of Pipi and the need to provide a "rock solid" reliable intranet for everyone involved in looking after our threatened biodiversity.
The committee will be developing a long term plan for our computer system, be responsible for purchasing of equipment and software, security, backups and documentation, development and operations. Mike is development manager and Denise is operations manager, both responsible for much wider teams of volunteers helping with the technical side of Pipi.
This will free up the existing NZERN management committee to focus more on developing the human network between farmers/residents participants, runanga, community groups and agencies. As well as get back to a very practical focus on "hands on" restoration.
The first meeting is on Monday November 4th at 8pm....
13/10/2002
Bush Telly
Tim Park, QE2 Trust ecologist, has been nominated as a trustee for the Bush Telly Trust. Ryan Young is currently filming in the far north for future programs. An operational plan is currently being written for the trust which will next meet late November....
13/10/2002
GIS
Full scale mapping of restoration sites is now underway. Following successful training by the NZERN Training School, volunteers are now getting all the data provided by community groups/regional reps onto maps.
The "shapefiles" now being mapped are:
Location of native plant nurseries that ecosource
Polygons outlining the exact boundaries of individual restoration sites or bits of them
Bounding boxes containing the general locations of restoration projects
Land requiring formal protection at the request of landowner/iwi/community group
Weed infestations reported by community groups
Weed-free buffer zones around restoration sites
These maps will be displayed on the internet and will be available for downloading as high resolution pdf files. Many more mapping layers will be developed in future based on discussion and feedback from NZERN members....
13/10/2002
GIS
A big thank you to Bridget Quin & Parker Jones at Eagle Technology for providing a free update for ArcView 8. This is saving NZERN a lot in scarce funds. ArcView is software used to create maps and is state of the art. Its also used by NIWA, Landcare Research, DoC and many councils. Having the same software makes it easier to share information....
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, 21 October 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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