| 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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Wednesday, 16 April 2003
Welcome to Kereru.
CONTENTS 2. Calendar 3. Noticeboard 4. Resources 7. NZERN News 8. How to contact NZERN
2. CALENDAR
This week...
Tuesday 15
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 15
Wellington Greendale Working Party Tuesdays 8.30am at reserve for planting and release work. Phil Palmer 04-298-2952
Wednesday 16
Wellington Wellington Home Nursery 1st & 3rd Wednesday 7.30-9.30pm Contact Julia 938-5102
Thursday 17
Wellington Forest & Bird (Wellington) Meeting 7.30pm. Turnbull House, Bowen St. Gordon Purdie 4795548
Thursday 17
Nelson - Marlborough Forest & Bird Marlborough Meeting Illustrated talk on flora of South Marlborough by prominent Nelson based ecologist Philip Simpson. Blenheim School Hall. Margaret Peace 5705612
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
Thursday 17
Nelson - Marlborough Nelson Botanical Society Trip Easter Camp, Karamea. Cathy Jones 03 546-9499
Friday 18
Canterbury Addington Bush Working Party (Normally 3rd Sunday) 10am-noon. Autumn weeding. Meet at 7 Poulson St. All welcome Contact: Mike Peters (03) 338 5451
Friday 18
Wellington Wellington Botanical Society Field Trip 1st Saturday Field trip Te Maunga and Mt Ross, Aorangi Forest Park.
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
Auckland Kauri Grove Reserve and Three Streams Arboretum Working Party Every Weekend Walkway construction and revegetation in Albany John Hogan (09) 415-9336
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
and next week....
Monday 21
Wellington Pauatahanui Wetlands Reserve 1st & 3rd Monday Work party 9am. Ron Freeston, (04) 589-9232
Tuesday 22
Wellington Greendale Working Party Tuesdays 8.30am at reserve for planting and release work. Phil Palmer 04-298-2952
Tuesday 22
Canterbury Travis Wetland Trust Meeting Tuesday after Third Saturday. Time: 5.30pm - 7.30pm. Place: Travis Wetland Education Centre, Beach Road. Helen Braithwaite (03) 328 9958
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
Thursday 24
Auckland Friends of the Whau - Meeting Last Thursday 7.30pm staff room Kelston Boys High School, Kelston. Visitors Welcome J. Weaver (09) 820-8575
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
Thursday 24
Wellington Wellington Home Nursery 2nd & 4th Thursday 7-9pm. Meet at Merrins house. Ph 971-1770
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
Auckland Kauri Grove Reserve and Three Streams Arboretum Working Party Every Weekend Walkway construction and revegetation in Albany John Hogan (09) 415-9336
Saturday 26
Wellington Pauatahanui Wetlands Reserve Lower Hutt Forest & Bird 4th Saturday Work party 9am. Ron Freeston (04) 589-9232
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
Canterbury Forest & Bird (North Canterbury) Trip The Monument Reserve, Port Hills. Contact Lois Griffiths 342-9800
Sunday 27
Otago MEES working Party Last Sunday of Month. Meet 10.30am at Long Beach Colin Rutherford (03) 482-1110
Sunday 27
Canterbury Otamahua/Quail Restoration Trust Work Day Normally Last Sunday Ferry departs Lyttelton B Jetty 9.30am. return 1.30 or 4.40pm. Bring lunch and drink. Alison 328-8350
Sunday 27
Wellington Otari Wilton's Bush Trust - Walk 2pm. $3, meet at the Otari-Wilton's bush Information Centre, Te Marae o Tane. Blue trail treats 04 499 1400
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 361. from Mike Peters of Canterbury... Banks Peninsula Conservation Trust
The Banks Banks Peninsula Conservation Trust are looking for keen outdoor people to join a Restoration team set up by the Banks Peninsula Conservation Trust.(BPCT). This group will help eradicate noxious plants and animals pests in covenanted areas,and take part in ecological restoration projects.
If you are interested please contact Annelies Pekelharing in Little River, PH 3251 229, or e-mail: anneliesp@xtra.co.nz 4. RESOURCES Weeds in New Zealand Weeds in New Zealand from Environment BOP www.boprc.govt.nz/www/green/weeds.htm
Protecting and restoring our natural heritage - a practical guide. On this page you will find a link to the "Protecting and Restoring Our Natural Heritage" guide on the left hand side menu. www.doc.govt.nz/Regional-Info/010~Canterbury/
Parks Botanist Newsletters Newsletter From Kate McCombs, Parks & Waterways Botanist. Christchurch City Council www.ccc.govt.nz/Publications/botanistnewsletter/
New Zealand Biodiversity A joint agency biodiversity web site. www.biodiversity.govt.nz
New Zealand Native Forests Restoration Trust www.nznfrt.org.nz
Limnological Society www.rsnz.govt.nz/clan/limsoc
More resources at http://www.bush.org.nz/resource/
7. NZERN News
11/04/2003 Website A Maori keyboard application is now available to make it easier for people to use Maori language on the computer.
Members are also very welcome to submit notices, articles and other information in Maori and other languages apart from English. Just copy and paste as usual in your password area.
The software requires Windows 2000 or later.
There is more information available at: www.microsoft.com/nz/keyboard/maori/
The update is free and can be downloaded at: www.microsoft.com/downloads (3.5MB) - put Maori in the search box.
13/04/2003 User Forum The first on-line forum is now ready - its for people to discuss what native plants are suitable for planting depending on site conditions. It can be found as part of PlanterGuide.
http://www.bush.org.nz/planterguide/
Anyone can visit the forum and look at the questions and answers. But to post a question or supply an answer you first need to log on with your username and password and look for forum in "My Office".
Next week other forums will be up and running for people growing native plants, and creating habitat for native birds.
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. * http://www.bush.org.nz/plantgrow/ - Useful technical information for growing NZ native plants.
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 April 2003
Regards Mike Peters
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