Kereru is a weekly NZ e-mail for all community participants and organisations about ecological restoration. Relevant notices are very welcome, please logon to Pipi to add your information. Help bring back our natives.
Kereru is available at
http://www.bush.org.nz/kereru/
Thursday, 21 July 2003
Welcome to Kereru.
CONTENTS
2. Calendar
3. Noticeboard
4. Resources
7. NZERN News
8. How to contact NZERN
2. CALENDAR
Monday 21
Wellington
Wellington Botanical Society Meeting
3rd Monday
7.30pm. Victoria University, Wellington. Lecture Theatre 101, ground floor, Murphy Building, west side of Kelburn Parade. Enter building about 20 m down Kelburn Pde from pedestrian overbridge.
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
Saturday 26
Otago
Otago Botanical Society Meeting & Trip
Lichens on twigs workshop with Jennifer Bannister & Allison Knight.
Robyn Bridges (03) 479-8244
Sunday 27
Canterbury
Clarevale Reserve Working Party
2nd and 4th Sundays
10am, Native Habitats. At Clarevale St 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, gumboots, gloves and spade or clippers. Phone or email first.
Dave Evans 366 0628 or Dave.Evans@alliedtelesyn.co.nz
Sunday 27
Otago
MEES working Party
Last Sunday of Month.
Meet 10.30am at Long Beach
Colin Rutherford (03) 482-1110
Sunday 27
Auckland
Motuora Island Working Party
Last Sunday of each Month.
Island restoration.
Tree Planting - bookings required
Helen Lindsay, Auckland (09) 630-1008, Ray Lowe, Walkworth (09) 422-7111
Sunday 27
Auckland
Motutapu Restoration Trust - workday
9.00am Ferry from Downtown Auclkand, return 4.20pm . Bring own lunch, water, gloves, suitable clothing to cover arms and legs for weeding days. (Weeding and Nursery days are not suitable for children under the age of 13 years.)
Planting
Belinda Vernon 09 522-0919, Bridget Winstone 09 524-5072
Sunday 27
Canterbury
Otamahua/Quail Restoration Trust Work Day
Normally Last Sunday
Ferry departs Lyttelton B Jetty 9.30am & 12.30pm. Return 12.40 & 3.40pm. Bring lunch & drink, Stanley knife if possible.
Alison 328-8350
Sunday 27
New Zealand
Pipi 2003/05 Information Plan Workshop
NZERN is preparing a 2 year development plan for its computer program "Pipi" which drives the website www.bush.org.nz. NZERN also wishes to share data with other agencies in order to benefit conservation of our ecosystems. A workshop so that potential users of this data can have their say. It will also be an opportunity to discuss future plans to avoid duplication of services. Please register on line at http://www.bush.org.nz/register/
Otago Regional Council, 70 Stafford St, Dunedin, 9am - 12noon.
office@bush.org.nz (03) 338-5451
Sunday 27
Otago
Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust Work Day
Planting in habitats. YEPT Ph 03 479 0011, Fax 03 479 0019. Email yept@clear.net.nz
Otago Penninsula
Monday 28
Canterbury
Canterbury Ornithogical Society Meeting
Last Monday
7.30pm Spreydon Bowling Club, Domain Terrace, Christchurch. Park vehicles in the parks down the drive, and walk past the tennis courts to the club pavilion. Andy Grant from the Department of Conservation will bring us up to date with the work the Conservancy is currently doing with birds.
Nick Allen (03) 312 7183
Wednesday 30
Wellington
Kapiti Forest & Bird Monthly Meeting
Last Wednesday except December and January
David Gregorie 04-904-2183
Thursday 31
Auckland
Friends of the Whau - Meeting
Last Thursday
7.30pm staff room Kelston Boys High School, Kelston. Visitors Welcome
J. Weaver (09) 820-8575
Friday 1
Canterbury
Canterbury Botanical Society Meeting
1st Friday
7.30pm Room 5A, Canterbury University.
Saturday 2
Canterbury
Kakahu Bush Working Group
First Saturday, except January
Meet at the Lime Kiln on Hall Road near Geraldine, 9:30 am (morning session) and/or 1:30 pm (afternoon session). Hands-on activities to help restoration of Kakahu Bush.
John Talbot 03 614 7433 jtalbot@es.co.nz
Saturday 2
Taranaki
Wanganui Museum Botanical Group Trip
Bells garden, Bastia Hill, Wanganui.
Robyn Ogle (06) 347-8547
Sunday 3
Otago
Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust Work Day
Planting in habitats. YEPT Ph 03 479 0011, Fax 03 479 0019. Email yept@clear.net.nz
Otago Penninsula
Calendar events can be found at
http://www.bush.org.nz/calendar/
3. NOTICEBOARD
392. from Julia White of Wellington...
Island Bay - planting trees and weeding
Saturday 27 July 2003
From 2.00 pm to 5.30 pm
Planting along central skyline area (1 kilometre north of the end of Frobisher Street, Island Bay, along the City to Sea walkway.
We will provide gloves, tools and Afternoon tea.
All help is appreciated, even for a few minutes. No experience needed!
June Epsom 384 5175 or Robert Logan 383
391. from Sarah Mankelow of Canterbury...
Conservation Week 2003
The theme for Conservation Week 2003 is ‘Our Places – Our Stories’. Ngâ whakanikoniko ô te Ao Tawhito (The strands of our history are woven into the tapestry that is our heritage)
From 2-10 August we are celebrating the special things about our historic heritage with a range of activities in and around Christchurch.
For a copy of the conservation week programme, phone 371 3706, email smankelow@doc.govt.nz or call into your nearest DOC office, library or service centre.
Sarah Mankelow, smankelow@doc.govt.nz
more notices at http://www.bush.org.nz/notice/
4. RESOURCES
Environment Waikato
www.ew.govt.nz
Environmental Conferences
For web sites listing forthcoming conferences
www.earthtimes.org/environmentnewsservice.htm
Environmental Education Directory New Zealand
This is a Sustainable Management fund Project administered by the Ministry for the Environment Environmental Education Officer, MFE
www.eednz.org.nz
Environmental Link Services
A comprehensive independant guide to environmental specialists.
www.envirolink.net.nz
Exploring the Kaimai Bush
www.kaimaibush.co.nz
More resources at http://www.bush.org.nz/resource/
7. NZERN News
21/07/2003
Pipi Update
A series of major upgrades to Pipi are now underway. These are being made very quickly to fix some problems clearly identified in the current series of Pipi Information Plan Workshops being held around NZ.
Thanks for the feedback everyone!
21/07/2003
Restoration Directory
The regional Restoration Directories are due to be commercially printed in August and then mailed out as many groups, libraries, govt agencies and nurseries as possible.
Can people who have final editing copies make sure revisions are posted back to the NZERN Office by end of July.
Thanks.
21/07/2003
Fundraising
A big thankyou to MFE & DoC for providing an additional $29,080 for NZERN's Biodiversity Advice Service.
Projects funded include the National Training Conference in Wellington in November 2003, more field days and an upgrade of the popular restoration roadshow to bring it up to professional standards.
21/07/2003
Website
Training on the use of Pipi will be available to members in Dunedin on Monday 27 July. For more details please contact Ken Mason (03) 476-7100.
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.
* http://www.bush.org.nz/forum/ – a place to share information, get help or help others.
* http://www.bush.org.nz/support/ – go here to learn how to use Pipi to get your message across.
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, Wednesday, 30 July 2003
Regards
Mike Peters
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
A big thank you to Landcare Research for web site hosting: Landcare Research (www.Landcare.cri.nz);
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