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/
Monday, 1 September 2003
Welcome to Kereru.
CONTENTS
2. Calendar
3. Noticeboard
4. Resources
7. NZERN News
8. How to contact NZERN
2. CALENDAR
Monday 1
Canterbury
Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutahi Trust Meeting
Education & Publicity Working Group. 7 to 8.30pm
Tanya Jenkins Phone 9804800
Monday 1
Canterbury
YMCA Conservation Corps at Addington Bush
Jeff Johnson
Tuesday 2
Taranaki
Wanganui Museum Botanical Group Meeting
First Tuesday
Wanganui Museum's Davis Lecture Theatre.
Robyn Ogle (06) 347-8547
Thursday 4
Canterbury
Canterbury Botanical Society Meeting
1st Friday
7.30pm Room 5A, Canterbury University.
Thursday 4
Wellington
Forest & Bird (Lower Hutt) Branch Meeting
1st Thursday 7.30pm. Tramping Club Hall, Birch St, Lower Hutt.
Saturday 6
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
Sunday 7
Canterbury
Addington Bush Society AGM
Normally 1st Wed in May
All welcome.
Special AGM to vote on changes to constitution. 12 noon at 7 Poulson St, Addington followed by pot luck lunch.
Mike Peters 338-5451
Sunday 7
Auckland
Caring for Maungawhau
First Sunday each month 9.30 am
Join the group restoring the forest, planting, maintaining tracks and caring for Maungawhau /Mt Eden. Also work in the Community Nursery and be involved in the future of this national heritage park. Meet Batger Rd,Mt Eden.[Off Mt Eden Rd.]
Kit Howden 629 4694 or 021 0411667
and next week...
Tuesday 9
New Zealand
NZERN Monthly Committee Meeting
Second Tuesday (except January)
7.15pm. National Secretary Simon Johnson ph: (03) 355-8150 E-mail: simonj-hrs@clear.net.nz
Thursday 11
Canterbury
Guardians of the Styx River (Christchurch)
2rd Thursday except December, January General Meeting
Meet 7.30pm Papanui Service Centre. Admission free.
Contacts John Knox (Chair) (03) 379 9904 Matthew Turnbull (Secretary) (03) 332 7290
Sunday 14
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 14
Auckland
Friends of Motuihe Working Bee
2nd Sunday
Travel Fullers from Auckland at 10am $15. Meet Volunteer Hut. Bring own lunch & water, good shoes, gloves, secatures
info@motuihe.org.nz
Sunday 14
Wellington
Tawa Bush Reserves - Working Bee
2nd Sunday 1.30 pm - 4 pm.
Regular Working-Bees for the rest of 2003.
For updates on latest planned activities please see www.tawabush.wellington.net.nz
Richard Herbert 04-802 6496
Calendar events can be found at
http://www.bush.org.nz/calendar/
3. NOTICEBOARD
394. from Simon Johnson of Canterbury...
Canterbury Restoration Day Sunday Sept 28 2003
Ride the Ferry from Lyttleton, free of charge, and explore Otamahua/Quail Island for the day. Leave your planting spades at home to see and learn about the ecological restoration of Otamahua/Quail Island, the restoration of the old Barracks, a Lepers cottage, Shackeltons stables and dog kennels and much much more. Bring the kids, sensible walking shoes, food and hot drinks to supplement a sausage sizzle lunch. If you have display boards, brochures and other information about your restoration project, bring that too!
The Ferry departs for Otamahua/Quail Island Island from 'B Jetty' (where the Diamond Harbour Ferry operates from) Lyttleton Harbour at 9.30am and 1.30pm. Stay for the day and return at 4.40pm or stay for lunch and return at 1.40pm.
This event is sponsored by NZERN (New Zealand Ecological Restoration Network) and the Banks Peninsula District Council.
For more information visit www.bush.org.nz/region/canterbury.html or contact Simon Johnson simonj.hrs@clear.net.nz, phone (03) 382 1138, fax (03) 382 1139.
How to find the ferry
The Quail Island Ferry departs from Lyttleton Harbour 'B' Jetty. This is also where the Diamond Harbour Ferry operates from. To find it, exit the road tunnel, head for Norwich Quay, follow your nose for about 300 meters, cross the 2nd over-bridge and then look for the Diamond Harbour Ferry signs to take you down onto the wharf and jetty. Limited parking space is available.
Program
9.30 Depart Lyttleton on Ferry
10.00 Assemble displays, BBQ, tables, and otherwise set up.
10.25 Welcome
10.30 Colin Burrows (Otamahua/Quail Island Trust) Planting's, weeds, methods (good and not so good), failures, lessons.
11.00 Helen Braithwaite (DoC), Mike Bowie (Lincoln Uni), Rob McCaw (ECAN) Walking talking tour of the Trust restoration planting's to look at the results of the planting's and talk about restoration objectives, challenges, etc. Difference in soils and the consequences, pest and weed control measures, etc.
12.30 Lunch at the Visitor Centre. Sausages supplied by Banks Peninsula District Council. Displays.
12.30 Mike Peters (NZERN) Demonstration of Pipi - a web based tool for restoration..
1.30 Ferry departs to Lyttelton
1.30 Mike Bowie entomologist Beetles and weta hotels on the island.
1.50 Ian Domigan (NZ Traps) Demonstration of the new generation animal welfare approved kill traps for Stoat and Ferret.
2.00 Ian Hill (DoC) More walking talking tours to different cultural icons, Pines and daffodils, stables and dog kennels and barracks and leper cottage, and ship grave-yard etc. There is enough time to walk all the way around the island before the ferry departs.
3.45 Finish & packup
4.40 Catch ferry
4.50 Arrive at Lyttleton B jetty
more notices at http://www.bush.org.nz/notice/
4. RESOURCES
Useful Plant Propagation Books compiled by Edith Jones
Allan, H.H. Flora of New Zealand . Vol.1. Govt Printer, Wellington, 1982.
Cave, Y. and Paddison, V. The Gardener’s Encyclopaedia of New Zealand Native Plants. Random House, Auckland, 1999
Crowe, A. The QuickFind Guide to Growing Native Plants. Penguin Books (NZ) Ltd, Auckland, 1997
Dawson, J. and Lucas, R. Nature Guide to the New Zealand Forest. Random House, Auckland, 2000
Eadie, F. 100 Best New Zealand Native Plants for Gardens. Random House, Auckland, 2001
Edgar, E. and Connor, H.E. Flora of New Zealand. Vol.5. Manaaki Press, Lincoln, 2000
Fisher, M.E. and Forde, M.L. Growing New Zealand Plants, Shrubs & Trees. David Bateman Ltd, Auckland, 1994
Gabites, I. and Lucas, R. The Native Garden. Random House, Auckland, 2001
Given, D.R. Rare and Endangered Plants of New Zealand. A.H. & A.W. Reed, Wellington, 1981
Healy, A.J. and Edgar, E. Flora of New Zealand. Vol.3. Govt Printer, Wellington, 1980.
Metcalf, L.J. New Zealand Trees and Shrubs. Reed Books, Auckland, 2000
Metcalf, L.J. The Propagation of New Zealand Native Plants. Random House, Auckland, 2000
Moore, L.B. and Edgar, E. Flora of New Zealand. Vol.2. Govt Printer, Wellington, 1976.
Parsons, M.J., Douglass, P. and Macmillan, B.H. Current Names for Wild Plants in New Zealand. Manaaki Press, Lincoln, 1994
Poole, A.L. and Adams, N.M. Trees and Shrubs of New Zealand. Manaaki Press, Lincoln, 1994
Porteous, T. Native Forest Restoration – A Practical Guide for Landowners. Queen Elizabeth the Second National Trust, Wellington, 1993
Trees for Survival Trust. Native Plant Series. Auckland
Wardle, Peter. Vegetation of New Zealand. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 1993
Webb, C., Johnson, P. and Sykes, B. Flowering Plants of New Zealand. DSIR Botany, Christchurch, 1990
Webb, C.J., and Simpson, M.J.A. Seeds of New Zealand : Gymnosperms and Dicotyledons. Manuka Press, Christchurch, 2001
Wilson, H. and Galloway, T. Small-leaved Shrubs of New Zealand. Manaaki Press, Lincoln, 1993
More resources at http://www.bush.org.nz/resource/
7. NZERN News
01/09/2003
Restoration Directory
The editing of the Restoration Directories have finally been completed. They go to the printers tomorrow. 1800 copies will be posted out.
01/09/2003
Pipi Update
The workshops for discussing the longterm development of Pipi have been completed.
Around 70 attended and many very useful suggestions were made.
A plan is now being edited and will be published in 2 weeeks.
A special thank you to Frances Sullivan (Environment Canterbury), Tony Charles (DoC Head Office), Marie Alpe (DoC Auckland Conservancy), Jan Simmons (Doc Waikato Conservancy), and Nicola McGrouther (Otago Regional Council) for hosting these workshops.
01/09/2003
NZERN National Conference
Preparations for the NZERN national conference are well under way. It is to be held in Wellington over the weekend of 8 and 9 November.
Delegates are coming from around NZ. Training will be provided so these volunteers can gow back and strengthen community based restoration efforts in their own regions.
to register your interest go to
http://www.bush.org.nz/register/ and click on national conference.
01/09/2003
Website
It is intended to begin providing hosting for the websites of member groups from November 2003.
Priority is being given to national organisations who are doing a great job and require the specialised assistance NZERN can provide - including access to databases.
Web hosting will be then made available to local groups early in the new year.
Sample contracts, data sharing agreements and cost details will be included in the "Pipi Development Plan" due to be published mid September.
01/09/03
NZERN Office
The National Office will be closed next week
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, Monday, 15 September 2003
Regards
Mike Peters
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
A big thank you to Landcare Research for web site hosting www.LandcareResearch.co.nz
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