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Sunday 24
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 24
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


Monday 25
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.
Andrew Crossland, recently returned from a sojourn in Singapore, will take us to this steamy and hot area to contrast with the Christchurch winter outside. Whilst in Singapore Andrew studied Malaysian Plovers, which will be included in this presentation, as will a visit to Sumatra.
Nick Allen (03) 312 7183


Wednesday 27
Wellington
Kapiti Forest & Bird Monthly Meeting
Last Wednesday except December and January
David Gregorie 04-904-2183


Thursday 28
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 29
Canterbury
Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutahi Trust Meeting
Research & Monitoring Working Group. 7 to 8.30pm
Tanya Jenkins Phone 9804800


Saturday 30
Canterbury
Canterbury Ornithogical Society Trip
Bush reserves in the Akaroa area for the Banks Peninsula reserves presence/absence project. Contact David Clarkson (03) 352 1448, or anneanddavid@caverock.net.nz
Nick Allen (03) 312 7183


Sunday 31
Otago
MEES working Party
Last Sunday of Month.
Meet 10.30am at Long Beach
Colin Rutherford (03) 482-1110


Sunday 31
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 31
Auckland
Mutukaroa Park Care
Last Sunday each month 1.30 pm
Pruning, releasing[weeding], planting, maintaining tracks and being involved with the future of the park. Main entrance, Great South Rd (40 m from Sylvia Park Rd), Mt. Wellington in Auckland.
Kit Howden 629 4694 or 021 0411667


Sunday 31
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 31
Taranaki
Wanganui Museum Botanical Group Trip
St Johns Hill Green Belt and Victoria Park, Wanganui.
Robyn Ogle (06) 347-8547


Calendar events can be found at
http://www.bush.org.nz/calendar/

3. NOTICEBOARD
399. from Edith Jones of Southland...
Submissions, PLEASE!

Dear Friends,

Environment Canterbury’s Proposed Regional Pest Management Strategy (2003) has just been issued. It contains a provision that if adopted would requite land occupiers on Banks Peninsula (but not elsewhere) to eliminate gorse and broom from within a much larger boundary strip than has been required previously – i.e. 20M rather than 10M wide. (The requirement to eliminate small infestations everywhere else on a property remain as before.)

If the change in the boundary rule is adopted, it will make life almost impossible for Hinewai Reserve and for other conservation and regeneration projects on Banks Peninsula, just at the time when the push should be to make things easier.

Please would you have time and inclination to put in a submission on this – it is very important. Even one sentence opposing the Banks Peninsula boundary change (Sections 7.6.6(c) and 7.7.6 (c)) and asking that these sections be deleted would be very helpful. Submissions should be sent to :

Proposed Regional Pest Management Strategy
Environment Canterbury
PO Box 345, Christchurch
Freepost 1201

Please include your name, address and signature.

Yours anxiously,
Hugh Wilson



398. from Mike Peters of Canterbury...
Addington Bush Society Inc. - Notice of Special General Meeting
12noon
Sunday May 7 2004
7 Poulson St , Addington

A meeting of all members has been called to amend the constitution of the Society. Established in the mid 90’s, the constitution now needs updating. The amendments are to do with gate access to the Addington Bush Reserve, its protected status, voting and minor tidying up of clauses and spelling errors.

Mike Peters
Secretary
338-5451

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

Landcare Research
New Zealand 's foremost environmental research organisation.
www.landcareresearch.co.nz

Leanrnz
A virtual field trip program for years 4 - 10 supporting science, social studies and technology teaching real science, real locations, real people real time.
www.learnz.org.nz

Limnological Society
Limnological Society
www.rsnz.govt.nz/clan/limsoc

Lincoln University
www.lincoln.ac.nz

Little Waipa Streamcare Group
www.ew.govt.nz/educationprogrammes/farmersandlandcare/caregroups/littlewaipa.htm

Lone Kauri Forest Restoration Group
www.lkfrg.main-page.net/

Long Bay-Okura Great Park Society
www.info.org.nz/longbay


More resources at http://www.bush.org.nz/resource/

7. NZERN News

18/08/2003
NZERN National Conference
The next NZERN National Conference is to be held in Wellington November 8-9, 2003 .

There will be field based training on the Saturday (Matiu/Somes Island & Karori Wildlife Sanctuary) and workshops and meetings on the Sunday at Turnbull House. Delegates are coming from Auckland , Waikato , Manawatu-Wanganui, Wellington , Canterbury , Otago, Southland. Most sessions are open to the public.

To register for more information go to
http://www.bush.org.nz/register/ and click on national conference.


18/08/2003
Restoration Directory
Thanks for the hundreds of revisions that came in during July. Most of the data has been entered and the directories will be going to the printers next week.


18/08/2003
Field Days
NZERN will be providing funds to reimburse groups that want to run a field day that informs "people about improving the biodiversity on private land".

Expenses up to $300 will be covered. $1000 will be available for a larger event in each region each year.

The groups will need to be current financial members of NZERN when applying and when being reimbursed.

More information will be made available in next weeks Kereru including application forms.


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, 25 August 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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