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, 13 October 2003
Welcome to Kereru.
CONTENTS
2. Calendar
3. Noticeboard
7. NZERN News
8. How to contact NZERN
2. CALENDAR
this week...
Monday 13
Canterbury
Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutahi Trust Meeting
PUBLIC MEETING 7 to 8.30pm
Tanya Jenkins Phone 9804800
Wednesday 15
Canterbury
Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutahi Trust Meeting
Board meeting. 7 to 9pm
Tanya Jenkins Phone 9804800
Saturday 18
Canterbury
Canterbury Ornithogical Society Trip
18th and 19th October - Hurunui River survey to update figures on what species are present in what numbers on the stretch of river between SH7 and the sea. Jet boats will be used to gain access and to ferry participants across the river. Meet at the bridge just past Hurunui township on SH7 at 9am. Contact Scott Butcher at butcher_scott@hotmail.com, or Nick Allen on (03) 312 7183.
Nick Allen (03) 312 7183
Saturday 18
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 19
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.)
Nursery & Weeding
Belinda Vernon 09 522-0919, Bridget Winstone 09 524-5072
Sunday 19
Canterbury
Addington Bush Working Party
(Normally 3rd Sunday)
10am weeding. Meet at 7 Poulson St. All welcome.
Contact: Mike Peters (03) 338 5451
and next week...
Monday 20
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 21
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
Saturday 25
Canterbury
Meurky Walk
Walk around the hidden native spots of Christchurch with Dr Colin Meurk. Contact North Canterbury Forest & Bird for meeting details. All Welcome. Bring lunch, drink and gold coins for shared shuttles back to our cars.
Heather McNaughtan (phone 351 4249) heather.june@paradise.net.nz
Sunday 26
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 26
Otago
MEES working Party
Last Sunday of Month.
Meet 10.30am at Long Beach
Colin Rutherford (03) 482-1110
Sunday 26
Auckland
Motuora Island Working Party
Last Sunday of each Month.
Island restoration.
Nursery work - bookings required
Helen Lindsay, Auckland (09) 630-1008, Ray Lowe, Walkworth (09) 422-7111
Calendar events can be found at
http://www.bush.org.nz/calendar/
3. NOTICEBOARD
408. From Gay Munro of Southland...
Weed Control Work in Central Southland
Call for Expressions of Interest
Native Forest Restoration - Weed Removal
Tussock Creek Area
Environment Southland is seeking experienced operators to assist with forest restoration in a 10-hectare block of native forest near Tussock Creek in central Southland.
The work will involve removal of elderberry, hawthorn and other invasive weeds from the forest to enable the regeneration of native undergrowth and canopy species. This will be achieved using low impact methods, e.g., killing weeds in situ by frilling and treatment with herbicidal gel. Operators are sought that can demonstrate productivity and work quality in ecologically sensitive areas. The work will be undertaken between November 2003 and February 2004.
Expressions of interest will close on 17/10/2003.
If you require more information or wish to register your interest please contact:
Richard Bowman
Biosecurity Manager
Environment Southland, Private Bag 90116
Invercargill
Email: Richard.bowman@es.govt.nz
Phone 03 215 6197
Fax 03 215 8081
352. from Murray Dawson of Canterbury...
Conference on Urban Biodiversity
22-24 October 2003 Greening the City: Bringing Biodiversity Back into the Urban Environment. Conference of the Royal NZ Institute of Horticulture (in association with the CCC, ECan, Landcare Research and PGG). Held at Chateau on the Park, Christchurch.
The important role of cities as a repository for biodiversity is increasingly recognised within New Zealand and overseas, along with the need to focus on sustainable development, triple bottom-line accounting, and the function of green environments in maintaining community health and cohesion. In New Zealand, recent reports by the Parliamentary Commission for the Environment and the Ministry of the Environment have drawn attention to these issues. The conference will be based on these and other themes, with an emphasis on practical outcomes.
The conference will be held in the Garden City of Christchurch, where there is much collective expertise on urban biodiversity. Complementing our local experts will be several world authorities on the Greening of Cities, Landscape Architecture, and Town Planning to act as keynote speakers.
These topics are very timely as the Christchurch City Council puts into place its Biodiversity Strategy, which will be unveiled at the conference.
Keynote speakers include:
*Dr Morgan Williams, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Wellington, New Zealand
*Professor Chris Bains, one of the UK's leading environmental campaigners, and an award-winning author and broadcaster
*Mason Tan, Landscape Architect and Director of Mace Studio, Singapore
Who will attend?
*Local and Regional Councillors
*Town Planners
*Landscape and Building Architects
*Horticulturists
*Educationalists
*Researchers
*Conservation Groups
*Others interested in Urban Biodiversity
For more information see http://www.rnzih.org.nz/pages/conference2003.htm or contact d&amoyle@xtra.co.nz
more notices at http://www.bush.org.nz/notice/
7. NZERN News
13/10/2003
Restoration Directory
The Wellington Restoration Directory is being mailed out today by the Bush Telly Trust. It is being sent to every address in Wellington held by NZERN.
13/10/2003
Pipi Update
The Pipi Development Plan 2003-2005 has been printed and is being mailed out today to all who registered for a copy. It is the result of a series of workshops held around NZ earlier this year. The plan should stimulate a lot of thoughtful discussion about the long term development of Pipi and the www.bush.org.nz website
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, 20 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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