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, 6 October 2003
Welcome to Kereru.
CONTENTS
2. Calendar
3. Noticeboard
7. NZERN News
8. How to contact NZERN
2. CALENDAR
this week...
Monday 6
Canterbury
Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutahi Trust Meeting
Education & Publicity Working Group. 7 to 8.30pm
Tanya Jenkins Phone 9804800
Tuesday 7
Taranaki
Wanganui Museum Botanical Group Meeting
First Tuesday
Wanganui Museum's Davis Lecture Theatre.
Robyn Ogle (06) 347-8547
Thursday 9
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 12
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 12
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 12
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
Belinda Vernon 09 522-0919, Bridget Winstone 09 524-5072
Sunday 12
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
and next week...
Monday 13
Canterbury
Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutahi Trust Meeting
PUBLIC MEETING 7 to 8.30pm
Tanya Jenkins Phone 9804800
Tuesday 14
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
Wednesday 15
Canterbury
Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutahi Trust Meeting
Board meeting. 7 to 9pm
Tanya Jenkins Phone 9804800
Thursday 16
Canterbury
Addington Bush Working Party
(Normally 3rd Sunday)
10am weeding. Meet at 7 Poulson St. All welcome.
Contact: Mike Peters (03) 338 5451
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
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
Calendar events can be found at
http://www.bush.org.nz/calendar/
3. NOTICEBOARD
400. from Tracey Peters of Canterbury...
Bus n’ Walk-about Tour of Wonderful Wetlands
Sunday 12th October 2003
Come listen and learn how to create your own wetland by visiting some of Christchurch’s fabulous wetland restoration projects…
Meet at 9am Travis Wetland Car Park, Beach Rd, Burwood
Program includes
Travis Wetland
Bexley Wetlands
Otukaikino Reserve
Kaiapoi Lakes
Matawai Park – BBQ lunch provided
Returning to Travis Wetland by 4.30pm (approx). Limited places available so book fast now. $2.00 donation. Bring gumboots, Raincoat and water bottle. Not suitable for children under 14.
RSVP by October 4th 2003 to Tracey Peters 338-5451 tracey@redworks.co.nz
Sponsored by NZERN www.bush.org.nz and Christchurch City Council www.ccc.govt.nz
more notices at http://www.bush.org.nz/notice/
7. NZERN News
04/10/2003
Website
Please participate!
NZERN is currently running a survey, designed by Market Truths Ltd., who have donated their services.
The purpose of the survey is to get your feedback and suggestions on how to improve. In order to provide you with the tools you want and need for your restoration work, we really need your input.
You can find the survey on the top right of each page of www.bush.org.nz . You will also be prompted to do the survey when you exit the website.
Thanks for your help, and thanks to Market Truths Ltd! www.markettruths.co.nz
06/10/2003
Restoration Directory
The Southland-Murihiku edition was mailed out over the weekend. The Auckland-Tāmaki Makaurau edition will be mailed out on Wednesday. The Wellington edition goes to the printers on Friday.
06/10/2003
NZERN National Conference
Invitations to attend the National Conference have been posted out to affilliated Wellington groups. Each group is welcome to nominate one person to attend. Registrations should be made with Jock Fleming (Otari Wilton's Bust Trust).
06/10/2003
NZERN Branches
We welcome the following volunteers to the branch committees: Margaret Richards (Guardians of Pauatahanui), Greg Bennett (Amberley Coast Care), and Judith Petterson (Waimehea Lagoon Restoration Group).
06/10/2003
Bush Telly
Annabel Riley has joined as a volunteer to help with illustrations for publications.
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, 13 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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