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/
Sunday, 7 September 2003
Welcome to Kereru.
CONTENTS
2. Calendar
3. Noticeboard
4. Resources
7. NZERN News
8. How to contact NZERN
2. CALENDAR
this week...
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
and next week...
Monday 15
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 16
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
Tuesday 16
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 17
Canterbury
Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutahi Trust Meeting
Board meeting. 7 to 9pm
Tanya Jenkins Phone 9804800
Saturday 20
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.
Planting with Trees for Canterbury at Travis Wetland. We will also be doing our bit for Clean Up NZ week.
Contact: Joe Greenaway (03) 383 2073
Sunday 21
Canterbury
Addington Bush Working Party
(Normally 3rd Sunday)
10am Final Planting for year. Meet at 7 Poulson St. All welcome.
Contact: Mike Peters (03) 338 5451
Sunday 21
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
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
401. from Lynley Hayes of Canterbury...
Weed Ecology Workshop
Landcare Research is hosting a weed ecology workshop at the Quality Hotel, Palmerston North on the the 16th of October 2003.
If you are interested in: interactions between humans and weeds, likely future weed scenarios for NZ, the role of silver eyes in weed dispersal, sneaky ways gorse and broom seed can be unwittingly spread about, the wilding conifer conundrum, how weeds can change under pressure from herbicides, what willows are doing to our native fauna, the impact of old man's beard at Taihape, and the new Weedbusters initiative, then this is the day for you! As well as an opportunity to meet famous researchers you will also be able to meet and talk to other like-minded people.
The workshop is free of charge and morning and afternoon tea will be provided. Numbers are limited to 70.
To secure a space please contact Lynley Hayes (email: hayesl@landcareresearch.co.nz or Ph 03 3256 701 ext 3808).
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
388. from Julia White of Wellington...
Wellington Botanical Society
Saturday 4 October: - Field trip - Waterfall Road Bush
Walk through 80 ha of private bush with large northern rata, rimu, totara, three species of Nestegis, Mida salicifolia and an interesting range of ferns and orchids. Terrian rugged in parts. Boots.
Leader Pat Enright 498 7924. Meet Paekakariki station at 9.00 am.
Olaf John 479 7605
more notices at http://www.bush.org.nz/notice/
4. RESOURCES
Canterbury Environment Diary
Helping to get things clean and green
www.eco-wristrest.co.nz/cediary.html
Canterbury Forest Trust
http://canterburyforestrust.nstemp.com/
Canterbury Regional Council
www.ecan.govt.nz
Canterbury WEA
Information about programs
canterbury.cyberplace.org.nz/community/wea/
Carrifran Woodland
Planting a native forest in Scotland.
www.scotweb.co.nz/environment/wildwood/
Centre for Biodiversity & Ecology Research
www.cber.waikato.ac.nz
CHATHAM ISLAND TAIKO TRUST
information about Taiko or Magenta Petrel (Pterodroma magentae)
www.taiko.org.nz
Checklist of Molluscs from NZ
Checklist of the Recent Mollusca Described from the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
http://toroa.otago.ac.nz/pubs/spencer/Molluscs/index.html
Chinese Conservation Education Trust
www.ccet.org.nz
Christchurch City - Native Gardens Award
The Christchurch City Council and the Canterbury Horticultural Society established the Native Gardens Award for outstanding gardens that represent and display New Zealand native plants and habitats in Christchurch.
www.ccc.govt.nz/Community/Awards/NativeGardens/
Christchurch City Council Streamside Planting Guide
www.ccc.govt.nz/Streamside/
Christchurch City Council: Water Services Unit
Christchurch Waterways and Wetlands
www.ccc.govt.nz/unit/parkswaterways/teams.asp
Christchurch Environment Centre
www.environment.org.nz
City Forests
www.cityforests.co.nz
Clean Up New Zealand
www.cleanupnz.org.nz
Coastal Dune Vegetation Network
www.forestresearch.co.nz/cdvn/
Conservation Corps
The Conservation Corps is a programme run by the Ministry of Youth Affairs. It has been established to give young people a chance to have a go at the hard but rewarding work of conservation.
www.youthaffairs.govt.nz/sec.cfm?i=5
Conservation Week
Conservation Week A week of activities and action for the environment co-ordinated by the Department of Conservation in the first week of August each year.
www.doc.govt.nz/commu/events/consweek/conswk.htm
Converge
www.converge.org.nz
Cyberplace Environmental Directory
An excelent resource for organisations in Christchurch, New Zealand
http://canterbury.cyberplace.org.nz/environment/
More resources at http://www.bush.org.nz/resource/
7. NZERN News
04/09/2003
Restoration Directory
The Canterbury-Waitaha Restoration Directory has gone to the printer and will be posted out next week.
At 50 pages, it has a new layout with illustrations from renowned botanists like Hugh Wilson and friends. The print run is 670 copies. Each directory has a form to update listings.
Other regional editions will then be printed and posted out.
04/09/2003
EcoTrack
DoC has approved a grant of $9,000 from the TFBIS fund to cover the costs of developing EcoTrack.
A lot of development work on EcoTrack is now under way. The grant includes the cost of producing a print guide for users.
Thankyou DoC!
06/09/2003
NZERN Publications
A new NZERN membership brochure designed to be left in information centres and public libraries.has been produced by the Bush Telly Trust. A 3-fold format on buff paper has been used. There is space for local contact details to be stamped. The brochure been given a trial run this week and will go to the printers next week. It will then be shipped to local branches by the Bush Telly Trust.
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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