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20 years, 85,000 trees

26 July 2020
The Friends of Maara Roa AGM, on Monday 6 July, marked 20 years since the group was established in 2000, and we had a splendid cake to celebrate the milestone. Chairman Sef Truyens, who cut the cake, touched on some of the many highlights in his...

Swap flax has flowered...

21 November 2019
Five years since the first planting in Stuart Park, the swamp flax has finally flowered. It caught everyone by surpise as only one flower head was produced last year.... With nearly 1000 flax planted, we cant wait for all to be flowring with...

April 2019 Newsletter

27 April 2019
Here is our latest newsletter

John Porter, a foundation trustee of the Whareroa Guardians Community Trust, died this week

23 March 2019
John was a foundation trustee of the Whareroa Guardians Community Trust but his involvement with Whareroa goes much further back than that. He was a wonderful raconteur and delighted in describing how as a child living in Paekakariki, the Marines...

Plastic on Scientific Reserve Analysis

11 March 2019
Our team worked with Enviro-Schools and Sustainable Coastlines to measure 100 metres of the Waikanae Estuary Scientific Reserve dunes this week. Here are the results: Waikanae Estuary Survey March 7, 2019 Waikane estuary Care group Visual Assessment...

December 2018 Newsletter

8 March 2019
Here is our 2nd newsletter for 2018

October 2018 Newsletter

8 March 2019
Here is first of our quarterly newsletters

Melecytus obovatus & crassifolius

5 September 2018
This year we planted two more sites with the declining species of Melicytus Obovatus and Crassifolius. This years stock from the Forest & Bird nursery was supplemented with a dozen I have grown myself from park remnants.

Penguin Boxes for Stuart park

5 September 2018
We have installed 12 penguin boxes around the base of the cliffs of Stuart Park. For safety sake we have screwed down the lids so no nosy dogs can get in. A big thankyou to Titahi Bay Lions Club who sponsored these boxes.

Rata to rule the Titahi Bay Heads

30 August 2018
This year Tony worked to clear huge karo from the sothern end of Titahi Bay Beach. These are an invasive native that dominate out costal enscarpmenets and crowd out the costal species. Thanks to Project Crimson we have been able to replant the gaps...

Pauatahanui Fern Bird Update May 2018

4 July 2018
Pauatahanui Wildlife Reserve Committee Fern Bird Update May 2018 In April 2017 22 Fern Bird were trans-located from Lake Rotokare, Taranaki to Pauatahanui Reserve. Breeding success over 2017 produced 12 juvenile birds. Monitoring was carried out by...

2018 - Toughest Summer Yet

12 March 2018
After four summers with 95% survial out time was up! The pre christmas heatwave wiped out nearly 70% of last years planting. That said, there have been many survivors from last year and previous years planting that are now realy showing themselves.

All newsletters 'Gorge Gazette'

6 January 2018
For all newsletters go to http://www.trelissickpark.org.nz/gazettes.htm .

Whareroa Guardians Community Trust receives grants

19 November 2017
Good news: $8'000 has been awarded in a grant by the Lion Foundation to the Whareroa Guardians for plants for 2018 (for the Ramaroa Wetland). This will be enough for around 2'000 plants. Many thanks to the hard work of Rachel and Ann for the...

60 Trappers Upskilled at Workshop

16 October 2017
On 18 June 2017 Marunui Conservation held a Trapper Training Workshop in Mangawhai. It was a huge success with 60 people attending to hear presentations by Ngaire Tyson – Kiwi Coast Coordinator, and professional trappers Glen Coulston of Good Wood...

Free kiwi avoidance training for dogs encouraged

16 October 2017
Avoidance training for dogs is a tool which helps reduce the threat dogs pose to kiwi. Since kiwi were reintroduced in the Brynderwyns in 2013, Marunui Conservation has been organising annual training days. “As more people hear about it the demand...

Trapping ring key to increased kiwi numbers

16 October 2017
Since April 2014 a chain of nearly 150 mustelid traps on properties surrounding Marunui Conservation in the Brynderwyns has provided a protective buffer to the 43 Northland brown kiwi released there between 2013-2015. “This ‘Ring of Steel’ has been...

Brynderwyns project sees increase in kiwi calls

16 October 2017
A large increase in kiwi calls heard in the Brynderwyns during Northland’s 2016 call count monitoring survey is a good indicator of the success of Marunui Conservation’s kiwi project. The survey has long been a key method used to assess population...

Doing Good For Kiwi Survival

16 October 2017
The future of Tom, a North Island brown kiwi living in the Brynderwyns, is looking positive. Tom began nesting at the beginning of August, on his sixth nest since his release at Marunui in 2014. His chicks are due to hatch in mid October 2017 and it...

Fern Bird Update Spring 2017

7 October 2017
It is now almost six months since 22 fern birds were released into the Pauatahanui Wildlife Reserve and we are very pleased with the way the birds have settled into an unfamiliar estuarine habitat.. Careful, unobtrusive observation has confirmed...

Wildlands Wellington News September 2017

2 October 2017
In this issue we welcome Keely Paler to the Wellington team, encourage discussion with ecological and statistical experts during the initial planning phase for monitoring projects, and briefly outline the work undertaken to identify sites that are...

Wildlands Wellington Newsletter August 2016

28 August 2017
This issue introduces seals on bouys, a most unusual inland saline spring, and the benefits of oversized culverts to maintain fish passage and in-stream values. Wildlands Wellington can extend their capability by partnering with staff from other...

Wildlands Wellington Newletter December 2015

28 August 2017
We welcome Dr Rachel McClellan to the Wellington office. She has worked for six years in the Christchurch office, but has returned to her home town of Wellington after some 18 years working in Northland, overseas, the West Coast, Southland, and...

Wildlands Wellington Newsletter July 2014

28 August 2017
One of Wildlands’ core strengths is undertaking field surveys and mapping the findings. We have a very experienced, in-house team who produce a wide variety of maps, using ESRI Geographic Information System software (ArcGIS 10.1). Files from other...

Wildlands Wellington News December 2013

28 August 2017
Fauna surveys are one of the more exciting tasks that we get to do here at wildlands. These surveys monitor the abundance and distribution of a wide range of spieces including invertebrates, fish, lizards, birds, bats and pest animals and are used...

Whareroa Farm: Low kill rate for mice in Goodnature A24 traps.

29 July 2017
Low kill rate for mice in Goodnature A24 traps. From December 2016 to May 2017 a pest monitoring programme on the Kapiti Coast recorded over 80 video clips of mice and rats interacting with Goodnature A24 automatic resetting gas powered traps. On...

Fruit Orchard for the community at Whareroa Farm Reserve

21 July 2017
Who likes a delicious apple pie made with fresh apples that you picked yourself? If you can be patient for a few years hopefully you will be able to pick apples, plums, pears and apricots from the newly established fruit orchard at Whareroa Farm...

Whareroa Farm Reserve: NO Planting Working Bee on Aug 6, Planting Working Bee on August 20 is ON!

21 July 2017
We have done so well (thank you all you volunteers!!) that we have decided to cancel the Aug 6th planting Working Bee. We do encourage people to support: QEPark’s “Spade Aid” on July 30th 10am to 2pm, Mckays Crossing ( http://www.gw.govt.nz/2017-qe-...

Whareroa Farm Reserve, Wednesday Weeders Update, The Battle of the Blackberry

28 June 2017
Whareroa Farm, The Battle of the Blackberry For much of the past year, the Wednesday Weeders have been in hand-to-hand combat mainly with blackberry, freeing up countless young native plants Thanks to Liffet and Sue, we have a series of action...

Whareroa Farm Reserve, Mackays Crossing, Paekakariki Catchment View Track opening June 18th 2017

19 June 2017
Whareroa Farm Reserve, Mackays Crossing, Paekakariki Catchment View Track opening June 18th 2017 After a year of planning and volunteer effort this tramping track was opened by Deputy Mayor Janet Holborow, helped by a group of children, on June 18th...

Whareroa Farm Reserve: Catchment View Track Opening, Sunday, June 18, 2017

16 June 2017
Hi everyone. We plan an hour’s planting on Sunday, June 18 from 9am, along the beginning of Catchment View Track, and around the Marines’ Water Intake. Then morning tea (around 10 - 10.15) followed by opening of our latest track which looks down on...

Skink Release

7 March 2017
The Christchurch Southern Motorway Stage 2 (CMS2) skink salvage & relocation programme has now been completed. A total of 575 southern grass skinks (scientific name: Oligosoma aff. polychroma Clade 5) were recovered from 10 sites within the CSM2...

Grandview Community Garden January/February 2017 newsletter

25 February 2017
Our next weeding session at Nga Rongoa is on 5th March 2017 5:30-7:00pm! Contact Grace at [email protected] if you're interested in providing a helping hand and learning some tips and tricks for your garden along the way :) This is a good...

Whareroa Farm Reserve & the Kapiti Biodiversity Project: Lizard Spotting and Lizard Monitoring

7 February 2017
The Kapiti Diversity Project, together with Eco Gecko, are co-ordinating: a) A night of nocturnal lizard spotting on February 14, 2017 (9pm - 11:30pm) at Whareroa Farm Reserve, and b) looking for volunteers for a series of Lizard monitoring...

Whareroa Farm Reserve: Funding for signage from the NZ Walking Access Commission

20 December 2016
Funding for the signage for the new Catchment View Track to be received thanks to the NZ Walking Access Commission! Here is a media release from the New Zealand Walking Access Commission dated 16 December 2016 Whareroa Farm receives funding for...

Whareroa Farm: seen Goats on Whareroa?

5 December 2016
If you see goats on Whareroa, please send an email to Jason ( [email protected] ) or let us know on FB and we will forward it to Jason. Let him know when, approximately where and how many goats you saw. Wild Goats on Whareroa are sadly a quite...

Stuart Park Planting Done for 2016

29 August 2016
Planted this year: Cabbage Tree - Cordyline australis 60 Five Finger - Pseudopanax arboreus 25 Flax - cookianum 180 Flax - Tenax 360 Griselinia littoralis 50 Hebe Stricta 112 Ice Plant - Disphyma australe 14 Kanuka - Kunzea robusta 70 Karamu -...

Stuart Park Restoration Project Wins Community Award

21 July 2016
The Stuart Park Restoration Project has being recognized, winning the Heritage and Environment Category in the Porirua City Wellington Airport Awards... Thanks to all those who have come out to help with planting over the last 3 years...

Planting underway again for 2016

23 May 2016
Our third year of planting kicks off with a block of Manuka to be planted in front of last years Ngaio. Easy stuff and the next day Queens Birthday we'll do some infill planting to tidy up from last years work.... Contact [email protected] if...

Newsletters

23 May 2016
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Whareroa Farm Reserve: AGM of the Whareroa Guardians on April 18

13 April 2016
The Whareroa Guardians Annual General Meeting will take place on Monday, April 18, 7pm at the Paraparaumu Library Meeting Room All are welcome. Come along and catch up with all the news, listen to a guest speaker and enjoy refreshments afterwards

Whitireia Park Lizard monitoring - Looking for two keen people

4 February 2016
Like Lizards and want to help monitor them? Whitireia Park Restoration Group carry out a lizard survey each year in summer. The focus, until now, has been on finding new species. Over 2015 we established an intensive rodent (mouse and rat) control...

Stuart Park Biodiversity now recorded on NatureWatch

16 December 2015
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Conservation Volunteers New Zealand is recruiting a Live-in Custodian for the stunning Truby King House in Wellington

7 November 2015
As part of CVNZ’s new international volunteer programme we will be moving into the Truby King House which will be utilised as our volunteer accommodation and community engagement centre in Wellington City. Set on the Melrose Hills amongst beautiful...

Stuart Park wins Runner Up in the Rising Start Catogory at the Wellington Airport Community Awards

5 September 2015

Predator control

1 September 2015
Starting in April 2015. to 31 December. Stoats-2 Rats-26 Mice- 29 Wasp nests-1

Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards - Porirua City Finalist

23 July 2015
Dear Stuart Park Restoration Project, Congratulations - Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards 2015 Finalist – Porirua Region The awards recognise the valuable contribution of volunteers to community groups across the Wellington Region, across...

Buckletons Bay Weed Control June 2015

22 July 2015
In mid-June a small group of Buckletons volunteers spent a couple of mornings reclaiming last years plantings from the kikuyu and other weeds starting to take over. The plantings in the top corner have survived well and, thankfully, the Japanese...

Baddeleys Bay Planting Day July2015

22 July 2015
Thanks to the intrepid planters Keith Edwards, Diana Chambers, Krys and Tony Lanigan, Judith Jones, Steve Watts, Ngaire Wallen, Stuart Halliwell and Grant Crawshay who planted 336 plants on 12 July 2015 on the Baddeleys Beach creek edge. Thanks to...

2015 Planting with Titahi Bay Scouts Group

9 July 2015

Is Your Group Prepared For Changes In Work Health and Safety Laws?

9 July 2015
Dear fellow conservation community member, Safety at ‘work’ concerns us all, and we can all be impacted either directly or indirectly when someone is injured or worse, loses a life. New Zealand has a tragically poor record in work-place safety – and...

Whareroa Farm Reserve: Report on completion of the second 2 year bird count activities

7 July 2015
Helen has reported on the completion of her second 2 year bird count activities. You can find her report and also a background to her work here... www.naturespace.org.nz/documents/whareroa-bird-counts We can't thank Helen enough for her work (and...

Canterbury Aoraki Conservation Board Award

3 July 2015
On 26th June 2015 The Prebbleton Nature Park was awarded the Canterbury Aoraki Conservation Board Award . The present volunteers together with DOC staff from the Sockburn office and Board members met at the Nature Park in Prebbleton to celebrate the...

Titahi Bay Bait Stations now managed by Stuart Park Restoration Project

2 May 2015

Takatu Landcare Gp Dec 2014 Newsletter

20 April 2015

EASTBOURNE DUNES GROUP NATIONAL AWARD

26 March 2015
At the recent Dunes Restoration Trust conference in Whangarei, David Mc Dougall, on behalf of the Group, received the award as the best coastal community group in 2015 for outstanding contribution to coastal vegetation.As well as the certiicate, the...

Friends of Whau Newsletters

18 February 2015

Friends of Whau Newsletters

18 February 2015

Whareroa Farm Reserve - opening of Ti Kouka Track, Feb 1, 2015 - Photos & Story

8 February 2015
You can find the story and the photos to the opening of the Ti Kouka Track here www.naturespace.org.nz/galleries/whareroa-farm-reserve-opening-of-ti-kou...

Marunui Conservation (Mangawhai) Seeks Volunteers to Save Our Kiwis for Spring, Summer 2017 and 2018 and Beyond

5 February 2015
Volunteer Opportunities Are you interested in helping keep kiwi safe while enjoying a beautiful bush environment ? We have regular (2 or 4-weekly) predator trapping rounds throughout the year and also planting, track clearing and weeding working...

Whareroa Farm Reserve: Working Bee Begins Restoration of a Caravan with History

2 February 2015
The old caravan previously lived on the tops of Kapiti Island. It was donated by the then National Provident fund and was used by possum trappers and by DOC rangers monitoring birds such as kokako. It is planned to restore it and use it as a shelter...

Whareroa Farm Reserve: Opening of the NEW Ti Kouka/Rocks Track on Sunday Feb 1st at 11am

23 January 2015
Come to the Opening of the NEW Ti Kouka/Rocks Track at Whareroa Farm Reserve on Sunday Feb 1st at 11am. It starts on the Farm Race before one reaches the Hub and proceeds to the left of the Cairn up then crossing the Upper Ti Kouka Valley then...

Upper Clutha Conservation Network newsletter

17 December 2014

Whareroa Farm Reserve: rare Milk Trees planted by Otari Native Botanic Garden

11 November 2014
Milk Trees have been planted in Whareroa as part of a propagation programme for rare trees. A huge thank you to Otari Native Botanic Garden and friends for their work and that Whareroa may play a role in this project. You can find them to the west...

Whareroa Farm Reserve: Nature Trail for Conservation Week

5 November 2014
Print out the map which includes the locations to be found in the Kohekohe Bush,The Dell, The Hub and Matai Bush. Fun for all the family! The photo in this posting is of a location which includes a small stamp on the stake which you can use to fill...

New kiwi chick is introduced to its new life by both its parents at Marunui Conservation, Mangawhai

31 October 2014
Marunui Conservation presents a very interesting short video found on Youtube about the first night out for a newly hatched northern brown kiwi chick from the 2014 Spring breeding season. Some amazing kiwi behaviour is captured of both the male kiwi...

"Maungawhau: A Short History of Volunteer Action" just published

23 October 2014
The Friends of Maungawhau (Mt Eden, Auckland) have just published Maungawhau: A Short History of Volunteer Action . This 116-page book is an absorbing account of two decades of community effort to preserve and protect Auckland's volcanic heritage...

Whareroa Farm Reserve: Two Whareroa Trustees are finalists for a "Welly" (the 2014 Dominion Post Wellingtonian of the Year Award)

16 October 2014
Ann Evans is being recognised for her untiring, wonderful work on Whareroa Farm Reserve John Lancashire is being recognised for his untiring, wonderful work in his role as Chair of Friends of Queen Elizabeth Park Both have been nominated in the...

Saddleback on Takatu Penisula

17 September 2014
Matt Maitland of the Tawharanui Open Sanctuary Society Inc (TOSSI)would like to hear of any saddleback sightings on the Takatu Peninsula. Two errant saddleback that left the park were recaptured at Waikauri Bay and repatriated to the park...

Whareroa Farm Reserve: Grants announced of $34,000 for restored wetland and new track

3 September 2014
On September 1, Conservation Minister Nick Smith with Minister of Education Hekia Parata visited Whareroa Farm Reserve to announce grants of $27,705 towards the protection of a new wetland area as well as $5,690 to establish a new tramping and horse...

Whareroa Farm Reserve - Planting Days Update

19 August 2014
A lovely planting time on August 17, 2014, with Paraparaumu Scouts as well as our usual fantastic volunteers. 250 more plants completed the upper joining between Matai Bush and Upper Bush as well as 300 toetoe high on the slope above the entrance...

Buckletons Bay Planting Day

17 July 2014
On Sunday 13 July the Buckletons Bay contingent of the Takatu Landcare Group had its first Auckland Council supported planting day. After all the rain of the previous week we were lucky to have sunshine for our morning of planting. Between the 9...

GiC Attending Esri Conference at Sky City in Auckland 18-20 August

26 June 2014
NZ GIS in Conservation (GiC) provides GIS volunteers for conservation groups that need maps for their conservation work. GiC has a Nature Space page, a Website , and a Facebook page, or you can EMAIL us.

GiC Attending Esri Conference at Sky City in Auckland 18-20 August

26 June 2014
NZ GIS in Conservation (GiC) provides GIS volunteers for conservation groups that need maps for their conservation work. GiC has a Nature Space page, a Website , and a Facebook page, or you can EMAIL us.

Whareroa Farm Reserve: article on Piwakawaka

8 May 2014
Todate, this is the most popular article on our Facebook page (over 300 viewings) and you can access it by clicking on this link... https://www.facebook.com/WhareroaGuardians/posts/656863154367158

FOOS is now an incorporated society

7 March 2014
The group is now an incorporated society, The Friends of Onoke Spit Inc. The committee: Chairman: Dougal MacKenzie Secretary: Denise MacKenzie Treasurer: Sara Uruski Members: Kevin Morris & Joe Houghton.

Whareroa Farm - RhythmPlant's song "Whareroa" on Youtube

21 January 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv69P_TC8_Y Written and recorded by RhythmPlant in 2006 to protest the selling of Whareroa Farm on NZ's Kapiti Coast for housing development. Enjoy!

Whareroa Farm - Cairn Opening and Picnic: Saturday February 22, 2014 from 4.30pm till dark

19 January 2014
See the attached flyer of the Cairn Opening with Picnic, live music, guided walks, chidren's activities

Whareroa Farm - Cairn Celebration Date shifted to Saturday, February 22

7 January 2014
Happy New Year people! Date of the Cairn Celebration shifted!... is the first posting of 2014 New Date: Saturday February 22, beginning at 4pm... If the weather is poor, the back-up date is Sunday, February 23 Gather at the Cairn at 4pm and there...

Whareroa Farm - Cairn Update (2)

12 December 2013
The Cairn construction is almost complete! But there is still plenty more to do on and around the Cairn, aiming for that February 1 deadline. Make a note: Saturday, February 1, 2014, beginning from 3pm there will be a celebration to officially...

Whareroa Farm - visit by Pre-Schoolers

5 December 2013
12 preschool children and 4 caregivers visited Whareroa Farm today to explore the Kohekohe bush loop track. Several glossy brown wetas were spotted in the 'motels'. An empty nest was passed round - the outer loosely woven grass contrasting with a...

Love Your Mountain Day

22 November 2013
Traffic-free open day on Maungawhau-Mt Eden Free entry to Government House grounds from 10am to 4pm Free guided walks Weaving workshop Butterfly release Music and displays about the archaeology, geology, and vegetation of Maungawhau Discovery trail...

Whareroa Farm - Cairn construction, Update report

14 November 2013
The construction of the Cairn re-began in October (after pausing for some 3 months due to weather and lambing) and continues at a steady pace. Current plans are to have an opening celebration of and at the Cairn in summer. The date of Saturday,...

Whareroa Farm - East Ridge Track development

12 November 2013
After a lot of planning and obtaining of consents, more physical on-the-ground work, including in the recent working bee, has been undertaken to clear gorse and prepare for the East Ridge Track from the Hub going right of the Dell uphill (see...

Popular Speaker at Friends of the Otaki River AGM (October 2013)

10 November 2013
At last month's AGM river volunteer Ron Eckman gave a well received presentation on innovative ways of involving the wider community in conservation and restoration projects. He described how he and his team involved more than 1,000 people in native...

Whareroa Farm - Latest Supporters' Update has been posted

6 November 2013
You can find it here... http://www.naturespace.org.nz/documents/supporters-updates

Whareroa Farm - Orchids and Kamahi flowering...

6 November 2013
Pictures, background and locations you can find here... https://www.facebook.com/notes/whareroa-guardians-community-trust/flora-fauna-of-whareroa/498743243512484 and if you aren't sure where those locations are you can find the maps of Whareroa here...

Bad Hare Day

13 October 2013
Q: What do you do when your ends look tattered and there's no glossy shine? A: Use hare spray! When some newly planted young northern rata (Metrosideros robusta) were checked recently, it was found many had sustained total loss of leaves and others...

Wildlands Wellington News August 2013

2 September 2013
At Wildlands we are lucky to be able to work on a very diverse range of project. Over the last six months we’ve undertaken Stream Ecological Valuations (SEV), fish surveys, designed and assessed fish passage structures, presented to an international...

Whareroa Farm - latest Supporters' Update has been posted

16 August 2013
And here is the link to the latest Supporters' Update from Whareroa Farm http://www.naturespace.org.nz/documents/supporters-updates

Whareroa Farm Supporters' Update dd July 19 has been posted

20 July 2013
You can find the latest update here: http://www.naturespace.org.nz/documents/supporters-updates

Whareroa Farm: Feedback from the School Planting Day (July 10, 2013)

14 July 2013
Children from Raumati South School and Paraparaumu Beach School visited Whareroa to plant up the top of the Kapiti Lookout walk, to complete the Rugby Legends plantings. Project Crimson have donated a further sum to provide these trees. The attached...

Whareroa Farm - Donations Page set-up

11 July 2013
This link: www.givealittle.co.nz/org/WhareroaG will take you to a donations page for Whareroa Guardians. Any amount from $1 will be accepted and gratefully received. 100% of any donations made will go to Whareroa Guardians thanks to the kind support...

Whareroa Farm: Supporters' Update June 27, 2013

6 July 2013
The latest newsletter has been posted and you can find it here: http://www.naturespace.org.nz/documents/supporters-updates

Whareroa Farm: Working Bee postponed - Cairn Constructon

21 June 2013
The Working Bee planned for this weekend is postponed due to weather conditions http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/local-papers/kapiti-observer/8817816/Rock-solid-reminder-of-farm-battle

Whareroa Farm, Cairn construction continues

14 June 2013
The major rocks were placed earlier this week and Sascha will be working on the cairn this week. He would really appreciate help on Saturday 15th, 9am. Wear boots and tough gloves, helpers will be moving small rocks. Follow the flags. Take care of...

Kohekohe Sunday Guided Tours at Whareroa Farm, June 2, 2013 from 10am

1 June 2013
Coming up very soon is an opportunity to see a unique sight on the Kapiti Coast. Kohekohe trees in flower! Kohekohe trees were once common in the coastal and lowland forests of New Zealand from North Cape to Nelson - Marlborough. They were cut down...

Nursery of the Gulf, Presentation to the Hauraki Gulf Forum

28 May 2013
FBMMRG have been invited to make a brief presentation to the Hauraki Gulf Forum meeting on June 10 on our aspirations for an extended marine reserve area. In our submission recently submitted to the Department of Conservation concerning its draft...

Extending the Motu Manawa - Pollen Island Marine Reserve: Submission on DOC's Auckland CMS Draft Plan 2014-2024

28 May 2013
Recently our group made a submission on DOC's Auckland Conservation Management Strategy (CMS) Draft Plan 2014-2024 , lobbying for extending the physical area of the Motu Manawa - Pollen Island Marine Reserve. Click here to see a copy. Subsequently,...

Whareroa Kohekohe Sunday 2nd June 2013 10am

23 May 2013
We have been watching flower buds develop and invite the community to see these interesting and beautiful trees. The flowers come straight out of the trunks. They have a lovely aroma and are an amazing sight when they are out. Guardians will offer...

Whareroa Cairn Invitation to Blessing of Taranaki rocks 7.15am Tues May 28th

23 May 2013
Hello everyone. This project is moving ahead thanks to stone mason Sascha Wassong and Theo Barsanti. The cairn was first proposed when Whareroa was “saved”, in 2005. Its purpose is to be a reminder and commemoration of the vision, hard work and...

The beginnings of stage two

4 May 2013

Wildlands Wellington News March 2013

4 May 2013
In the last year or so several plans produced by Wildlands have been implemented. It is a great feeling to see our advice coming to life. Photo of one of the projects included. It pays to keep your eye out for unusual things. Staff working on a...

Please see latest Newsletters

18 April 2013

The Weather Makers (Extract) by Tim Flannery

27 March 2013
The below link leads to an extract from 'The Weather Makers'; a book written by Tim Flannery, one of Australias leading scientists on climate change. A great read for politicians, scientists and curious individuals alike! http://www.smh.com.au/news/...

May 2012 Newsletter

27 March 2013
Please see attached document for more enlivening Friends of QEP updates and discussions.

July 2012 Newsletter

27 March 2013
Please see attached document for more enlivening Friends of QEP updates and discussions.

December 2012 Newsletter

27 March 2013
Please see attached document for more enlivening Friends of QEP updates and discussions.

Seedlings Galore!

14 February 2013
This year we made a wonderful discovery in the valley behind Cannons Creek, hundreds of Tawa seedlings in the creek bed. Due to the control of browsing possums and enclosing the old remnants of bush with new plantings the old trees are flowering and...

The great stompathon!

14 February 2013
This year we had a large nor-west facing hillside of new trees to release. On return from Christmas the old gorse had returned in vengeance, it was as high if not higher then the protective sleeves of the new trees. The team was a bit down about...

A Super Growing Summer

14 February 2013
Remember last summer? You can't because it rained every week and blew southerlies non'-stop? 2013 is turning into a growing summer for the records books. Almost every month since Christmas we have had a heavy rain of at least 50mm. This combined...

Wildlands Wellington News October 2012

1 November 2012
A survey in the upper Tangarakau finds a population of the Nationally Critical stalked adder’s tongue fern ( Ophioglossum petiolatum ) alongside fine-leaved parsley fern ( Botrychium biforme ). Surveys around Wellington have turned up some unusual...

Tuesday weeding group on Maungawhau-Mt Eden

22 June 2012
We welcome new volunteers to our Tuesday morning weeding group , helping to restore native vegetation in the former Batger Quarry on the western slope of Maungawhau. Contact our volunteer coordinator Jean Barton by email or phone 630-7010 if you can...

Wildlands National News May 2012

19 June 2012
In this issue: The Denniston Plateau Bioblitz found a mystery gecko and its genetic identity is presently being investigated. Puti the lizard dog helped. A new species of geometrid moth was found at the same event. The first known naturalised...

MPS Conservation June 2012 Update

7 June 2012
Welcome to the second irregular newsletter about what's happening with conservation at Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park. You are receiving this email either because you gave us your email to receive updates about conservation activities at Makara Peak...

MPS Conservation November 2011 Update

7 June 2012
Hi and welcome to the first of a hopefully improving irregular newsletter about the conservation side of things at Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park. First things first, you are receiving this email either because you gave us your email to receive...

Wildlands Wellington News December 2011

15 March 2012
Attached is a brochure giving you the latest news on the people and services that Wildlands Consultants (Wellington) provide. Featured in this issue; indigenous inhabitants of streams and drains, biodiversity offsetting, the updated tree protection...

Wildlands Wellington News August 2011

15 March 2012
Attached is a brochure giving you the latest news on the people and services that Wildlands Consultants (Wellington) provide. Contact us if you are looking for ecological and environmental services such as: Restoration planning and implementation...