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  • 7:00 pm Te Wai Ōrea community meeting

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Tuesday Working Bees - Waterview Heritage Area

Tuesday 4 July 2023, 9:30am - 12:00pm

Things are moving at a pace on this exciting project, thanks to the great work being done by Sandra and her volunteers. If you have some spare time we would love for you to join us at this special area on the ‘Oakley Inlet’, as we work to restore it.

Meet at the Waterview Park carpark, Waterbank Crescent

For more information contact Sandra 021 166 7647

Group: Ngā Ringa o Te Auaunga Friends of Oakley Creek

Tuesday Working Bees - Waterview Heritage Area

Tuesday 11 July 2023, 9:30am - 12:00pm

Things are moving at a pace on this exciting project, thanks to the great work being done by Sandra and her volunteers. If you have some spare time we would love for you to join us at this special area on the ‘Oakley Inlet’, as we work to restore it.

Meet at the Waterview Park carpark, Waterbank Crescent

For more information contact Sandra 021 166 7647

Group: Ngā Ringa o Te Auaunga Friends of Oakley Creek

Tuesday Working Bees - Waterview Heritage Area

Tuesday 18 July 2023, 9:30am - 12:00pm

Things are moving at a pace on this exciting project, thanks to the great work being done by Sandra and her volunteers. If you have some spare time we would love for you to join us at this special area on the ‘Oakley Inlet’, as we work to restore it.

Meet at the Waterview Park carpark, Waterbank Crescent

For more information contact Sandra 021 166 7647

Group: Ngā Ringa o Te Auaunga Friends of Oakley Creek

STEPS AGM 2023

Thursday 20 July 2023, 7:00pm - 9:00pm

The business section of the AGM will be followed by:

  • Natural & Human History of Auckland’s Swamps - keynote presentation by Ben Goodwin
  • a short talk on Significant Ecological Areas by Auckland Council
  • progress update on the Central Interceptor Project by Watercare

Where: Ferndale House, 830 New North Rd, Mt Albert

When: Thursday 20 July, 7pm

Who: all welcome

Group: STEPS

Free trapping skills drop-in workshop

Saturday 22 July 2023, 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Drop by the Mt Eden Village Centre this Saturday afternoon if you live within the Maungawhau Ecological Halo area and would like to gain confidence handling traps…or if you’d like to receive a free trap and join the group.

Group: Urban Ark – Manawa Taiao

Tuesday Working Bees - Waterview Heritage Area

Tuesday 25 July 2023, 9:30am - 12:00pm

Things are moving at a pace on this exciting project, thanks to the great work being done by Sandra and her volunteers. If you have some spare time we would love for you to join us at this special area on the ‘Oakley Inlet’, as we work to restore it.

Meet at the Waterview Park carpark, Waterbank Crescent

For more information contact Sandra 021 166 7647

Group: Ngā Ringa o Te Auaunga Friends of Oakley Creek

Te Wai Ōrea community meeting

Monday 31 July 2023, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Te Wai Ōrea needs your aroha!

Western Springs Lakeside Park has seen troubled times. Removing the pines divided the community, but everyone wants fewer pests and more native birds.

Urban Ark - Manawa Taiao is hosting this event with the intention of creating a community groups focused on giving the park some extra aroha. There will be a chance to meet others keen on helping enhance the native biodiversity of Te Wai Ōrea, plenty of time for discussion kicked off by a series of short talks. We envisage the group being involved with some or all of the following, but we’re open to suggestions of how else the community can be involved:

  • Native Planting
  • Weeding
  • Predator control
  • Pest monitoring
  • biodiversity monitoring

Speakers

Alex Bonham – Waitematā Local Board

Siân Buley – Auckland Zoo Pest Management Coordinator & Urban Ark trustee

Ben Goodwin – Biodiversity guru and zookeeper

Julie Robson – Community Ranger

Gowan Robertson – Forest & Bird Bullock Track Bush

Chris Judd – Te Wai Ōrea Education pilot

Details

When: Monday 31 July, 7–8.30pm

Where: Grasslands Room, Auckland Zoo

Meet: by the main entrance. Please be on time as everyone will need to be escorted into the Zoo

Group: Urban Ark – Manawa Taiao

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    • Make your garden native-friendly
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  • Te Taiao
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      • Ōwairaka / Te Ahikā Roa o Raka / Mt Albert
      • Pukekawa / Auckland Domain
      • Pukewīwī / Puketāpapa / Mount Roskill
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      • Te Tatua-a-Riukiuta / Big King
    • Awa / streams
      • Edgar's Creek
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      • Korimako / Bellbird
      • Riroriro / Grey Warbler
      • Tōrea / South Island Pied Oystercatcher
      • Ruru / Morepork
      • Tūī
      • White-faced heron
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    • Pekapeka / bats
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    • Pest animal monitoring
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    • Plant natives
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      • Making trap tunnels
      • Rat-proof your compost
      • Nest boxes for ruru
      • Build a wētā hotel
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