email: brian@caduceus.co.nz

website: www.manaisland.org.nz

News release about Bellbirds/Korimakos on Explore nature page.

Whitireia Park Restoration Group planting days this year. We have two public planting days:

1. Sunday 16 June from 10am to 1.pm - (backup day if wet Sun 23 June)

2. Sunday 14 July from 10am to 1pm - (backup day if wet Sun 21 July)

This year we are extending the very successful dune planting at a bay we call “Cable Bay” which is an easy eight minute walk east of Onehunga Bay following the coastal track. We will have signs to follow for those who are unsure. I have also attached a map (see document next).There are several different jobs to be done on the day. For the more physically able we need help to extend the post and rope fence around the planting site to keep motorbikes off the plants. Other tasks on the day are to plant spinifex and pingao and back dune species and the third task is to put on plant protectors to keep the rabbits from eating the plants. The planting is very easy for both children and adults. During the July planting day we will be planting the wetland at the same bay and finishing off any coastal  plants left over from day 1. If you are not local and are unsure about the weather, as it can be different at Whitireia Park from other areas of Wellington, contact Chris Gibbons 027 264 0871. Both days will be followed by a BBQ lunch, (sausages & bread and hot drinks), we even cater for vegetarians! Please pass this on to anyone who you think would be keen to help. Robyn Smith, Whitireia Park Restoration Group http://www.naturespace.org.nz/groups/whitireia-park-restoration-group

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Last Updated: 10/06/2013 3:01pm