Waitākere

A whirlwind tour of South America.

Gael Ogilvie, who works as the general manager of environmental services for Auckland Council, will present some highlights of her recent trip to South America.

Thanks to our volunteers over the years, a few hundred native coastal wetland native plants have been put in Harbourview Fernbird Flats but they need some help from the invasive weeds.

Brian Shields, Auckland Council biosecurity advisor, has just come back from the Antipodes Islands where a team were checking on the results of the mouse eradication programme “Million Dollar Mouse”.

The Waitākere Ranges are closed by Auckland Council to stop the spread of kauri dieback following the rāhui placed upon it by Te Kawerau ā Maki.

Outing to CUE Haven, a former dairy farm bought by Thomas and Mahrukh Stazyk who put their property into this community trust. It is being restored to a native forest by the community to use for education and enjoyment.

Using birds to examine assumptions about the evolution of song, aggression and bright colours. Buried in our understanding of evolution and animal behaviour are many entrenched assumptions. Most of these assumptions never been explicitly tested.

Professional wildlife biologist Dr Art Polkanov will be presenting the results of the tenth annual reptile survey, conducted on Rangitoto and Motutapu Island Reserves and the sixth one after the official declaration of pest free status of both islands i

Come and see the real Avondale spider! Arachnologist (spider specialist) Grace Hall will bring some living spiders along for her talk on our native eight legged friends.