Past events

9am meet at Halswell Bowling Club (301 Halswell Road) then proceed to the main carpark, Pacific Drive, Rakaia Huts 

Recently retired Northern Wildlife Manager for the Auckland and Waikato Fish & Game Council John Dyer will talk about his experiences and management of waterfowl over the past decades.

Join us for an urgent briefing on one of New Zealand's most significant conservation battles: the fight to save the Denniston Plateau.

Saskia: Aquatic weeds alter high country spring ecosystems 

All are welcome to join our monthly working bees caring for Pearl Creek – second Saturday of the month (except January), 9am-12midday.

Meet at the end of Cotterell Road, Appleby. A peaceful place to work removing weeds brought in by birds.

The speakers for our October meeting will be Robin and Sandy Toy, from the Friends of Flora programme for the reintroduction of the roroa - great spotted kiwi.

For more information about this project, see: https://www.fof.org.nz/roroare.html .

All are welcome to join our monthly working bees looking after Paremata Flat Reserve Restoration Project – usually first or second Sunday of the month (except January), 9am-12midday.

Nicholas Harker – Lizards in New Zealand

President of the New Zealand Herpetological Society and local herpetologist Nick Harker will be sharing his extensive knowledge on lizards with us, and even bring some for us to view!

Ket Bradshaw, Coordinator for the South Marlborough Landscape Restoration Trust will talk about the Trust's wilding conifer control, 

Book your place (using the link below) now to reserve a chair. Cuppa and biscuits from 6.30 p.m.

The speaker at our September meeting will be Scott Burnett, Forest and Bird Regional Conservation Manager for Te Tauihu/Top of the South, who is leading the campaign to save one of New Zealand's most significant conservation battles: the fight to save t

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