Past events

Want to know the latest on all the Forest & Bird projects happening in the Waitakere area? This is your chance!

This talk by Julie Hill of DOC, will primarily be around Tahi the Rodent detection dog. From puppy to fully certified working dog and the jobs he does. 

Biosecurity, surveillance, incursion, advocacy, and media. 

Join Forest & Bird to hear about the work going on to expand the biodiversity halo beyond Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne.

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.

Our March meeting will start with our (very short) Annual General Meeting, at 6.45pm. Any member is welcome to join the committee. We meet at the school hall immediately before each monthly meeting.

Vicky Southworth, former Councillor for Canterbury Regional Council, South-Ōwhanga constituency, will share her reasons for seeking an emergency declaration and the data that led up to that decision.

You are invited to pop by our stall (Site 20-11) at the Newtown fair on Sunday 8 March from 9:00a.m. to 5:00 p.m. It is on Green Street, located on the left as you walk up Green Street.

Why are we acting to save Denniston Plateau?

Hidden Valley is folded into the western slopes of Mt Evans above Purau Bay, just beyond Diamond Harbour.

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.

Join us for a guided walk over Mātai Moana / Watts Peninsula (North end of Miramar Peninsula). This guided walk will celebrate the Government announcement (September 2025), that the 72 hectare area is now a Public Reserve and DOC land.

Please meet at the corner of Colenso St and Wakefield Ave in Sumner at 9am to register with  Helen Hills. 

Monitoring, Citizen Science and finding what information is out there