Past events

Craig Potton (Photographer & conservationist) and Daria Erastova (Te Hoiere Bat Recovery Project)

Join the Manawatu branch November monthly talk to listen to Dr Julia Kasper talk about glow worms. More details on the branch page.

Think global, act local. 

We know the challenges to our wildlife; the evidence is everywhere (see for example https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/03-03-2024/who-or-what-is-killing-all-the-robins; or the annual tragedies unfolding in Kaikoura with dotterels https://www.latitude

We are helping the Port Hills rangers create a corridor of native bush up a valley behind Sumner (off Evans Pass Rd). On this working-bee, we'll be trimming the long grass from around the native plants and using it to mulch them.

Topic: In 2019, a fire devastated Teapot Valley’s indigenous forest, in an area owned by Tasman Pine Forests. In 2021, work began on restoration, with funding through the One Billion Trees and Jobs for Nature programmes.

From coastal seas to the deep open ocean, the marine environment stores huge quantities of carbon in living organisms, in sediments and dissolved in the water.

Join us this Wednesday at 7pm for a hands-on workshop with Geoff Keey on how to take action on stopping the Fast-track Amendments Bill. We'll be covering how to best lobby politicians and make sure they hear our voices on this critical issue. 

This month's talk is by Rowan Hindmarsh-Walls, Biodiversity supervisor of DOC Wairau/Renwick. Rowan is a botanist/ecologist with a passion for protecting natural environments, ecosystems and native species.