Past events

Karen Denyer – What's wonderful about wetlands?

Karen Denyer is co-author of the book  "Life in the Shallows", interviews with New Zealand scientists and researchers working in wetlands. 

Topic: Don Pittham is a local photographer, with the Nelson Botanical Society.

You can see some of his photos on their website: Nelson Botanical Society.

All are welcome to join us. Tea and coffee will be available before the meeting.

Come along and find out more about the Government’s Fast-track Approvals Bill – how it will override existing conservation legislation, prevent public consultation, and allow damaging projects to go ahead.

Featuring:

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.

Join Wellington Forest & Bird to hear from Chris Cosslett about 25 years of progress protecting Long Gully Bush - the largest area of protected private land in Wellington city.

Help Restore Native Biodiversity to “The Sanctuary”. (30 Hectare ECan Reserve on the banks of the Waimakariri River - off Coutts Island Road). 

The speaker for our talk in August is Andy White. Andy is Marlborough District Council's Rivers and Drainage Engineering Manager. 

Auckland Zoo Sharing Stories on one insect and two birds - Wētāpunga (giant wētā), kākāpo and Monarch at Fatu Hiva 

Topic: Trevor James is a Resource Scientist at the Tasman District Council. He and colleague Kate Hunt will talk about Tasman freshwater projects.

In this talk, Dr Merien, who is the Science and Curatorial Communicator at the Canterbury Museum, will uncover the secrets of stick insects. We will learn about our New Zealand stick insects and their habits.

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 planting natives.