Past events

Contribute to the urban biodiversity of Auckland in your own back (or front) yard

Do you have a spare area of your property that needs attention?

A walk through Department of Conservation Mainland Island of Boundary Stream.

Camp at  St James Station, a former high country sheep and cattle station.  The station was purchased by the government in 2008 as a means of protection from intensive farming and development as well as guaranteeing public access.

Our next branch meeting is at New Coasters/CoRe, 38 Albert Street, Greymouth 

Please bring a plate for a shared lunch.

Sunday 9th December 10am till 2pm.

Te Rere Penguin Count. To book contact Brian Rance. 

Visit a local white flippered penguin colony. Learn more about these delightful birds from Kristina and Thomas who run Christchurch Penguin Rehabilitation. The trip entails a 40 minute walk each way, climbing up and down a ladder, and over rocks.

Early Christmas get-together for members – new and old. Nibbles and drinks at Zookeepers, Tay Street, Invercargill, 5pm-6pm. 

The project will be wrapping up for Forest and Bird and Working Waters Trust in April or May next year due to most of the plants reaching maturity, and scaled-back plans for the wetland.

On the 2nd of December KCC (Junior F&B members) are planning to meet at 11.30am at Cable Bay (Pepin Island side) for some rock pooling and to see who can find the most interesting creature.

End of year walk. Blue Lake on Opouahi Station. May encounter cheery chap in red suit. See you there.

Paul Bensemann has documented the long battle to save the forests and the book "Fight For The Forests" is being launched at the Craig Potton Gallery at 5.30pm on 22 November.  

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.