Join our pest plant hit squad! We do 4 pulses throughout the year in Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring to remove moth plant and other pest plants from private and public property. Autumn Hit Squad: Smiths Bush Ecological Halo Every Fridays in May, Meet at the entrance to Smiths Bush East (Karaka St, Takapuna) Date […]
Join our pest plant hit squad! We do 4 pulses throughout the year in Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring to remove moth plant and other pest plants from private and public property. Autumn Hit Squad: Smiths Bush Ecological Halo Every Fridays in May, Meet at the entrance to Smiths Bush East (Karaka St, Takapuna) Date […]
Join us in pest plant removal at Lyford Reserve. Lyford Reserve is one of the remnant forests remaining in Takapuna north area. In this working bee, we will be targeting pest plants in the reserve. Tools are limited, so please kindly bring your own tools if possible (gloves, folding saw and other gardening tools).
Join our evening guided walk at Lyford Reserve and find some nocturnal creatures! You might find ruru, bats, puriri moth and reptiles that you don't normally see during the day. Please bring (1) torch covered in red cellophane, (2) raincoat and (3) warm clothing. All children must be supervised by parents or caretakers and pets […]
Native trees provide important habitat and food for our native birds. Sylvan Park and Kitchener Park on the shores of Lake Pupuke, is the home of the last surviving fragments of the critically endangered Puriri forest ecosystem in this area. Puriri forest was once dominant across the Takapuna Milford area, cloaking the volcanic soils with […]
You are invited to the Lake Pupuke Puriri Forest community hui at 4pm on Wednesday the 25th May 2022 at Milford Kindergarten. Registration: https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/lake-pupuke-puriri-forest-community-hui-te-ngahere-puuriri-o-pupukemoana-tickets-302093849837 We would like to invite the community to come together to help plan for the future restoration of the park's critically endangered forest ecosystem. Sylvan Park and Kitchener Park on the shores […]
Join our pest plant hit squad! We do 4 pulses throughout the year in Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring to remove moth plant and other pest plants from private and public property. Autumn Hit Squad: Smiths Bush Ecological Halo Every Fridays in May, Meet at the entrance to Smiths Bush East (Karaka St, Takapuna) Date […]
The Wairau Estuary in Milford is connected to the inland Wairau Valley Catchment, which stretches several kilometres into the industrialised and commercial heart of the Wairau Valley. Extensive environmental testing has revealed the presence of common contaminants in the watercourse from industrial land, high traffic roads, and recreational activities in the estuary. Despite this, up […]
Join us in planting native trees and restoring our native forests. Smiths Bush East is the only remaining kahikatea forest in our project area. It supports a lot of native wildlife including the Tui, kereru, silvereye and grey warbler.
Join our evening guided walk at Kirchener Reserve and find some nocturnal creatures! You might find ruru, bats, puriri moth and reptiles that you don't normally see during the day. Please bring (1) torch covered in red cellophane, (2) raincoat and (3) warm clothing. All children must be supervised by parents or caretakers and pets […]
This is the hub for volunteer environmental restoration groups in Takapuna North. We actively engage in tree planting, predator control, pest plant control, water quality, and community engagement.