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Planting Days 2026

The 2026 Public Planting days will be on:
Sunday 7 June 2026,
Sunday 5 July 2026, and
Sunday 2 August 2026.

By Justine Sanderson, 3 weeks12 February 2026 ago
People looking at tracking tools at seabird nesting area.
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Hands-on contributions to biodiversity

There is plenty of debate about climate change and often, we struggle to identify how we can make a difference but there are tangible ways we can have an impact. Biodiversity has the power to mitigate the progress of climate change and conversely it is greatly affected by climate change. Read more…

By Jackie Russell, 5 years1 March 2021 ago
Pest-fence-extension
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Diverse volunteer work at Tāwharanui

The Thursday work group was very happy to catch up on various tasks in the Park, which had been delayed by lockdowns: rabbit holes along the fence of the takahē enclosure were filled in; rusted netting was replaced by two panels of stainless steel netting at the Jones Bay end Read more…

By Jackie Russell, 5 years24 November 2020 ago
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