Kia ora trappers! We hope you are busy checking and baiting traps as the bird nesting season is well underway. We’d love to see more of those rarer species making a comeback in our area, so keep up the good work. If you are running low on gear, we have good news. Read on (and […]
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Invitation to Bait & Trap Day and Other Local News
Kia ora ! We are back at Farrell’s Nursery on Wednesday 9 August, from 9am – 1pm, with our Pest Education, Bait & Trap Hub Day. We will be on-site (46 Pollock Rd, Pukekohe) to help you with materials and advice to help you along on your pest control journey. Pop down and have a […]
FINE TUNING YOUR PREDATOR CONTROL WITH CAM SPEEDY
Do you want some tips and tricks on how to increase the effectiveness of predator control for your project or community group? We invite you to join us for a free presentation and Q&A session with Cam Speedy, a wildlife biologist with over 40 years of experience in predator control and ecosystem management. Hūnua 6pm – […]
Farrell’s Nursery – New Hub Days
Next Wednesday, Oct 14th, 10.00am – 1pm we will be running a Hub day with free trap and bait supplies. This is at Farrell’s Nursery, 46 Pollock Rd. We will be repeating these on a monthly basis in November on the first Wednesday of each month apart from January. It is an interesting development that […]
Neighbours looking after neighbours – Pest control hub day at Beachlands
It wasn’t all plain sailing at the start of our hub day in the Countdown car park at Beachlands. An ominous black cloud gathered just after 9.00 as the team began setting up our stand, and as the rain started we made a hasty relocation to under the cover of “The Franklin”. Fortunately it didn’t […]
Pukekohe 5 Summits Opening
This Sunday Nov 10th 9.30am at Pukekohe Railway Station sees the opening of the new Pukekohe 5 Summits Walking and Cycle Trail. Come along and join in. This is a great initiative from Pukekohe Tramping Club as part of their 50th celebrations and promises to be an awesome starting point for more trails in our […]
Waikato Landcare Day Otaua & Aka Aka
On Tuesday Nov 19th with Waikato Regional Council and NZ Landcare Trust we are hosting an interesting Field day at Otaua and then a trip onto Stu & Kim Muir’s place to check out some real wetland restoration. It is 9.30am – 3.30 and the option of a bbq up at Andrew & Louise Sinclair’s […]
Mauku Weeding, Sat Nov 9th at St Brides
Reminder for for working bee tomorrow morning, Sat Nov 9th at St Brides, Findlay Rd, Mauku 10.00am – 12.00. This is a woolly nightshade and chinese privet cleanup. Bring long sleeves, trousers solid footwear and a sharp spade. Perhaps a small, sharp handsaw if you have one. Other tools provided. Come and check out the […]
School Holidays = Action
The school holidays are here and it is time to top up your bait stations and reset traps. It is also a great time for carrying out a bird count to celebrate the impact you are having in your local area. Come and join us on Wednesday 17th July for a community bird count. We […]
Dave Puflett – Te ara O Whangamaire – Working bee next Sunday
Dear all While many of you will already be aware, the sudden death of Dave Pufflet, the coordinator of Whakaupoko Landcare has come as a shock to us all. We have lost a truly great friend our thoughts are with his awesome family. Puff was coordinating the grand opening of our new walkway (Te Ara […]