Apologies for the late notice, but our energetic committee member, Andrew Sinclair has just returned from overseas and as usual, has hit the ground running. He has been in contact with various people from Auckland Council and been directed towards funding opportunities that need to be in by the end of the week. So, a […]
Category Archives: Whakaupoko Landcare
Bats seen by group on the hill…
Article reproduced with kind permission from Franklin County News:
Whakaupoko (West Franklin) Landcare Fieldday – 2 March 2013
Activities Pest Control Update – Practical Solutions & short walk to an outlook near the top of Bald Hill Bar b Que – Pot luck – Bring some food & drinks – A great chance to catch up on everyone and check out the kereru dining on the cabbage tree berries on the driveway in. […]
Te Ara O Whangamaire – Community Track
Te Ara O Whangamaire – Official Opening On behalf of Whakaupoko Landcare, Patumahoe Village Inc and Patumahoe School you are invited to join us for the official opening and walk of Te Ara O Whangamaire. This is the newly completed walkway in Patumahoe connecting the Village with the natural environment. Te Ara O Whangamaire begins […]
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 […]
WRC Small Scale Initiative Fund Grant. 2012
Whakaupoko Landcare Group has received a $4,976.00 grant from Waikato Regional Council for ongoing Pest control. This is a one off grant obtained from the ‘Small Scale Initiative Fund’. This money will enable the Group to continue with existing pest control and expand further into the AkaAka area. Without such support the Group’s activities would […]
Auckland Environment Community Awards
Last week (30th July 2012) Whakaupoko Landcare represented by Dave Puflett, Roelf Schreuder and Andrew Sinclair attended the Auckland Council Environment Awards. It was an excellent evening with a large crowd including many Councillors, MP’s and also Mayor Len Brown. The overall winner was Paremoremo Community who are doing great work. You can find out […]
Whakaupoko Overview and Monitoring
Below is a powerpoint presentation that was given to the Landcare conference regarding the Chewcard project underway by Whakaupoko Landcare:
Walking Track to Patumahoe Wetlands
On Sunday 29th May 2011, about a dozen enthusiastic members of the Landcare Group spent a couple of hours with chain saws, scrub cutters, loppers and spades cutting back the overgrown gorse, woolly nightshade, and blackberry to open up access to the wetlands below Clive Howe Drive. Thanks to the previous efforts of other members […]
March Newsletter
Hello to all The summer / autumn rains have been excellent for native tree seed production. For example I have seen both totara and kahikatea trees almost orange / red due to the huge berry abundance. There is no current shortage of food for the birds. There is much to report. 1 AGM / Next […]