heyfor all those who wanted signed up yesterday, but didn't have permits, apparently they are now all sold out.  so if you don't have one now its not going to happen.  greg and jen, your emails bounced, but if you want to get hold of me to tell me you have a permit, click on send a private message from this post.  on the plus side we now have ...

Costs: Just to make it easier trip will be $45.  Please pay $10 deposit on tues if you sign up, for DoC permit.  Cheers,Sarah

Hi All Thanks to a heads up from Paul, questioning the price of the boat ride,  I realised I have been passing on false information. Doc quoted me $45 per boat ride, which in actual fact is $45 per adult.  However, on talking to the boat people they are prepared to drop the price to $35 per person in light of the fact that we are ...

So details... I have booked 30 places to go to Kapiti on Sunday May 6th.  However for Kapiti, permits from DoC need to be arranged in advance.  A permit is $9.  I have to confirm and pay DoC at least a week before we go.  So if you are keen to come, you need to pay me by Friday 27th of April, or preferably at next weeks ...

Hi AllKapiti Island trip is coming up soon on May 6th.  Trip is one day over to the island, looking around at a really cool island, which has been made preditor free and hence has lots of birds ie takahe, which are rather hard to find otherwise (being only about 500 of them)should be a really interesting trip.  Anyway, let me know if you are ...

The work plan for Saturday as follows: Depart 10am Queen's Wharf Morning-        check bait stations, trim tracks                    LunchAfternoon-     dig out old irrigation system Depart for Queen's Wharf 4.25pm. Bring lunch/ warm clothes, good shoes etc.  Please be there before 10, as boat leaves then.  quarter to would be awesomeemail me if ...

Hi AllDay trip to Sommes island is happening on 14th of Aprilplan is to meet at 10am Queens wharf and return at 4.25.  Doc pays for ferry over there, but there is a limit of 20 people.  Not 100% sure what sort of work we will be doing yet but possibilities are: cutting down karo (pittisporum crassifolium?!?), tree planting, bird counting/ ...