Hi All just had an email from Matt at DoC He says: ''For Conservation Week this year we will be holding another Weed Swap in Lower Hutt on Saturday 11th August.  Members of the public bring a garden ''weed'' and we give them a free native plant in exchange. To help with publicity need a volunteer to be Woody Weed-  see attached ...

Hi AllIf you're round this weekend I'm heading to Karori wildlife sanctuary on Sunday.Meet outside the sanctuary (Waiapu Road, Karori) at 10 am on Sunday.  Entry is $10.  Kate will meet us later in the afternoon and talk about tuataras.  Give me an email if you are keen.  CoolSarah

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/ ...