by Julie Harrison | Jul 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
“How to Restore an Island” This series of short public talks (20-30 mins) took place in the Bottle Creek Gallery at Pataka (corner Norrie and Parumoana Streets, Porirua) every Sunday in August 2018. Sunday 5 August at 2pm – Have a restoration plan restoring the...
by Julie Harrison | Jul 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
A lot of tasks were accomplished in a working party trip over the weekend of 15-17 June 2018, making good use of the skills of our volunteers. Flax trial monitoring, lightwelling, transplanting kahikatea, clearing trail culverts and overhanging branches, marking out...
by Julie Harrison | Apr 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
In case you haven’t already heard the sad news about our first resident gannet on Mana Island here is an update. There is a surprising upside to this sad story however… Nigel’s story – Nigel died in January 2018. He was found by the DOC ranger, Chris Bell, on...
by Julie Harrison | Apr 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
There is some really interesting information about fluttering shearwater activity on Mana Island, in this extract from a report for FOMI by Helen Gummer … Background Fluttering shearwaters were reintroduced to Mana Island via a series of translocations...
by Julie Harrison | Apr 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
February working party – Our group of 10 volunteers made a serious dent in the bindweed/convolvulus population, particularly in the wetland and adjacent area. It was nice to have five you ng people along varying from 15-to mid 20s. All were highly motivated...
