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• • Titipounamu/rifleman chicks the size of bumblebees hatched on Te Ahumairangi Hill

    • 13 Oct 2021
    • Zealandia
    • Wellington - 13 October 2021:  The titipounamu/rifleman pair living on Te Ahumairangi Hill in Wellington have become proud parents.  With their chicks, currently the size of a bumblebees, the ...
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    Te Ahumairangi Hill Lookout, Paehuia Track, Thorndon, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Top 10 things to do at Zealandia

    • 7 Oct 2021
    • Zealandia
    • There's so much to see and do at the ecosanctuary in the heart of Wellington. Whether you’ve been 100 times or never there’s always something new to do and see.   To get you started, here’s our ...
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    Zealandia, Lake Road, Mitchelltown, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Recycling under Covid Alert Level 2

    • 28 Sep 2021
    • Ngaio Progressive Association
    • Under alert level 2 we are able to run our recycling days, but there are protocols to be followed. Please wear a mask, as you will be inside, and observe social distancing if others are recycling at the same time. … Continue reading →
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• • Recycling days are back on.

    • 28 Sep 2021
    • Ngaio Progressive Association
    • Our September recycling day became a victim of the increase in Wellington’s Covid-19 alert level, but the good news is we are back again this coming Saturday, the first Saturday of the month – 2 October, from 10am to noon. … Continue reading →
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• • Dr Danielle Shanahan announced as Zealandia Chief Executive

    • 27 Sep 2021
    • Zealandia
    • Message from Zealandia Board Chairman Phillip Meyer It is with much pleasure that I am delighted to advise that your Board has now completed its international search for Zealandia’s next ...
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    Zealandia, Lake Road, Mitchelltown, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Dirty nappies, food and fish found among recycling

    • 20 Sep 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • You may expect to find dirty nappies, food scraps, and rusted oven trays in rubbish bags, but surely not in with recycling. Yet, these are among the items the team at recycling centre Oji Fibre Solutions discover on their conveyer belts regularly.
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• • Recycling Sent to Landfill During Level 4

    • 20 Sep 2021
    • Salient
    • Lily McElhone (she/her)153 tonnes of recyclables were sent to landfill during the two weeks Te-Whanganui-a-Tara was in Level 4.
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• • Lizard fertility and reproduction

    • 31 Aug 2021
    • Nga Uruora - Kapiti Project
    • By Paul Callister and Sahra Kress , August 2021 Newborn Wellington Green gecko at Ngā Manu, 2021.
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• • Lockdown Weed Eradication - We would love your help!

    • 22 Aug 2021
    • Manawa Karioi Ecological Restoration Project
    • We hope you are all doing well during Level 4 lockdown.
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• • Hutt City Council confirms glass recycling services to resume

    • 20 Aug 2021
    • Hutt City Council
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• • Karori Sanctuary Trust Annual General Meeting 2021

    • 16 Aug 2021
    • Zealandia
    • When: 28 October, 5:45pm (with refreshments from 5pm) Where: Zealandia Ecosanctuary, 53 Waiapu Road RSVP: To help us with planning and logistics please let us know if you plant to ...
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    Zealandia, Lake Road, Mitchelltown, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Media release: Tītipounamnu/rifleman pair found on Te Ahūmairangi Hill for the first time in 100 years

    • 13 Aug 2021
    • Zealandia
    • New Zealand’s smallest bird has been sighted on Te Ahūmairangi Hill in Wellington City. This may be the first time that tītipounamu/rifleman have been present in the area for over 100 years. ...
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    Zealandia, Lake Road, Mitchelltown, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Meat trays meet their match with new optical sorter

    • 30 Jul 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • Wellington’s recycling facility is now the proud owner of an optical sorter, capable of diverting over seven million meat and other clear plastic trays from the region’s landfills and overseas processors each year.
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• • Taita rangatahi lead the way in recycling education

    • 29 Jul 2021
    • Hutt City Council
    • Students from Taita College partnered with Hutt City Council and advertising agency VMLY&R to create street posters promoting good recycling behaviour as part of the launch of Lower Hutt’s new rubbish and recycling service.
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• • Greg Davies

    • 28 Jul 2021
    • Black Coffee Newtown
    • Greg from Retro Art loves recycling and upcycling.
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    Black coffee, Riddiford Street, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Media release: Native parasitic plant seeds germinate in Wellington, providing hope for future

    • 22 Jul 2021
    • Zealandia
    • Wellington – 19 July 2021:  New Zealand’s only fully parasitic plant has been successfully germinated at the Lions Ōtari Native Plant Conservation Laboratory in Wellington. The milestone ...
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    Zealandia, Lake Road, Mitchelltown, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • How worried should we be about rats getting back onto the peninsula?

    • 22 Jul 2021
    • Predator Free Wellington
    • The effort to eliminate every last rat, stoat and weasel on the Miramar Peninsula – and keep them out - has many layers of defence. It’s not one magic tool or one person or organisation, it’s a systems approach with built in layers of barriers and safeguards that requires all of us to play a part. In an…
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    Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • The 100 Year Moth Project: Spotting species in the sanctuary

    • 16 Jul 2021
    • Te Papa's blog
    • One hundred years ago, Wellington naturalist George Hudson walked the forest near his home – now Zealandia wildlife sanctuary – in search of fascinating New Zealand insects.
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    Zealandia, Lake Road, Mitchelltown, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Manawa Karioi 30th Anniversary & Pub Quiz Fundraiser

    • 2 Jul 2021
    • Manawa Karioi Ecological Restoration Project
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• • Media Release: Taranaki Whānui leads the way by declaring New Zealand’s first plastic free urupā

    • 1 Jul 2021
    • Zealandia
    • Wellington – 1 July 2021 : Taranaki Whānui iwi has officially declared Opau Urupā in Makara, Wellington as plastic- free, the first urupā (Māori cemetery) nationally to do so.  They’re ...
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    Zealandia, Lake Road, Mitchelltown, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • What happens to the items dropped off for recycling?

    • 29 Jun 2021
    • Ngaio Progressive Association
    • Our Ngaio Crofton Down Ngaio Crofton Downs Going Carbon Neutral recycling programme started in June 2021.
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    Ngaio, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Ngaio Crofton Downs Going Carbon Neutral Recycling Day – on again this Saturday

    • 29 Jun 2021
    • Ngaio Progressive Association
    • The first Ngaio Crofton Downs Going Carbon Neutral Recycling Day was held on 5 June from 10am to 12am on 5th June at Ngaio Union Church.
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    Ngaio, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Public Place Recycling trial ends, stations to be removed

    • 28 Jun 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • Wellington City Council will remove nine public recycling stations around the city in mid-July, following the completion of its Public Place Recycling (PPR) trial.
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• • August Working Bees

    • 27 Jun 2021
    • Manawa Karioi Ecological Restoration Project
    • Our August planting and track maintenance sessions will see us continue with our planting along sections of Te Ahi Ka - the main loop track around Manawa Karioi.
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• • Matariki ki Te Māra a Tāne / Matariki at Zealandia

    • 22 Jun 2021
    • Zealandia
    • Matariki has become a popular celebration of Māori culture, for all, across Aotearoa/New Zealand. Matariki (Pleaides) signals the Māori New Year, seasonal transition, and, various ...
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    Zealandia, Lake Road, Mitchelltown, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Special Matariki Our Wellington out this week

    • 14 Jun 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • A special Matariki section and a handy pull-out recycling guide are the stars of the latest Our Wellington.
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• • Ministry for the Environment - Volunteer Day

    • 20 May 2021
    • Manawa Karioi Ecological Restoration Project
    • What are your impressions of the Manawa Karioi? Our team were impressed with the history of the reserve and by how long it had been going for.
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• • Council confirms prices for new kerbside rubbish and recycling service

    • 17 May 2021
    • Hutt City Council
    • Hutt City Council has released the prices for its new rubbish and recycling collection service commencing 1 July 2021 which are in line with the indicative prices provided during the consultation process for the service.
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• • New rubbish and recycling bins delivered to residents from this week

    • 12 May 2021
    • Hutt City Council
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• • Highlights from Wellington’s City Nature Challenge 2021

    • 12 May 2021
    • Te Papa's blog
    • How many species of plants and animals do you think you could find in only four days? This year Wellington participants in the iNaturalist City Nature Challenge found 1537 species! Our Researcher Lara Shepherd and Curator Botany Leon Perrie summarise what was discovered.
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