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Ngā Uruora is approaching its 30th birthday
- Nga Uruora - Kapiti Project
- In (nearly) thirty years we’ve achieved a lot, including what some thought was insurmountable: replanting a former gravel quarry and …
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A summary of past meetings 2010-2023
- Karori Historical Society
- December 2023 We had a great crowd turn out in December to hear Robin Skinner talk through his detailed research to trace a Māori pathway from Te Aro to the Kaiwharawhara Stream at Te Māra a Tāne / Zealandia. This once much-used thoroughfare passed through the present site of the university campus and suburban Kelburn, […]
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July/August 2022 newsletter
- Friends of Maara Roa
- Friends of Maara Roa (FMR): 22 years bringing biodiversity back to the Cannons Creek catchment Working bees are every fine Saturday; meet at 9.30 am in the carpark at the back of Porirua College. The nursery group meets every Thursday from 10 am to noon, in the grounds of Aotea College in Okowai Road. Website: ... Read more
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Maara Roa (Cannons Creek lakes towards Duck Creek pathway), Cannons Creek, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5025, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Water Sampling
- Friends of Maara Roa
- What lives in Cannons Creek? There are three kinds of fish, longfin eels, and freshwater crayfish, along with a wide variety of plants, insects and bacteria in Cannons Creek. But there are no signs of possums, rats, cats or rabbits, giving us hope that years of pest control has reduced the numbers of these predators. ... Read more
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Cannons Creek, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5025, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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June 2022 newsletter: AGM at new venue; Farewell to a founder
- Friends of Maara Roa
- Friends of Maara Roa (FMR): 22 years bringing biodiversity back to the Cannons Creek catchment Working bees are every fine Saturday; meet at 9.30 am in the carpark at the back of Porirua College. The nursery group meets every Thursday from 10 am to noon, in the grounds of Aotea College in Okowai Road. Website: ... Read more
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Maara Roa (Cannons Creek lakes towards Duck Creek pathway), Cannons Creek, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5025, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Remembering Sylvia Jenkin
- Friends of Maara Roa
- Memorial service for Sylvia Jenkin on Saturday 4 June Many of you will already know the sad news that Sylvia Jenkin, a driving force behind the establishment and achievements of the Friends of Maara Roa, passed away on 18 May, at the age of 91. This is to remind all those with connections to and ... Read more
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Maara Roa (Cannons Creek lakes towards Duck Creek pathway), Cannons Creek, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5025, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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March /April 2022 newsletter: Welcome news
- Friends of Maara Roa
- Friends of Maara Roa (FMR): 21+ years bringing biodiversity back to the Cannons Creek catchment Working bees are every fine Saturday; meet at 9.30 am in the carpark at the back of Porirua College. The nursery group meets every Thursday from 10 am to noon, in the grounds of Aotea College in Okowai Road. Website: ... Read more
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Nursery working group
- Friends of Maara Roa
- A Friends of Maara Roa working group is pictured planting out kanuka at their nursery. The group meets every Thursday at the nursery at Aotea College. Over the years, thousands of seedlings have been raised here for revegetation planting at Maara Roa. The picture was taken by our new Belmont Ranger, Bruce Forster, as part ... Read more
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Maara Roa (Cannons Creek lakes towards Duck Creek pathway), Cannons Creek, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5025, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Wairakei Camp, Taupō (Leaders summary)
- Ngati toa Sea Scouts
- 60kg or rubbish and 40kg of recycling were some of the measurable outcomes of this camp, however, what is not measurable is the experiences gained and life lessons learned.
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November 2021 Newsletter
- Friends of Maara Roa
- Friends of Maara Roa (FMR): 21 years bringing biodiversity back to the Cannons Creek catchment Working bees are every fine Saturday; meet at 9.30 am in the carpark by the Porirua College gymnasium. The nursery group meets every Thursday from 10 am to noon, in the grounds of Aotea College in Okowai Road. Website: www.maararoa.org.nz ... Read more
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Update October 4th
- Friends of Maara Roa
- Planting reaches new heights This year most of our plantings have been done in a new area further up the Maara Roa track to the east of the Porirua College boundary. We are grateful to the College for letting us park in their grounds, saving us the long walk from our previous meeting place at ... Read more
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Lizard fertility and reproduction
- Nga Uruora - Kapiti Project
- By Paul Callister and Sahra Kress , August 2021 Newborn Wellington Green gecko at Ngā Manu, 2021.
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Extracts from Being a Good Ancestor
- Friends of Maara Roa
- Being Good Ancestors Friends of Maara Roa AGM 2021-EDownload... Source
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Maara Roa (Cannons Creek lakes towards Duck Creek pathway), Cannons Creek, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5025, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Newsletter August 2021
- Friends of Maara Roa
- Friends of Maara Roa (FMR): 21 years bringing biodiversity back to the Cannons Creek catchment www.maararoa.org.nz Inquiries E: info@maararoa.org.nz August 2021 newsletter: Planting progress paused Planting progress paused AGM report: inspiring presentation Look at our new website Annual subscriptions now due Planting progress paused News of the Level 4 lockdown has put a pause on ... Read more
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AGM 12 July 2021
- Friends of Maara Roa
- • The date: Monday 12 July 2021• The place: Tawa Uniting Church, Elena Place, Tawa• The time: 7.30 pmWelcome to our 21 st AGMAll are welcome to attend the 21 st Annual General Meeting of the Friends of Maara Roa. Asin previous years, the meeting will be held at the Tawa Uniting Church in Elena ... Read more
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Newsletter June 2021
- Friends of Maara Roa
- Working bees/planting days are every fine Saturday; meet at 9.30 am at the Cannons Creekentrance to Belmont Regional Park. The nursery group meets every Thursday from 10 am to noon, in the grounds of Aotea College in Okowai Road. Enquiries: info@maararoa.org.nz June 2021 newsletter: Come to the AGM • The date: Monday 12 July 2021• ... Read more
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What you need to know about the Newtown Festival
- Newtown Festival
- Maps and Programmes There will be maps and programmes available throughout the festival and attached to each recycling station.
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Newsletter March 2021
- Friends of Maara Roa
- Working bees are every fine Saturday; meet at 9.30 am at the Cannons Creek entrance to Belmont Regional Park. The nursery group meets every Thursday from 10 am to noon, in the grounds of Aotea College in Okowai Road. March-April 2021 newsletter: Past and future A busy time for tree care A change in focus ... Read more
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Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
- Nga Uruora - Kapiti Project
- Paul Callister September 2020 We are proud of the work Ngā Uruora has carried out on the Paekākāriki-Pukerua Bay escarpment and surrounding areas.
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Newsletter Sept 2020
- Friends of Maara Roa
- Friends of Maara Roa (FMR): 20+ years bringing biodiversity back to the Cannons Creek catchment Working bees are every fine Saturday; meet at 9.30 am at the Cannons Creek entrance to Belmont Regional Park. The nursery group meets every Thursday from 10 am to noon, in the grounds of Aotea College in Okowai Road. September ... Read more
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Newsletter July 2020
- Friends of Maara Roa
- We are planting every fine Saturday; meet at 9.30 am at the Cannons Creek entrance to Belmont Regional Park. The nursery group meets every Thursday from 10 am to noon, in the grounds of Aotea College in Okowai Road. July 2020 Newsletter Welcome back after lockdown Celebrating 20 years at the AGM GWRC grant boosts ... Read more
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Newsletter February 2020
- Friends of Maara Roa
- February 2020 Newsletter In July 2020, it will be 20 years since the Friends of Maara Roa (FMR) was incorporated, its purpose to restore the biodiversity of the Cannons Creek catchment. In that time some 83,500 trees have been planted in a significantly expanded area, and more and more birds are being seen, including the first ... Read more
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Our Remote Sensing Trial
- Nga Uruora - Kapiti Project
- By Paul CallisterOctober 2019 Our remote trap sensing project started with a typical New Zealand style chance meeting.
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Geoff Park, Tony Whitaker and Fred Allen: A personal note
- Nga Uruora - Kapiti Project
- Paul Callister, November 2018 If walking the Paekākāriki-Pukerua Bay escarpment track, when you stop and rest on the seat on the southern edge of the ‘Eco-site’ forest you will see a memorial plaque to the noted New Zealand ecologist Geoff Park (1946-2009).
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Gene editing for pest control
- Nga Uruora - Kapiti Project
- Some thoughts from Jean Fleming What is gene editing? Gene editing uses bacterial enzymes (the CRISPR-Cas9 system) that are used in nature to chop up the DNA of invading viruses and thus protect the bacterium from infection.
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Increasing biodiversity on the escarpment
- Nga Uruora - Kapiti Project
- By Paul Callister, August 2017 One of the aims of Ngā Uruora is to increase biodiversity on the escarpment.
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Restoring the Paekākāriki-Pukerua Bay escarpment quarry site
- Nga Uruora - Kapiti Project
- July 2017 By Paul Callister Introduction Around the world, there are many examples of quarry and mine restoration.
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Lizards on the escarpment – May 2017
- Nga Uruora - Kapiti Project
- Lizards on the escarpment – May 2017 Written by Paul Callister ‘The more surveys I do, the more I realise we’re looking at the wreckage of populations’, Trent Bell, Ecogecko, 2017 Twenty years ago, when Ngā Uruora began, lizards were not high on our agenda.
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Biodiversity Kapiti – check out what the trapping team has been doing
- Nga Uruora - Kapiti Project
- A critical part of the Ministry for the Environment funded biodiversity project is pest control on the coastal escarpment, Whareroa Farm and Queen Elizabeth Park. To see what the results and the technology we are using check out the report Nga Uruora Trappers newsletter
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Biodiversity project needs volunteers!
- Nga Uruora - Kapiti Project
- Volunteers needed for replanting rare dune plants and planting to provide shade for the streams When: 9.30 – 11.30am Tuesdays from 8 March Where: Queen Elizabeth Park Nursery More info here Volunteers for plant group
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