Conservation / August 2023
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From takahē arrival to fish mysteries, no two days are the same in conservation
- Zealandia
- Conservation is complex work that rarely comes with a neatly packaged ‘How-To’ guide. This month alone we celebrated the arrival of a new pair of takahē to Zealandia while also trying to unpack a ...
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Action at home: Backyard trapping
- Zealandia
- Want to get involved in backyard trapping but you’re a bit unsure on what it involves and have no idea how to set up a trap? Our Marketing Manager Sam felt exactly the same way until she recently ...
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Making tracks in Conservation Week
- Zealandia
- During Te Wiki Tiaki ao Tūroa/Conservation Week our Learning Team were out and about visiting schools around the region involved in our Nature at Your Place programme, a free programme offered to ...
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Welcome Waitaa and Bendigo
- Zealandia
- We are super excited to announce the arrival of the newest pair of takahē to Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne! The new takahē are Waitaa (female, 3 years old) and Bendigo (male, 6 years old) who came from ...
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Let’s be less rubbish about waste – have your say pronto!
- Talk Wellington
- This one almost got away on us: the Wellington Regional Waste Management and Minimisation Plan needs your shove – closing Friday 5pm! There’s a lot of good intention in there and it’s badly needed. We are a bit rubbish about waste in New Zealand, including Wellington region. At the Southern Landfill, which has probably the...
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Media release: Wellington’s population of threatened native bird (takahē) doubles
- Zealandia
- Wellington 30 August 2023: The Wellington city population of a rare native bird has doubled this week, with Wellington ecosanctuary Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne welcoming a new pair of takahē on 28 ...
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Circular economy, recycling and DIY cleaning products
- Pukerua Bay Residents Association
- The second and third workshops in our climate action series looked at a circular economy, the great variety of products that can be recycled, and how to make your own … Circular economy, recycling and DIY cleaning products Read More »
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Wellington Central takahē population set to double
- Zealandia
- Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne are welcoming two new takahē on 28 August 2023. Bendigo (6 years, male) and Waitaa (3 years, female) are coming from Burwood Takahē Breeding Centre, and we're working ...
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Composting workshop 7 October
- Ngaio Progressive Association
- We are planning something a bit different alongside our October recycling day. With the Sustainability Trust, we will be holding a workshop on homw composting – recycle your food scraps properly as well as your lids and tops. The workshop … Continue reading →
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Welcome to new partners for Upper Hutt Bike Recycling Project
- Upper Hutt City Council
- Following six successful years in partnership with Rimutaka Prison, Upper Hutt City Council today farewelled one of its founding partners from the Upper Hutt Bike recycling project and thanked them for their efforts.
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Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5218, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Action at home: A safe haven for lizards
- Zealandia
- Zealandia member and wildlife photographer, Holly Neill, is an avid conservationist who found a love for New Zealand wildlife while learning to photograph birds at Zealandia. After moving to Kāpiti, ...
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July 2023 newsletter: AGM votes for change
- Friends of Maara Roa
- Friends of Maara Roa (FMR): 23 years bringing biodiversity back to the Cannons Creek catchment Working bees 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: www.maararoa.org.nz ... 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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Recycling Day – Saturday 5 August
- Ngaio Progressive Association
- This Saturday is our next recycling day – 10am to noon at Ngaio Union Church, Crofton Road. Over that few months, there has been some change in what we are collecting so there is a full update below, but first … Continue reading →
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Ngaio, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Nick Logan and the Adopt-a-spot scheme
- Manawa Karioi Ecological Restoration Project
- After-planting care is important for some sites, especially where our plants can be smothered by fast-growing grass and other weeds.
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Te Ahi Ka - Loop Track, Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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