Conservation / June 2024
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Predator Free army makes gains across city
- Predator Free Wellington
- This article was originally written by our Board Chairperson Tim Pankhurst and published by The Post on 29 June 2024. See original article here. A resident tūī in a scruffy tree alongside the steep Church St steps from Boulcott St up to The Terrace gives pause to those puffing by. Its sweet song, chortles…
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Ngaio Community Working Bee with Zealandia
- Ngaio Progressive Association
- “When was the last time you heard the intricate melody of a tūī’s song? What about the sharp shriek of a kākā? If recently, that means all is going according to plan. Wellington is one of the few cities in … Continue reading →
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Birds of a (variety of) feathers
- Zealandia
- Walking in the sanctuary is a whole new experience in autumn and winter. Fungi peek their heads out of the ground, the green colours of the plants pop in the damp ngahere/forest and different manu ...
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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It’s the Five-Minute Countdown (of birds)
- Zealandia
- The Conservation team have been carrying out their biannual Five-Minute Bird Counts (5MBC) recently, in which they count all birds seen or heard within 200 meters of various stations around the ...
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Take Action: Bringing the birds to her backyard
- Zealandia
- At Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne, we recommend planting trees to attract manu/birds to your backyard. Zealandia volunteer and local artist Melissa Boardman shares her experience with feeding and planting ...
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Rotary on waterfront patrol
- Predator Free Wellington
- This article was originally written by our Board Chairperson Tim Pankhurst and published by The Post on 22 June 2024. See original article here. The harbour is an ironing board on a cruisy early winter Saturday morning. But Paula McKnight and Dennis Small have no time to join the strollers, joggers, coffee…
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Ōtari Night Tours are Back
- Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush Trust
- Our night tours are back. These focus largely on titiwai (glowworms), who live on our sheltered banks and light their tails at night to attract food. But keep your eyes peeled: our guides will also be looking out for other tiny Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush residents who come awake at night. The tranquil, after dark aura of the bush is quite something to enjoy.
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Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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“Kia whakatōmuri te haere whakamua.”
- Zealandia
- Last year we did something we, and likely no one else in NZ had ever done before – a freshwater ika/fish translocation for restoration purposes. This project was full of learnings for us, all of ...
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Rapu the wonder dog smells a rat
- Predator Free Wellington
- This article was originally written by our Board Chairperson Tim Pankhurst and published by The Post on 15 June 2024. See original article here. Rapu smells a rat. His shoulders tense and his tail wags as he moves into hunting mode. He has tracked an intruder rat on the steep steps above the Scorch O Rama…
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Ngaio Recycling – shaving products added
- Ngaio Progressive Association
- We are making some improvements to our recycling collections. Firstly, we have found a place to recycle shaving products – including blades and razors (refillable and disposable products, and replaceable-blade cartridge units). A poster showing what can be recycled is … Continue reading →
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Ngaio, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Recycling myths – busted!
- Wellington City Council
- We’re taking the guess work out of recycling by debunking some of our most common recycling myths and mistakes.
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Media release: Partnering indigenous knowledge systems and western science to help freshwater
- Zealandia
- ZEALANDIA MEDIA RELEASE For immediate release: 10 June 2024 A traditional mātauranga Māori method has been used successfully to collect freshwater fish in the latest translocation at ...
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Battle stations
- Predator Free Wellington
- This article was originally written by our Board Chairperson Tim Pankhurst and published by The Post on 8 June 2024. See original article here. Predator Free Wellington in partnership with The Post are covering all aspects of the battle against rats and stoats and weasels being fought across the city. And…
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Predator Free Welly – the next frontier
- Predator Free Wellington
- This article was originally written by Nikki Macdonald and published by The Post on 1 June 2024. See original article here. Having conquered Miramar Peninsula, Predator Free Wellington is moving west. investigates what the movement has achieved, and the challenges ahead, including a looming funding hole.
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Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Hunters on the trail of Miramar stoat
- Predator Free Wellington
- This article was originally written by Nikki Macdonald and published by The Post on 1 June 2024. See original article here. A stoat has been caught on camera a dozen times since December 2023 on predator-free Miramar Peninsula. He was first seen on December 15 – a full daylight snapshot of a white-bellied…
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Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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