Conservation / September 2024
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Let’s crow about soaring bird numbers in the capital
- Predator Free Wellington
- The eagerly anticipated annual bird monitoring survey results are in, and our native species are flying high in the capital thanks to years of collaboration, volunteer work and decreasing predator activity. Five-minute bird counts have been carried out at 100 permanent count-stations across Wellington city…
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Let’s crow about soaring bird numbers in the capital
- Wellington City Council
- The eagerly anticipated annual bird monitoring survey results are in, and our native species are flying high in the capital thanks to years of collaboration, volunteer work and decreasing predator activity.
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Chairperson’s Report – LCK AGM 22 Sept 2024
- Low Carbon Kapiti
- Firstly, thank you to our guest Jessica Palairet from Lawyers for Climate Action NZ Inc for her time, presentation and important work. My thanks to the committee and everyone who contributed this year. Thanks especially Jean Fleming for playing host and doing our newsletter. Jean is now standing down after many years service to Low […]
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Responsible cat ownership: Microchipping
- Zealandia
- Almost half of all households in Aotearoa own at least one domestic cat, and 20% own two or more. Being a responsible cat owner is vital to keeping your cat safe and happy and also to helping keep ...
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Dead weasel found in trap
- Zealandia
- Earlier this month, our solid sanctuary biosecurity systems put in place by our conservation team were put to the test, with a weasel discovered dead in a DOC200 trap at the southern end of the ...
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Harbingers of spring
- Zealandia
- With the end of August, the signs of spring are beginning to show all around us. Tūī and kererū have been regularly spotted around the brightly flowering kōwhai, and kōtukutuku/tree fuchsia flowers ...
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Want to be a Wikipedia writer?
- Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush Trust
- Did you know that anyone can be a Wikipedia writer, or photographer? If you’d like to learn how, with a focus on New Zealand species, there’s a chance coming soon at Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush. A Wikipedia ‘New Zealand species edit-a-thon’ is being run this month at Ōtari and anyone can register. The event will be hosted by Heidi Meudt, Botany Curator at Te Papa, Siobhan Leachman, Wikimedia Laureate 2023, and Christine Richardson, with support from Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand and Wellington Gardens.
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Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Community and plants the stars of a great Open Day
- Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush Trust
- Community and plants were the obvious themes at the annual Ōtari Open Day, on September 14. Plant sales were hugely popular – this was the first Open Day that all the plants on sale were propagated from the Ōtari collections in the Trust’s own nursery, thanks to the huge efforts of Jane Humble, Lynley Trower and other volunteers, supported by Ōtari garden staff. Ōtari gardeners and expert Behind the scenes, Ōtari Nursery tour Behind the scenes, Ōtari Nursery tour botanists were on hand to advise those keen to spread the native plant love into their home gardens. Others took the chance for a tour of the special plants being raised in the Ōtari Nursery.
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Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Why should kākā be the next Bird of the Year?
- Zealandia
- Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne is proudly backing kākā for Bird of the Year 2024! Kākā are more than just a beautiful sight in Wellington—they’re a success story for Zealandia, Aotearoa New Zealand, ...
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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What Did We Plant This Year?
- Manawa Karioi Ecological Restoration Project
- We started the planting season in June 2024 by planting along Moemoea, the track on the upper slopes that connects us to the Berhampore Golf Course to the north and Tawatawa Reserve to the south.
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Te Ahi Ka - Loop Track, Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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An unFROGettable journey
- Zealandia
- The last of the captive population of pepeketua/Hamilton’s frogs have been released from their enclosure following the opening of a new boardwalk built to protect them from human foot traffic. This ...
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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