FRIENDS OF WAIWHAKAREKE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR HELP!
Please help us make a difference with this years plantings.
Meet at the zoo's Brymer Rd capark at 9am on Saturday 6 June. 9-12pm. Bring gloves, a spade and morning tea
The Waiwhakareke Natural Heritage Park is a former farmland which is now New Zealand's largest inland restoration project. As well as being a home for native birds, in a few years it is going to be an amazing place for community recreation with plans for walking and cycling paths.
THREATENED PLANT GARDEN WORKING BEE - This Saturday 6 June
MANGAITI GULLY RESTORATION GROUP NEWS:
Click here to view http://gullyrestoration.blogspot.com/
News on host (Puriri) Moth Aenetus virescens
· Giant Willow Aphid
· Extension to shade house
· A serious population of copper skinks
HAMILTON BIKING PLAN: HAVE YOUR SAY
What do you think of the Council’s vision for biking in Hamilton over the next 30 years?
Public feedback is now being sought on the draft Hamilton Biking Plan 2015-2045, so if you have a view, now is the time to share it with the Council. The draft Plan is available online at hamilton.govt.nz/bikingplan until 19 June 2015 and feedback will be gathered through an online form.
Councillor Margaret Forsyth says the draft Hamilton Biking Plan aims to deliver projects that will create a fully connected biking network that is safe, family-friendly and attractive.
“The plan is not just about building new biking infrastructure, it’s also about promoting biking in the city and providing educational programmes for all road users to create a bike-friendly city for Hamiltonians now and well into the future,” she says.
Hamilton’s size and relatively flat landscape make it an ideal city for biking and walking. The Government is encouraging major urban centres to develop quality biking infrastructure and the draft Hamilton Biking Plan provides a framework for some exciting initiatives, including a Western Rail Trail.
Feedback on the Hamilton Biking Plan can be provided online until 19 June. Responses will then be considered and a final report will be put forward to Council’s Strategy and Policy Committee on 11 August 2015.
For more information contact> Kate Doran
Designation: Communication Advisor
Tel (Direct): 07 838 6666
07 838 6666
RONGOA MAORI WORKSHOP
Saturday 4th July from 1pm - 4 pm
Grandview Community Garden
Growing native medicinal plants
Come and learn about some useful medicinal native plants and how to grow them..
Programme
1 pm Rongoa presentation
1:45 Tour of Garden with tips for managing weeds and planting
2.30 Getting to know the plants (learning to identify them)
3.30 light refreshments
Cost $5 (free to Grandview Community Garden members and volunteers)
As well as our allotment gardens and orchard areas, Grandview Community Garden is developing and restoring an area of useful, medicinal and edible native plants.
Volunteers have been clearing weeds and planting, and will be planting another 100 plants on the 21 June from 1:30pm. All are welcome to the planting.
Book available for purchase:
Rongoa Maori, A practical guide to traditional Maori Medicine
by Rob McGowan
Cost $15. Some available on day or order a copy when you register
