Events • Southland Ecological Restoration Network

Southland Ecological Restoration Network

A Network of Southland Community Conservation Projects

Past events

NZERN Spring Field Day 2007

8 November 2007

Bus Trip up the Lower Mataura Valley. The stops included O’Neills Bush, Titiroa; Wyndham Wildlife Refuge; Tuturau Memorial; Mataura River; Hokonui Runanga Marae & Wetland; Borthwick’s, Waitane.

O'Neills Bush, Titiroa. This small forest remnant on Environment Southland's lease land, has been restored as a community partnership project with local schools.

Environment Southland's Biosecurity Officer, Randall Milne explaining the ongoing weed control programme at O'Neills Bush.

Wyndham Wildlife Refuge. Wyndham Community Board member, Alan Leitch explaining the restoration process which will see the removal of willows and the return of natives.

Mataura River Mataitai. Hokonui Runanga member, Rodney Trainor explaining the research that's going on into the health of the Mataura River.

Signs just above the bridge in Mataura explain the mataitai and history of the Mataura Falls.

NZERN Spring Field Day 2006

11 November 2006

Bus Trip to Central & Northern Southland. The stops included Kowhai Reach; Glenure Reserve; Kingston Wetland.

Kowhai Reach, Kauana. The NZERN visitors were greeted by the Limehills School pupils who depicted the history of their special place.

A plaque was unveiled in memory of two of the main drivers in the protection of Kowhai Reach, landowner John Beck and QEII Rep Roger Sutton.

A kowhai tree was planted in memorial to Roger Sutton, who propagated many kowhai for planting back into the Reach.

Glenure Reserve. Willy Solomon tells about the early days of restoration when he was involved as a teacher at the Balfour School.

Kingston. The wetland along the hill face just beyond the Kingston Flyer terminal is an ongoing project for Dusty Coleman and his fellow Community Board members.

NZERN Spring Field Day 2005

6 November 2005

Bus Trip to South Otago. The stops included Wangaloa; Telford; Otanomomo DoC Reserve; Gardner Wetland; Awakiki DoC Reserve.

Kaitangata. Arne Cleland of Pukerau Nursery tells about the restoration of the Wangaloa Coal Mine.

Wangaloa. Rows of natives planted amongst the gorse will provide seed source for natural regeneration over time.

Otanomomo Reserve. Ken Mason, Otago Forest and Bird, describes the weed control programme for this reserve near Telford Polytech.

Gardner's Wetland. This area adjacent to the Southern Scenic Route is protected in perpetuity under QEII Open Space Covenant.

Awakiki Reserve. A magnificent totara stands in this DoC reserve, estimated to be well over 1,000 years old.

Brent Gardner explains the wetland restoration they have been involved in on their farm.

NZERN Spring Field Day 2004

16 October 2004

Riverton Restoration. The stops included Te Wai Korari; Taramea Bay Plantings; Mores Reserve/Aparima Pestbusters; Pourakino Reserve/Men of the Trees; South Coast Environment.

Te Wai Korari. This wetland purchased by the Riverton Estuary Care Society has been developed to encourage whitebait spawning.

Taramea Bay. Native plantings undertaken by the Southland District Council have used appropriate native wetland species like toe toe and Carex.

Mores Reserve. Aparima Pestbusters have spearheaded both animal pest and weed control around this Southland District Council reserve.

Templeton's Flax Mill Museum. A demonstration of bygone days when flax was of direct economic benefit.

Pourakino Reserve. Men of the Trees are working on the northern corner of this DoC Reserve, undertaking weed control and reveging with beech.

NZERN Winter Field Day 2003

12 June 2003

Bus Trip to Western Southland. The stops included Te Wai Korari, Riverton; McGregor Park, Nightcaps; Te Waiau Mahika Kai Trust, Jericho; Home Creek, Manapouri; Dave Milligan Park, Dipton.

McGregor's Park in Nightcaps restored from a willow dominated environment. Eleanor Peneha drove the restoration project that now sees natives along the Wairio Stream.

Te Waiau Mahika Kai Trust, Jericho The lunch stop gave a chance to hear about the long term vision for this magnificent shrubland valley.

Home Creek, a wetland area purchased for protection by the Waiau Trust. Edith Jones spearheaded restoration plantings here from 2000.

Dave Milligan Park at West Dipton has two areas of native plantings. Southland Farm Forestry and Men of the Trees were involved in this one, well established 10 years on.

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