Southland Ecological Restoration Network

Southland Ecological Restoration Network

A Network of Southland Community Conservation Projects

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May • OLGs Bushy Point, Otatara

The following groups and organisations are involved in ecological restoration work or may be able to offer services to help people with such work in Southland. Please feel free to contact the them.

Go to contacts for:

  • Public Organisation (16)
  • Environment/Conservation Group (16)
  • Landcare Group (3)
  • Service Club (2)
  • Iwi Group (1)
  • Native Plant Nursery (4)
  • Education (3)

Public Organisation

Department of Conservation Senior Ranger Community Murihiku

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03 211 2400

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Environment Southland - Biodiversity Officer - Community (Oreti catchment)

Contact

Catriona Gower

Phone

021 400 843

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Environment Southland - Biodiversity Officer – Community (east of Oreti)

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Nathanael (Nate) Chandrakumar

Phone

03 215 5115

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Environment Southland - Biodiversity officer – community (west of Oreti)

Contact

Mike Hargraves

Phone

021 311 207

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Environment Southland - Team Leader Biodiversity

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Polly Bulling

Phone

021 311 454

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Environment Southland Catchment Integration Manager

Contact

Fiona Young

Phone

03 211 5115

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Environment Southland Land Sustainability Officer

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Jessica Agate

Phone

021 366 459

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Environment Southland Pest Animals

Contact

Kaitlin McKenzie

Phone

03 211 5115

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Environment Southland Weed Pests

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Jolie Hazley

Phone

03 211 5115

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Fish & Game Southland Manager

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Zane Moss

Phone

03 215 9117

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Invercargill City Council Parks & Reserves Manager

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Phone

03 219 9070

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Predator Free Rakiura

Contact

Rebekah Frampton

Phone

021 477 004

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Predator Free Southland Coordinator (not active at present)

Contact

Dave Burgess

Phone

021 748 5426

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SIT Environmental Management Programme Operations Manager

Contact

Jordon Traill

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Southland District Council Open Spaces Planner

Contact

Angie Hopkinson

Phone

0800 732 732

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Thriving Southland

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Phone

021 466700

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Environment/Conservation Group

Aparima Pestbusters

Contact

Don Goodhue

Phone

03 234 9148

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Bluff Hill Motupohue Environment Trust

Contact

Estelle Leask

Phone

027 688 4604

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Forest & Bird Southland

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Duncan Blair Chair

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Forest Hill Foundation Trust

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Glenys Dickson

Phone

03 208 9406

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Friends of Kew Bush

Contact

Cam McIvor

Phone

204 100 7208

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Friends of Thomsons Bush

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Judy Fotheringham

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Mid Dome Wilding Trees Charitable Trust

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Ali Timms

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QEII National Trust Southland Representative

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Jesse Bythell

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QEII National Trust Waiau Catchment Representative

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Mark Sutton

Phone

03 249 8249

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SERN Invercargill Representative

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Chris Rance

Phone

03 213 1161

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SERN Southland Representative

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Gay Munro

Phone

03 239 5827

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Sea Society NZ

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Sian Mair

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South Coast Environment Centre Office

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Robyn Guyton

Phone

03 234 8717

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Stewart Island / Rakiura Community Environment Trust

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Al Burns

Phone

0204 028 7151

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Waiau Habitat & Enhancement Trust

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Roger Hodson

Phone

027 667 1542

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Waikawa Community Nursery

Contact

Kelsi Hayes & Jesse Bythell

Phone

Kelsi Hayes (027 349 5850) or Jesse Bythell (020 400 32109)

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Landcare Group

Bluff Landcare Group

Contact

Estelle Leask

Phone

03 212 8932

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Otatara Landcare Group

Contact

Lloyd Esler

Phone

03 213 0404

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Riverton Estuary Care Society

Contact

Robert Guyton

Phone

03 234 8249

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Service Club

Rotary Club Invercargill North

Contact

Alan Gurney

Phone

03 217 7661

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Rural Women NZ (for Dipton Wetland restoration)

Contact

Ann Irving

Phone

027 656 9319

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Iwi Group

Te Runaka o Waihopai

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Odele Stehlin

Phone

03 216 9074

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Native Plant Nursery

Home Creek Nursery

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Aaron Taylor

Phone

03 249 6680

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Pukerau Nursery

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James Holloway

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03 205 3801

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Reforest Southland

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Josie Blackshaw

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Southland Community Nursery

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Chris Rance

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03 213 1161

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Education

Environment Southland Environmental Education

Contact

Josh Sullivan and Jane Tagomoa

Phone

03 211 5115

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SIT Environmental Management Programme Manager

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Jordon Traill

Phone

022 396 7266

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Southland Community Nursery Education

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Chris Rance

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Central area of roadside dumpings. August 2010.

WLG Gravel Pit, Waituna Wetlands

Long-tailed bat – credit Colin O’Donnell

Predator Free Rakiura

An example of native regeneration beating gorse.

Sandy Point Domain, Invercargill

2005 - Spraying to reduce gorse and grass competition before planting begins. Note use of marker dye makes it easy to see where you've been.

Phillips St Reserve, Invercargill

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