The Hillary Trail connects regional park tracks for a 70km wilderness experience.
Hillary Trail bookings are now being taken by Auckland Regional Council (ARC). The new trail, which is named after Sir Edmund Hillary, will officially open on 11 January 2010.
The Hillary Trail offers a multi-day tramp through the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park and along Auckland's west coast. The four-day trail includes overnight stays at back-to-basics ARC campgrounds and connects regional park tracks to form a 70km wilderness experience.
Trampers wanting to do the trail can phone the ARC on 09 366 2000 to book Hillary Trail campgrounds from 11 January onwards and to get more information.
Click here for more information, including a trail summary and maps.
Bookings relate to where trampers are staying. If you choose to stay in one of the Hillary Trail campgrounds (Karamatura, Pararaha, Craw) or any other ARC accommodation near the trail, you will need to book in advance and take your camping permit with you on the trail. Campgrounds cost $5 per adult per night. Admission to the track network itself is free.
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Want healthy food that’s locally grown or produced?
The Auckland Grey Lynn Farmers’ Market is a community-owned and operated produce market that provides fresh, locally grown goods that come from within a 200km radius of the Grey Lynn suburb. With 30-plus stallholders, and growing, there’s plenty of choice to do your weekly shop. From vegetables and fruit, to fish and meat, salad dressing, cheese, olive oils, jams, strawberries and more, there is a story behind every product you buy.
The innovative Ooooby stall means customers can bring their own backyard produce to sell or swap with other home garden suppliers, creating a community-centric market that encourages sustainability and good food. Just bring your produce to the Ooooby stall to participate – even better, bring it pre-bagged in the quantities you want to sell and with your name and price attached.
Membership cost $30 for the year and gives you a 10% discount on your purchases,plus voting rights on how the market is run.
When: Every Sunday but the last of the month Time: 8am to noon
Where: The Grey Lynn Community Centre, 510 Richmond Road, Auckland Website: www.glfm.co.nz
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Bookings are open for the popular Auckland Regional Council (ARC) night
treks through the bush in search of bats. ARC rangers will guide you on a mission to spot the only type of bat that lives in the Waitakere Ranges - the long-tailed bat. New Zealand's only other native bat is the small-tailed bat. The walks offer you the chance to encounter a secretive and reclusive animal, which uses its tail like a baseball mitt to catch and flick bugs into its mouth.
The eight bat walks in the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park in January 2010 are filling up fast, so don't delay in reserving your place.
Phone the Arataki Visitor Centre on 09 817 0089.
About the bat walks
Dates: Every Monday and Wednesday evening in January 2010, starting 4 January and ending 27 January.
Time: The sessions start about 8.15pm, depending when darkness falls, and take about two hours including the walk.
Where: Cascade Kauri, Waitakere Ranges. Meet in the car park at the end of Falls Road through the Waitakere golf course.
Cost: $5 for adults, $2 for children and $12 for a family pass (two adults and two children).
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Volunteer to help with the general maintenance and other projects around the park.
Description:
General Maintenance of Shakespear Regional Park. Tasks and projects will change depending on volunteer numbers, skills and weather.
What shall I bring? Good footwear and weather appropriate clothing. You will be informed if anything else is required.
What's in it for me? Coffee, tea, cold drink and biscuits. Training and equipment provided.
Do I need to book? No.
A low-level of fitness is required. Volunteers can volunteer further time by arranging on the Tuesday the days and times for other opportunities.
Meet at park office/workshop yards in Te Haruhi Bay
Contact Details:
Sue Hill Phone 09-426 1200 or fax 09-426 3358 e-mail sue.hill@arc.govt.nz
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Volunteer to help with pest control programmes, general maintenance and other projects around the park.
Tasks and projects will change depending on volunteer numbers, skills and weather.
This is a new volunteer day, so be one of the first to be part of the committees involved in the running of Mahurangi Regional Park.
Where do I go? Meet at workshop/park office at Sullivans Bay.
What shall I bring? Good footwear and weather appropriate clothing.
What's in it for me? Coffee, tea, cold drink and biscuits. Training and equipment provided.
Do I need to book? No.
A low-level of fitness is required. Volunteers can volunteer further time by arranging on the Tuesday the days and times for other opportunities.
Sue Hill Phone 09-426 1200 or fax 09-426 3358 e-mail sue.hill@arc.govt.nz
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Volunteer to help with the nursery, general maintenance and other projects around the park.
Meet at workshop yards, northern end of Long Bay Regional Park
What shall I bring? Good footwear and weather appropriate clothing. You will be informed if anything else is required.
What's in it for me? Coffee, tea, cold drink and biscuits. Training and equipment provided.
Do I need to book? No.
A low-level of fitness is required. Volunteers can volunteer further time by arranging on the Tuesday the days and times for other opportunities.
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Terraquaculture Training - 4 Day Workshop
Introducing the culture, craft and science of farming water flowing through the landscape.
- 9-13 April 2010
- Taranaki
- Limited 10 places - Register Now
Dao terraquaculture, the world's most productive farming system, has thrived for over 5000 years in the Asia Pacific realm - achieving levels of sustained productivity beyond the reach of agriculture.
This 4 day practical workshop will expand your skills and capabilities in productive farming and forestry systems to enable sustainable rural livelihoods in Aotearoa.
Please read this flier for more details and email sherylam@kinect.co.nz or phone 03 4350366 for further information.
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Want healthy food that’s locally grown or produced?
The Auckland Grey Lynn Farmers’ Market is a community-owned and operated produce market that provides fresh, locally grown goods that come from within a 200km radius of the Grey Lynn suburb. With 30-plus stallholders, and growing, there’s plenty of choice to do your weekly shop. From vegetables and fruit, to fish and meat, salad dressing, cheese, olive oils, jams, strawberries and more, there is a story behind every product you buy.
The innovative Ooooby stall means customers can bring their own backyard produce to sell or swap with other home garden suppliers, creating a community-centric market that encourages sustainability and good food. Just bring your produce to the Ooooby stall to participate – even better, bring it pre-bagged in the quantities you want to sell and with your name and price attached.
Membership cost $30 for the year and gives you a 10% discount on your purchases,plus voting rights on how the market is run.
When: Every Sunday but the last of the month Time:8am to noon
Where: The Grey Lynn Community Centre, 510 Richmond Road, Auckland Website: www.glfm.co.nz
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Bookings are open for the popular Auckland Regional Council (ARC) night
treks through the bush in search of bats. ARC rangers will guide you on a mission to spot the only type of bat that lives in the Waitakere Ranges - the long-tailed bat. New Zealand's only other native bat is the small-tailed bat. The walks offer you the chance to encounter a secretive and reclusive animal, which uses its tail like a baseball mitt to catch and flick bugs into its mouth.
The eight bat walks in the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park in January 2010 are filling up fast, so don't delay in reserving your place.
Phone the Arataki Visitor Centre on 09 817 0089.
About the bat walks
Dates: Every Monday and Wednesday evening in January 2010, starting 4 January and ending 27 January.
Time: The sessions start about 8.15pm, depending when darkness falls, and take about two hours including the walk.
Where: Cascade Kauri, Waitakere Ranges. Meet in the car park at the end of Falls Road through the Waitakere golf course.
Cost: $5 for adults, $2 for children and $12 for a family pass (two adults and two children).
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The Kokako Project is a joint one between ARC and the Department of Conservation (DoC). 
ARC staff have responsibility for most of the predator control and track and hut maintenance, and DoC staff for finding the nests and monitoring the birds, though there is a lot of cross over between the two teams. The DoC team live in a small bush hut (the Kokako Hut ) during the week, as their work involves getting up at dawn to follow birds.
The ARC work starts in early August, the DoC work in early September. Both finish after the last known chicks have fledged (left the nest), which can be anytime from the end of January to the end of March
You need to be reasonably fit - the Hunua Ranges are very steep, and be fairly confident in walking in unfamiliar territory. Don’t worry -you will be paired up with an experienced volunteer. Training, first aid kits and maps will be provided. You will need good walking boots (ankle support is a must), a watch, good waterproofs, spare warm clothing(fleece, wool or polyprop) as in case of injury you might be out all night, lunch and extra food, water and a good sized backpack to put it all in.
Please view the Kokako Project information flier here.
Please contact Mags Ramsey for bookings on email: mags.ramsey@arc.govt.nz
The Kokako Project is centred round the Mangatawhiri River deep in the Hunua Ranges. Volunteers meet at the car park which is up Moumoukai Rd( Northern end- NOT the end by Wairoa Dam.
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Volunteer to help with the general maintenance and other projects around the park.
Description:
General Maintenance of Shakespear Regional Park. Tasks and projects will change depending on volunteer numbers, skills and weather.
What shall I bring? Good footwear and weather appropriate clothing. You will be informed if anything else is required.
What's in it for me? Coffee, tea, cold drink and biscuits. Training and equipment provided.
Do I need to book? No.
A low-level of fitness is required. Volunteers can volunteer further time by arranging on the Tuesday the days and times for other opportunities.
Meet at park office/workshop yards in Te Haruhi Bay
Contact Details:
Sue Hill Phone 09-426 1200 or fax 09-426 3358 e-mail sue.hill@arc.govt.nz
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Volunteer to help with pest control programmes, general maintenance and other projects around the park.
Tasks and projects will change depending on volunteer numbers, skills and weather.
This is a new volunteer day, so be one of the first to be part of the committees involved in the running of Mahurangi Regional Park.
Where do I go? Meet at workshop/park office at Sullivans Bay.
What shall I bring? Good footwear and weather appropriate clothing.
What's in it for me? Coffee, tea, cold drink and biscuits. Training and equipment provided.
Do I need to book? No.
A low-level of fitness is required. Volunteers can volunteer further time by arranging on the Tuesday the days and times for other opportunities.
Sue Hill Phone 09-426 1200 or fax 09-426 3358 e-mail sue.hill@arc.govt.nz
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Volunteer to help with the nursery, general maintenance and other projects around the park.
Meet at workshop yards, northern end of Long Bay Regional Park
What shall I bring? Good footwear and weather appropriate clothing. You will be informed if anything else is required.
What's in it for me? Coffee, tea, cold drink and biscuits. Training and equipment provided.
Do I need to book? No.
A low-level of fitness is required. Volunteers can volunteer further time by arranging on the Tuesday the days and times for other opportunities.
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A small group of keen native forest restoration workers meet each week in Centennial Park. In season we plant lots of native plants, and the rest of the year is spent mainly on weed control, with occasional track maintenance and other tasks. It is good exercise and good fun. We usually break for a coffee at 10.30 to recharge and work til midday ish. Over time a small number of dedicated people can make a big difference. For where to meet or to be on our email notification list please email bushsoc@gmail.com
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This is a draft date – please confirm with Anne (480 5570) or Richard (410 5339) to express interest.
Tuff Crater is North Shore Forest and Bird’s key restoration project. We need volunteers to help! Please put your hand up for weed control, spraying (once qualified), plant rearing and fundraising. If you’d like to be on the regular email notification list for Tuff Crater work days, please email northshore.branch@forestandbird.org.nz. Anne is coordinating some Friday mornings. There’s scope to nominate an area you wish to care for and work independently on. Training on weed recognition and weed control can be arranged. Some equipment may also be available.
Normally we meet at the Canon Car park on Warehouse Way. Bring a spade, gloves, hand saw, pruners, grubber, and some morning tea. If we are not there, please walk down the path between Canon and the Warehouse and turn left. In case of dodgy weather please phone Anne 480 5570 or Richard 410 5339
For more information see http://www.forestandbird.org.nz/what-we-do/branches/north-shore
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Want healthy food that’s locally grown or produced?
The Auckland Grey Lynn Farmers’ Market is a community-owned and operated produce market that provides fresh, locally grown goods that come from within a 200km radius of the Grey Lynn suburb. With 30-plus stallholders, and growing, there’s plenty of choice to do your weekly shop. From vegetables and fruit, to fish and meat, salad dressing, cheese, olive oils, jams, strawberries and more, there is a story behind every product you buy.
The innovative Ooooby stall means customers can bring their own backyard produce to sell or swap with other home garden suppliers, creating a community-centric market that encourages sustainability and good food. Just bring your produce to the Ooooby stall to participate – even better, bring it pre-bagged in the quantities you want to sell and with your name and price attached.
Membership cost $30 for the year and gives you a 10% discount on your purchases,plus voting rights on how the market is run.
When: Every Sunday but the last of the month Time:8am to noon
Where: The Grey Lynn Community Centre, 510 Richmond Road, Auckland Website: www.glfm.co.nz
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Come and join us to kick off the new year Sunday 17th January from 9am-1pm. We’ll have a picnic theme, so be sure to bring your blanket and hamper and purchase your lunch at the market.
The Auckland Grey Lynn Farmers’ Market is a community-owned and operated produce market that provides fresh, locally grown goods that come from within a 200km radius of the Grey Lynn suburb.
The innovative Ooooby stall means customers can bring their own backyard produce to sell or swap with other home garden suppliers, creating a community-centric market that encourages sustainability and good food.
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Bookings are open for the popular Auckland Regional Council (ARC) night
treks through the bush in search of bats. ARC rangers will guide you on a mission to spot the only type of bat that lives in the Waitakere Ranges - the long-tailed bat. New Zealand's only other native bat is the small-tailed bat. The walks offer you the chance to encounter a secretive and reclusive animal, which uses its tail like a baseball mitt to catch and flick bugs into its mouth.
The eight bat walks in the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park in January 2010 are filling up fast, so don't delay in reserving your place.
Phone the Arataki Visitor Centre on 09 817 0089.
About the bat walks
Dates: Every Monday and Wednesday evening in January 2010, starting 4 January and ending 27 January.
Time: The sessions start about 8.15pm, depending when darkness falls, and take about two hours including the walk.
Where: Cascade Kauri, Waitakere Ranges. Meet in the car park at the end of Falls Road through the Waitakere golf course.Cost: $5 for adults, $2 for children and $12 for a family pass (two adults and two children).
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The Kokako Project is a joint one between ARC and the Department of Conservation (DoC).
ARC staff have responsibility for most of the predator control and track and hut maintenance, and DoC staff for finding the nests and monitoring the birds, though there is a lot of cross over between the two teams. The DoC team live in a small bush hut (the Kokako Hut ) during the week, as their work involves getting up at dawn to follow birds.
The ARC work starts in early August, the DoC work in early September. Both finish after the last known chicks have fledged (left the nest), which can be anytime from the end of January to the end of March
You need to be reasonably fit - the Hunua Ranges are very steep, and be fairly confident in walking in unfamiliar territory. Don’t worry -you will be paired up with an experienced volunteer. Training, first aid kits and maps will be provided. You will need good walking boots (ankle support is a must), a watch, good waterproofs, spare warm clothing(fleece, wool or polyprop) as in case of injury you might be out all night, lunch and extra food, water and a good sized backpack to put it all in.
Please view the Kokako Project information flier here.
Please contact Mags Ramsey for bookings on email: mags.ramsey@arc.govt.nz
The Kokako Project is centred round the Mangatawhiri River deep in the Hunua Ranges. Volunteers meet at the car park which is up Moumoukai Rd( Northern end- NOT the end by Wairoa Dam.
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Volunteer to help with pest control programmes, general maintenance and other projects around the park.
Tasks and projects will change depending on volunteer numbers, skills and weather.
This is a new volunteer day, so be one of the first to be part of the committees involved in the running of Mahurangi Regional Park.
Where do I go? Meet at workshop/park office at Sullivans Bay.
What shall I bring? Good footwear and weather appropriate clothing.
What's in it for me? Coffee, tea, cold drink and biscuits. Training and equipment provided.
Do I need to book? No.
A low-level of fitness is required. Volunteers can volunteer further time by arranging on the Tuesday the days and times for other opportunities.
Sue Hill Phone 09-426 1200 or fax 09-426 3358 e-mail sue.hill@arc.govt.nz
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Volunteer to help with the general maintenance and other projects around the park.
Description:
General Maintenance of Shakespear Regional Park. Tasks and projects will change depending on volunteer numbers, skills and weather.
What shall I bring? Good footwear and weather appropriate clothing. You will be informed if anything else is required.
What's in it for me? Coffee, tea, cold drink and biscuits. Training and equipment provided.
Do I need to book? No.
A low-level of fitness is required. Volunteers can volunteer further time by arranging on the Tuesday the days and times for other opportunities.
Meet at park office/workshop yards in Te Haruhi Bay
Contact Details:
Sue Hill Phone 09-426 1200 or fax 09-426 3358 e-mail sue.hill@arc.govt.nz
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Volunteer to help with the nursery, general maintenance and other projects around the park.
Meet at workshop yards, northern end of Long Bay Regional Park
What shall I bring? Good footwear and weather appropriate clothing. You will be informed if anything else is required.
What's in it for me? Coffee, tea, cold drink and biscuits. Training and equipment provided.
Do I need to book? No.
A low-level of fitness is required. Volunteers can volunteer further time by arranging on the Tuesday the days and times for other opportunities.
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A small group of keen native forest restoration workers meet each week in Centennial Park. In season we plant lots of native plants, and the rest of the year is spent mainly on weed control, with occasional track maintenance and other tasks. It is good exercise and good fun. We usually break for a coffee at 10.30 to recharge and work til midday ish. Over time a small number of dedicated people can make a big difference. For where to meet or to be on our email notification list please email bushsoc@gmail.com
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Outdoor Theatre - The Time-Machine Kid
When: 2pm - 3pm, Friday 22 January 2010
Where: Nathan Homestead, 70 Hill Road, Manurewa
Nathan Homestead Performing Arts and Manukau Parks present the hilarious outdoor short play The Time-Machine Kid. This fun-packed play is set on an imaginary island and features comedy, adventure and an incredible time-machine! Join us for face-painting, time-themed games and activities and your chance to enjoy a sausage sizzle and watch this amazing outdoor presentation - all for free!
For more information please email nathan.homestead@manukau.govt.nz
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Delight in our history. Parnell, fringed by the waterfront and the Domain, is 
Auckland's oldest suburb, vibrant with history and elegance. Enjoy a fascinating range of different historic buildings: Victorian, Gothic, colonial, classical and arts and crafts, all within an easy walk from the top of Parnell. Allow two hours to complete.
Sat 23 Jan, 10:00am–12:00pm
Meet at the Jubilee Building, 545 Parnell Road, Parnell
Phone 379 2095 x 9704. Email community@parnell.org.nz
Walks are $5 per adult, children are free. Limited to 20. Bookings are essential.
Parnell Trust offers a unique programme of guided heritage walks in the historic central Auckland suburbs of Parnell, Grafton, Newmarket and Epsom. For a walk schedule click here.
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Kaipatiki Project invites you to take eye-opening leisure walks through
two local reserves. All ages welcome, wear sturdy shoes and bring water to drink.
FREE but booking essential as limit 20 people
email admin@kaipatiki.org.nz or phone 482 1172
Witheford Reserve - Saturday 23 January 2010 at 10am
Meet on Kaipatiki Road, Glenfield - opposite Glenfield College tennis courts
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Join us at 8pm for the Stardome’s most popular show where you’ll learn about the planets, stars and constellations that are visible in the night sky. The sky above is constantly changing – come and learn what’s overhead this month and impress your friends and colleagues with how much you know.
Sit back and relax in the high-back, reclined seats in the Stardome’s 360 degree immersive theatre. Following the 40-minute tour through this month's night skies there will be a topical discussion in the Space Room.
At the end of the show, weather permitting, you will get the chance to spend time viewing the night sky through telescopes. For an additional $10 on Thurs, Fri & Sat at 9.15pm, you can also view the night sky through the Edith Winstone-Blackwell Zeiss 0.5m telescope, if the night is clear. The Zeiss telescope is still one of the largest available for public viewing in New Zealand.
Where: One Tree Hill Domain, 670 Manukau Rd, Epsom
When: Sat 23 Jan, 8:00pm–9:30pm and Sun 24 Jan, 8:00pm–9:30pm
Phone: 09 624 1246 BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL
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Grey Lynn Farmers’ Market – a healthy alternative
Want healthy food that’s locally grown or produced?The Auckland Grey Lynn Farmers’ Market is a community-owned and operated produce market that provides fresh, locally grown goods that come from within a 200km radius of the Grey Lynn suburb. With 30-plus stallholders, and growing, there’s plenty of choice to do your weekly shop. From vegetables and fruit, to fish and meat, salad dressing, cheese, olive oils, jams, strawberries and more, there is a story behind every product you buy.
The innovative Ooooby stall means customers can bring their own backyard produce to sell or swap with other home garden suppliers, creating a community-centric market that encourages sustainability and good food. Just bring your produce to the Ooooby stall to participate – even better, bring it pre-bagged in the quantities you want to sell and with your name and price attached.
Membership cost $30 for the year and gives you a 10% discount on your purchases, plus voting rights on how the market is run.
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Weeding and maintenance at Peach Hill Road Reserve.
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010
Time: 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Contact: Keith Gardner Phone:09 238 9928
Email: kgard@ps.gen.nz
Meet at the gate, on Peach Hill Road, at 1.30 pm.
Bring suitable equipment - please ring Keith if you would like more details.
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Bookings are open for the popular Auckland Regional Council (ARC) night
treks through the bush in search of bats. ARC rangers will guide you on a mission to spot the only type of bat that lives in the Waitakere Ranges - the long-tailed bat. New Zealand's only other native bat is the small-tailed bat. The walks offer you the chance to encounter a secretive and reclusive animal, which uses its tail like a baseball mitt to catch and flick bugs into its mouth.
The eight bat walks in the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park in January 2010 are filling up fast, so don't delay in reserving your place.
Phone the Arataki Visitor Centre on 09 817 0089.
About the bat walks
Dates: Every Monday and Wednesday evening in January 2010, starting 4 January and ending 27 January.
Time: The sessions start about 8.15pm, depending when darkness falls, and take about two hours including the walk.
Where: Cascade Kauri, Waitakere Ranges. Meet in the car park at the end of Falls Road through the Waitakere golf course.
Cost: $5 for adults, $2 for children and $12 for a family pass (two adults and two children).
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Volunteer to help with pest control programmes, general maintenance and other projects around the park.
Tasks and projects will change depending on volunteer numbers, skills and weather.
This is a new volunteer day, so be one of the first to be part of the committees involved in the running of Mahurangi Regional Park.
Where do I go? Meet at workshop/park office at Sullivans Bay.
What shall I bring? Good footwear and weather appropriate clothing.
What's in it for me? Coffee, tea, cold drink and biscuits. Training and equipment provided.
Do I need to book? No.
A low-level of fitness is required. Volunteers can volunteer further time by arranging on the Tuesday the days and times for other opportunities.
Sue Hill Phone 09-426 1200 or fax 09-426 3358 e-mail sue.hill@arc.govt.nz
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Volunteer to help with the general maintenance and other projects around the park.
Description:
General Maintenance of Shakespear Regional Park. Tasks and projects will change depending on volunteer numbers, skills and weather.
What shall I bring? Good footwear and weather appropriate clothing. You will be informed if anything else is required.
What's in it for me? Coffee, tea, cold drink and biscuits. Training and equipment provided.
Do I need to book? No.
A low-level of fitness is required. Volunteers can volunteer further time by arranging on the Tuesday the days and times for other opportunities.
Meet at park office/workshop yards in Te Haruhi Bay
Contact Details:
Sue Hill Phone 09-426 1200 or fax 09-426 3358 e-mail sue.hill@arc.govt.nz
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Volunteer to help with the nursery, general maintenance and other projects around the park.
Meet at workshop yards, northern end of Long Bay Regional Park
What shall I bring? Good footwear and weather appropriate clothing. You will be informed if anything else is required.
What's in it for me? Coffee, tea, cold drink and biscuits. Training and equipment provided.
Do I need to book? No.
A low-level of fitness is required. Volunteers can volunteer further time by arranging on the Tuesday the days and times for other opportunities.
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A small group of keen native forest restoration workers meet each week in Centennial Park. In season we plant lots of native plants, and the rest of the year is spent mainly on weed control, with occasional track maintenance and other tasks. It is good exercise and good fun. We usually break for a coffee at 10.30 to recharge and work til midday ish. Over time a small number of dedicated people can make a big difference. For where to meet or to be on our email notification list please email bushsoc@gmail.com
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Auckland City Council are providing free guided walks on Waiheke Island every Wednesday, from the beginning of December through to the end of February. Catch the 10am Fullers ferry from downtown Auckland to Waiheke Island. A professional guide will meet you at the Matiatia Ferry Terminal on Waiheke, 10.40 am, walks are average fitness with 1 – 2 hour duration.
Where: Matiatia Wharf, Ocean View Road, Waiheke Island
When: Wed 27 Jan, 10:45am–12:45am
This walk will go ahead rain or shine, and no booking is necessary. However if organising a group larger than 10 people we would appreciate a call to let us know.
For more information go to www.aucklandcity.govt.nz or Phone 379 2020
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2010 REFRESH SEMINAR SERIES 
• Refresh your knowledge on issues facing Auckland
• Refresh your thinking by debating the ‘big picture’
• Refresh yourself with nibbles and networking
You are invited to the next seminar in the Auckland Regional Council’s 2010 Refresh Seminar Series. These seminars are focused on the strategic, conceptual and ‘big picture’ issues that will affect the future of the Auckland region and the people who live here. Seminar topics are not about statements of ARC policy/position but are designed to be thought provoking and to stimulate debate.
“CREATING SUSTAINABLE URBAN LEGACIES” Neil Murphy will draw on his experience from a range of projects, including the London Olympics, to discuss the delivery of urban regeneration schemes, and challenge the “traditional" development model.
Neil Murphy is the Director of Urban and Regional Development at Beyond Green in the United Kingdom. Neil has worked on a range of projects associated with urban strategies and planning for sustainability and competitiveness. Previously at HM Treasury, Neil has a wide range of experience and knowledge of social and economic policy and development. He is the sustainability consultant to the Olympic Legacy Masterplan Framework, working on the unique sustainability protocol for this major regeneration programme. Neil is also a visiting fellow at the School of Geography, Politics and Sociology at Newcastle University in the UK. For more information on Beyond Green visit their website http://www.beyondgreen.co.uk
If you would like to attend this seminar please confirm your place by RSVP to Louise Healy email louise.healy@arc.govt.nz by midday Tuesday 26 January.
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- Region:
- Rodney
Historic Mataia Homestead & Gardens Open Day
Date: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st January
Time: 10am – 3pm
Place: 2791 Kaipara Coast Highway, Glorit
Free entry
Picnics welcome, Devonshire teas & hot drinks available for purchase.
- Historic Gardner family homestead built in 1891 and recently restored
- Surrounded by 2 hectares of developing gardens featuring large heritage orchard and espalier, perennial border, native plantings and bush walk, hundreds of roses, and much more!
Visit: www.mataia.co.nz for directions and more information or phone: 09 420 5312. Please no pets. Sorry, limited wheelchair access.
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- Activity type:
- - General Community Event
- Region:
- Rodney
Historic Mataia Homestead & Gardens Open Day
Date: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st January
Time: 10am – 3pm
Place: 2791 Kaipara Coast Highway, Glorit
Free entry
Picnics welcome, Devonshire teas & hot drinks available for purchase.
- Historic Gardner family homestead built in 1891 and recently restored
- Surrounded by 2 hectares of developing gardens featuring large heritage orchard and espalier, perennial border, native plantings and bush walk, hundreds of roses, and much more!
Visit: www.mataia.co.nz for directions and more information or phone: 09 420 5312. Please no pets. Sorry, limited wheelchair access.
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