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Sandra Leaming
Aug 23, 20242 min read
KKHS students conduct eDNA sampling of the Wairoa Stream
Kerikeri High school students became forensic detectives in March this year sampling the Wairoa stream for eDNA. Just like criminals...
By Rod Brown
Jul 31, 20242 min read
Friends of Wairoa Stream receive a Community Board grant
Community Board grants Friends of Wairoa Stream a grant to cover Tree Privet removal.
Cliff Mail
Jan 12, 20241 min read
Friends of Wairoa Stream - Annual Newsletter
The FOWS January 2024 newsletter outlines the objectives of the project, how it is progressing and the fincial breakdown of what is now a...
Cliff Mail
Nov 23, 20231 min read
Help bring the native birds back to the Kerikeri river track
For those who have had the pleasure of walking along the Kerikeri River Track, with its stands of Totara, Kahikatea and other native...
Cliff Mail
Oct 13, 20231 min read
Wairoa Stream: More Vandalism
Rod Brown keeps detailed records of the effort and cost that has gone into the habitat restoration, creation of public access and...
Rod Brown
Aug 2, 20231 min read
Another fantastic planting effort by Kerikeri High School students
Students planted more native trees at their Swimming Hole site which they have been planting at since 2018. It is not an easy site, prone...
Rod Brown
Jun 17, 20231 min read
Kerikeri High School native tree planting
On Tuesday,13th June, there was another very successful planting on the Wairoa Stream walkway when 22 Kerikeri High School year 8...
Cliff Mail
Apr 27, 20231 min read
Wairoa Stream Art Exhibition & Sale - 10am - 4pm, Saturday 29 April
Mary Hayman, a visitor from Wales, has been residing in Kerikeri for the last five months. During her stay she has been a regular...
Cliff Mail
Apr 22, 20231 min read
Public Planting Day Wairoa Stream - Sun, 14 May 2023 - 9am
UPDATE - 9 MAY: Despite the recent bout of wet weather the forecast for Sunday looks promising so we are intending to proceed with the...
Cliff Mail
Oct 5, 20222 min read
Book: The restoration of the Wairoa Stream
UPDATE: October 2022 - A second print of this popular book is now available! Rod Brown has published an illustrated 'coffee table' book...
Cliff Mail
Aug 16, 20221 min read
Wairoa Stream: NRC Video & photos taken for Environment Award
Images and video from Friends of Wairoa Stream planting day 2022
Rod Brown
Jul 6, 20221 min read
Wairoa Stream: Kerikeri Primary School planting Tuesday, 28 June 2022
On 28 June 17 Kerikeri Primary School (KKPS) students, led by Deputy Principal Rosemary Murphy, planted on their usual stream site with...
Cliff Mail
May 31, 20221 min read
Wairoa Stream - Second Public Planting Day, 14 June 2022
The weather forced a rescheduling from our planned Sunday planting (12 June) to the following Tuesday. It was a good decision as Tuesday...
Cliff Mail
May 4, 20221 min read
Nine years of progress along the Wairoa Stream
We recently did a walk along the length of the Wairoa stream projects and recorded video and still footage of the current state of the...
Cliff Mail
Apr 18, 20221 min read
Wairoa Stream: Public Planting Day -Sunday 8 May - Pictures
Updated 9 May 2022 The day was a great success with a top turnout, fabulous weather and planting in record time. Peter du Graaf's article...
Cliff Mail
Mar 29, 20223 min read
Wairoa Stream: Battling the weeds and the weather
We have seen wetter 24 hour periods than than those recorded on 20-21 March 2022. However, what the Metservice historical data does not...
Melanie Miller
Oct 6, 20212 min read
Rangitane Stream Restoration
Inspired by riparian restoration projects in this district – especially the work of Vision Kerikeri and Living Waters – several...
By Rod Brown
Jun 27, 20211 min read
Another Successful Planting Day
Thanks to those who were able to attend the public planting day on Sunday, 27 June. It was a superb effort with more than 1000 plants...
By Rod Brown
Jun 11, 20211 min read
More planting along the Wairoa Stream by Kerikeri High School Students
20 students from Kerikeri High School along with teachers Kate Crawford and Sara David planted about 220 plants of 19 different species...
Cliff Mail
Jan 14, 20211 min read
Thank you Hotprintz
The vandalism that we experienced over the 2019/20 summer has returned to the Wairoa Stream track. On 5 January, the NZHerald published...