Friends of Wairoa Stream | visionkerikeri

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...

Wairoa Stream: Battling the weeds and the weather

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...

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...

Wairoa Stream: 17,847 native trees, 4km of track and counting

Cliff Mail

Oct 2, 20202 min read

Wairoa Stream: 17,847 native trees, 4km of track and counting

Shortly after completing the Covid disrupted 2020 winter planting programme along the Wairoa Stream, Rod Brown sent through his updated...

Cliff Mail

Jun 24, 20201 min read

Wairoa Stream: Winter Update

The onset of winter does not see any let-up in the activity along the stream banks with the focus moving to planting and, this year, the...

Let’s create more public walkways along rivers, streams and coastlines

By Rod Brown

Apr 2, 20202 min read

Let’s create more public walkways along rivers, streams and coastlines

Many in the Far North enjoy walking for exercise or pleasure, and public walking tracks along rivers are proving especially popular. In...

Wairoa Stream: Guides, Brownies and Pippins bust the weeds

By Rod Brown

Mar 25, 20201 min read

Wairoa Stream: Guides, Brownies and Pippins bust the weeds

On March 10th more than 20 Guides, Brownies and Pippins under their leader Barbara Roberts went weed busting along the Wairoa Stream...

Wairoa Stream Projects: 'Springing into weed control mode'

Cliff Mail

Nov 24, 20192 min read

Wairoa Stream Projects: 'Springing into weed control mode'

Those of you who regularly walk the Wairoa Stream will be aware of the improvements to the track since it was opened in April 2017. In...

By Rod Brown

Oct 1, 20191 min read

Wairoa Stream - new track addition

Thanks to a great effort by The Friends of the Wairoa Stream, a challenging section of riverside track has been dealt with. The team have...

A week of it: Sewage, Domain, Local Body Elections and School Track

Cliff Mail

Aug 9, 20192 min read

A week of it: Sewage, Domain, Local Body Elections and School Track

There has been a burst of media releases from the Far North District Council over the last few days starting with an announcement that...

By Cliff Mail

Jun 9, 20192 min read

Great turnout for planting day

After a few blustery and chilly days, the weather came to the party as did 50 enthusiastic volunteers of all ages for the public planting...

Wairoa Stream: Public planting Sunday, 9 June 2019

Cliff Mail

May 23, 20191 min read

Wairoa Stream: Public planting Sunday, 9 June 2019

We have recently had a further 70 metres of riverbank cleared of weeds and ageing eucalyptus trees (see images below) and now Vision...

Wairoa Stream Projects: 7 years in and still plenty to do

By Cliff Mail

May 2, 20192 min read

Wairoa Stream Projects: 7 years in and still plenty to do

Last Monday the Friends of the Wairoa Stream carried out the first plantings of the short 2019 planting-window that runs from late autumn...

Tradescantia Terminators win national competition - next stop Boston, USA

By Cliff Mail

Nov 9, 20182 min read

Tradescantia Terminators win national competition - next stop Boston, USA

We were delighted to learn that the Tradescantia Terminator team at Kerikeri High School have won national recognition for their efforts....

Wairoa Stream Walkway - New bridge gets Council approval and first concrete is poured

Cliff Mail

May 23, 20181 min read

Wairoa Stream Walkway - New bridge gets Council approval and first concrete is poured

Council has approved the construction of a new bridge from Sammaree reserve to Campbell Lane. During April the first steps were taken in...

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