Wairoa Stream | visionkerikeri

May 4
1 min

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...

Wairoa Stream: Public Planting Day -Sunday 8 May - Pictures

Cliff Mail

Apr 18
1 min

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...

By Rod Brown

Jun 27, 2021
1 min

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...

Cliff Mail

Jan 14, 2021
1 min

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, 2020
2 min

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, 2020
1 min

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...

Wairoa Stream: Track to be extended along a stream tributary

By Rod Brown

Apr 23, 2020
1 min

Wairoa Stream: Track to be extended along a stream tributary

Stage 2 of a track linking the main Wairoa Stream track to Kerikeri township may now start as soon as Covid-19 restrictions are lifted....

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

By Rod Brown

Apr 2, 2020
2 min

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, 2020
1 min

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...

Rod Brown awarded QSM in New Year honours

By Cliff Mail

Dec 30, 2019
1 min

Rod Brown awarded QSM in New Year honours

It was very pleasing to read that Rod has been awarded the Queen's Services Medal. Rod's achievements are summarised in this Northern...

Wairoa Stream Projects: 'Springing into weed control mode'

Cliff Mail

Nov 24, 2019
2 min

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, 2019
1 min

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...

Wairoa Stream: 3rd year of planting by Kerikeri Primary School

By Rod Brown

Aug 28, 2019
1 min

Wairoa Stream: 3rd year of planting by Kerikeri Primary School

After several weather postponements Kerikeri Primary School were finally able to complete their 2019 planting along the Wairoa Stream...

By Cliff Mail

Jun 9, 2019
2 min

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, 2019
1 min

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, 2019
2 min

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...

Bridge extends the Wairoa Stream walkway

By Cliff Mail

Dec 22, 2018
1 min

Bridge extends the Wairoa Stream walkway

Rotary Kerikeri has finished and named the latest bridge across the Wairoa Stream. The Bridge allows those walking the Wairoa Stream...

Progress on new Wairoa Stream footbridge

By Rod Brown

Nov 10, 2018
1 min

Progress on new Wairoa Stream footbridge

In April the pole piles were placed for the new footbridge being built half a kilometre upstream from Cobham Rd bridge. The bridge will...

Tradescantia Terminators win national competition - next stop Boston, USA

By Cliff Mail

Nov 9, 2018
2 min

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, 2018
1 min

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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