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Community Board Grant Allows Privet Tree Removal
Privet trees marked for removal by contractors. Northland Treeworks felled 10 large Privet trees along the Wairoa Stream track, which was funded by a grant of $2,898 from our Bay of Islands / Whangaroa Community Board and follows a Community Board grant last year to fell 8 large Privet Trees, for which Friends of Wairoa Stream (FOWS) is very grateful. The felling was delayed for many months because of the about 1300 mm of rainfall Kerikeri experienced between April and August
Cliff Mail
Oct 271 min read


Wairoa Stream: A Community Led Project
14 Years after first floating the project we have produced a video that looks at progress that has been made, how it has grown from that original concept and highlighting the many community groups who have made it all happen.
By Rod Brown
Sep 112 min read


Kerikeri and weeds
The Kerikeri weed problem needs Council, DOC and local residents to manage the problem. There is a collective lack of civic pride.
By Rod Brown
Oct 6, 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...
Sandra Leaming
Aug 23, 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.
By Rod Brown
Jul 31, 20242 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
Jan 12, 20241 min read



