
Native Plant of the Month - June - Kōtukutuku
Fuchsia excorticata You might already be familiar with Fuchsia, possibly from seeing them in your nana’s garden. They are commonly grown...

Native Plant of the Month - May - Kawaka
Kawaka Libocedrus plumosa Kawaka are gateway trees into the world of Aotearoa’s plant diversity. They are the perfect native tree for...

Native Plant of the month - April - Taraire
Taraire Beilschmiedia taraire Taraire are very distinctive endemic canopy trees. They have wide, oval leaves with sunken veins that give...

Celebrate Neighbours Day with some street tree love
Not all of our neighbours are people - Kaipātiki is blessed with a wealth of beautiful tree, bird and other animal neighbours along with...

Native Plant of the Month - March - Tānekaha
Tānekaha Phyllocladus trichomanoides Tānekaha, or celery pine, as they are sometimes known, are endemic trees that naturally grow from...

Madeira vine - nasty nodules and vicious vines!
March's pest plant of the month is Madeira vine Flowering Madeira vine, beginning to strangle red matipo (Myrsine australis). Madeira...

Feeling blue about blue morning glory
February's pest plant of the month is blue morning glory Blue morning glory, Ipomoea indica, may look nice to some, but this smothering...

The New PFK HQ - an update
Soon we will be able to spread our wings! We are underway planning and preparing our new PFK Headquarters. Imagine; we will be able to...

Native Plant of the Month - February - Māhoe
Māhoe Melicytus ramiflorus Māhoe is a common tree that is found growing throughout New Zealand lowland and coastal bush. You are very...

Hinemoa Halo - VIP Project
In November 2021, an awesome VIP fund project started in the Hinemoa Halo! The VIP fund (or Volunteer Initiatives Programme) is simply a...