- Sep 26, 2022
October - Toropapa - Native Plant of the Month
Alseuosmia macrophylla Toropapa are small bushy endemic plants that most people would walk past without noticing. Even the descriptions...
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- Sep 19, 2022
Native for our garden - Kākābeak
We think that kākābeak are a national treasure! With the unveiling of our kākā nesting boxes last month, we are keeping with the kākā...
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- Aug 23, 2022
PFK AGM 2022
2021-2022 has certainly been a year of change, growth and maturity for PFK and we are incredibly proud of what we have achieved together...
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- Aug 23, 2022
September- Putaputawētā - Native Plant of the Month
Putaputawētā Carpodetus serratus Putaputawētā are elegant, endemic, small trees that grow throughout the bush understory across Aotearoa....
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- Jul 23, 2022
August - Kānuka - Native Plant of the Month
August’s plant of the month is a bit of a pandora’s box - kānuka are well-known native trees, but they are made up of more than one...
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- Jun 16, 2022
July - Kohekohe - Native Plant of the Month
Dysoxylum spectabile Kohekohe are spectacular by name and nature, and July is one of the best months to appreciate them. They are both...
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- May 27, 2022
June - Kōtukutuku - Native Plant of the Month
Fuchsia excorticata You might already be familiar with Fuchsia, possibly from seeing them in your nana’s garden. They are commonly grown...
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- Apr 21, 2022
May - Kawaka - Native Plant of the Month
Kawaka Libocedrus plumosa Kawaka are gateway trees into the world of Aotearoa’s plant diversity. They are the perfect native tree for...
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- Mar 23, 2022
April - Taraire - Native Plant of the month
Taraire Beilschmiedia taraire Taraire are very distinctive endemic canopy trees. They have wide, oval leaves with sunken veins that give...
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- Mar 21, 2022
February's pest plant of the month is blue morning glory
Blue morning glory, Ipomoea indica, may look nice to some, but this smothering and tenacious vine is a real threat to native plants and...
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- Mar 21, 2022
The New PFK HQ - an update
Soon we will be able to spread our wings! Headquarters. Imagine; we will be able to open the Tool Shed on a daily basis and we will have...
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- Feb 18, 2022
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...
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- Feb 18, 2022
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...
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- Feb 17, 2022
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...
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- Jan 27, 2022
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...
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- Jan 25, 2022
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...
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- Jan 20, 2022
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...
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- Jan 14, 2022
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...
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- Nov 30, 2021
A New Pest Free Kaipātiki HQ
In an exciting recent development, on the 25th of November, the Tira Kawana / Auckland Council governing body passed a resolution to...
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- Nov 29, 2021
How we report weeds is changing
Support native species by tackling pest plants Protecting our native ecosystems is only possible if we control damaging weeds which...
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