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Jul 20, 2021

Climbing asparagus - delicate, but damaging!

October's pest plant of the month Climbing asparagus is a serious pest plant! It climbs through, up, and over native plants, slowly...

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Jul 1, 2021

Planting Days Coming Up 2021!

It's the perfect season for native plantings. Get those gumboots out and join in one or more of the local events coming up in Kaipatiki....

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Jun 21, 2021

A pain in the agapanthus

July's pest plant of the month Difficult to get rid of, spreads easily, and stops our precious native plants from establishing is why...

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May 27, 2021

A HUGE thank you to all our pest plant hit squad members!

Whether it's weekly on a Monday morning, once a month in response to a reported weed, or as part of the massive moth plant hunt, the pest...

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May 26, 2021

This ginger will leave a nasty taste in your mouth

Warning: do not try to eat wild ginger. Apparently it tastes horrible! Another reason to dislike this pest plant. Additionally, it does...

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Apr 28, 2021

Massive Moth Plant Hunt Success

Huge effort from volunteers to control moth plant this April The Massive Moth Plant Hunt challenge during April helped to tackle one of...

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Apr 27, 2021

Join PFK’s Nature Challenge

Be part of the global City Nature Challenge Join in a global biodiversity survey by adding to the PFK Nature Challenge and the Auckland...

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Apr 22, 2021

Woolly nightshade - furry, but not friendly!

Although it may sound quite cute, there is nothing cuddly about the woolly nightshade. Like much of the nightshade family, it is...

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Mar 26, 2021

VIP Grants now available! Reminder to send in your expression of interest.

In April 2021, a second round of applications for VIP grants opens. Pest Free Kaipatiki have been granted funding thanks to the Kaipatiki...

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Mar 26, 2021

Growsafe courses - free training for volunteers.

Thanks to the Auckland Council and Park Ranger Dan Marrow for sharing this with our PFK network, please see the details below for free...

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Mar 26, 2021

Riroriro & kowhai caterpillar

Biodiversity is a beautiful and sometimes surprising thing. Here in New Zealand we have a wealth of unusual, special taonga or treasured...

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Mar 26, 2021

Join the Massive Moth Plant Hunt 2021!

Bag some moth plant pods and bag a free native plant Register here to take part Across the Kaipātiki area, horrible moth plant is...

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Mar 24, 2021

Pampas - the big bully!

Pampas grass is a really tough pest plant which can bully our native plants...

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Feb 25, 2021

Myrtle Rust found in Kaipātiki

Myrtle rust is a wind borne fungal disease that severely attacks iconic plants in the myrtle family including pōhutukawa, mānuka and...

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Nov 24, 2020

Meet the volunteers around Kauri Point and Chatswood

Visit to Kauri Point Centennial Park & Chatswood Reserve In early November, Restoration Advisor Nic Charlton visited the volunteers of...

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Nov 2, 2020

Citizen Science preliminary Chew Card Results

Once again, our preliminary results for our Kaipātiki wide pest animal survey are in. Thank you to all the regular volunteers and...

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Nov 2, 2020

Benefiting biodiversity by volunteering.

Adah Reserve. Adah reserve is a lovely piece of bush up in Totara Vale for those who have never visited before. It has not only a lovely...

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Oct 29, 2020

Call for nominations for election to the Governing Board of Pest Free Kaipātiki Restoration Society

Pest Free Kaipātiki Restoration Society (PFK) is holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Monday, 9 November at the Northcote...

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Sep 30, 2020

Meet the people making a difference in the green heart of Birkenhead.

Learn about the Birkenhead War Memorial Park Volunteers. What comes to mind when you think of Birkenhead? The Highbury Shopping Mall?...

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Sep 1, 2020

VIP Applications - supporting you to do great things.

Do you have a weeding task you simply can't tackle because it’s too steep, dangerous, or the pest plant infestation is too big? Do you...

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