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Hello
The full Ecofest Kaipatiki festival programme is now ONLINE - most events are free - and bookings are being taken now.
FAMILY FUN
Discovery Day Sat 29 Oct - Join our on-the-spot ecologists to discover insects, streamlife & much more in Eskdale Reserve; great for families! More info BOOK
DIY Fiesta Sat 5 Nov - get back to basics & learn to make all sorts of household products that save you money and are super-sustainable with Birkdale Beach Haven Community Project; food, music, exercise & games included at Birkdale House More info BOOK
Big Bang Beach Clean Up Sun 6 Nov - show Little Shoal Bay some love in this community clean up followed by fun and games on the reserve for the kids More info
ON TWO WHEELS
Bike Kaipātiki Sun 30 Oct - fix and ride session in Shepherds Park with the Bike Kaipātiki guys & Kaipatiki Community Facilities Trust
Better Bike Commuting Sun 6 Nov - put that bike on the ferry & discover the city's cycleways on a guided cycle
ON FOOT
Tuff Crater Sun 30 Oct - see the progress of this restoration project for yourself and check out those views; a North Shore Forest & Bird guided walk BOOK
Fernglen Gardens Sun 30 Oct - explore this fabulous and unique collection of native plants & meet the people who care for this great Auckland asset in Birkenhead
PLUS WORKSHOPS, CLASSES & TALKS
Forethought Talk Friday 28 Oct, 5.30pm start, Northart Gallery, Northcote - two experts deliver short talks on seemingly unrelated topics, back-to-back. The floor is then opened for questions from an engaged and intrepid audience. $12 tickets, includes refreshments. More info BOOK
Gardening, composting, reducing food waste, energy-efficient homes - FIND OUT MORE
Easy Edibles with organic gardening guru Judy Keats
Know Your Soil with permaculturist Trish Allen
Love Food Hate Waste
Compost Collective
Future Sustainable Living with Eion Scott eco-design advisor
DIY Bath Gardens with Homer Xu from Gardens for Health & Kaipatiki Community Facilities Trust |
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Sustainable Challenge - DARE TO CARE!
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Could you, your family, your classmates or workplace do a little more towards doing things sustainably?
We are taking Ecofest Kaipatiki online to see if you can complete the Ecofest Kaipatiki Sustainable Challenge and get new behaviours going so they become habits.
Select to complete between 1 and 5 easy challenges during the week of Monday 31st Oct and Friday 4th November.
When you REGISTER you will be sent an email with instructions and ideas, and a reminder just beforehand to get you started.
Good luck! |
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JOIN US AS A MEMBER, DONOR OR SPONSOR
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We have developed some easy ways for you to show your support for our work.
Join the Kaipatiki Project whanau:
- as a new or returning member
- donate what you can as a one-off or regular giver
- or let's have a conversation about corporate sponsorship.
Play your part now in the difference we can make together.
DONATE NOW BECOME A MEMBER SPONSOR US
Our current sponsors include Neville & Ann Dodds who run Omni Products in Hillcrest - in fact, they have been helping us out with gardening gloves since we started in 1998!
AGM Wednesday 26 October, 7.00pm
All members and friends are invited to the Annual General Meeting of Kaipatiki Project Inc at the centre 17 Lauderdale Road, Birkdale. |
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We have been busy developing some brand new offerings for our young people.
Nature Detectives - outdoor learning and fun for pre-schoolers; how does food grow, what do worms do, what plants and animals can we discover in the bush?
School Holiday Programmes - holiday programme providers are invited to bring children aged 5-12 to our bush backyard in Birkdale for outdoor activities, learning and fun |
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Plant of the Month: Taupata, Coprosma repens in flower
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The Coprosma family doesn’t have the showy flowers of many native plants at this time of year; you have to wait till late summer for the berries to see why it is a favourite with the birds.
A distant relative of coffee, you could collect the seed and roast your own NZ coffee if you were really keen!
Taupata is a tough coastal specialist with thick waxy leaves to resist wind and salt. Its toughness and shiny leaves makes it a common addition to suburban gardens. It is so tough it has become a bit of a weed in Norfolk Is, Hawaii & California. |
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Volunteering for Years 7-13 in Eskdale Reserve Network
As the end of the school year approaches, we provide opportunities for intermediate and high school students to volunteer as a group to carry out supervised bush rescue work in Eskdale Reserve Network. This would especially suit schools that have a Sustainability or Environmental group, or any school looking for end-of-year activities that have a community focus.
North-West Wildlink
The North-West Wildlink is a series of 'stepping stones' for wildlife which runs from the Hauraki Gulf to the Waitakere Ranges. Our restoration activities in Glenfield and Hobsonville Point directly benefit the North-West Wildlink as featured in last month's newsletter. The new Pest-Free Kaipatiki strategy and action plan will also strengthen the Wildlink and bring the birds back to this area.
There is now a Facebook page for those interested, and Ben Paris, Senior Biodiversity Advisor at Auckland Council recently spoke on RNZ about 'the patchwork of pest-free groups' that is working to support this vital supplies and shelter corridor for native birds and other wildlife. Hear more |
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There is a new restoration project in town, thanks to sixteen year old Stephie Claridge from Devonport. Stephie's passion for natural heritage started at a very early age and she has been avidly pursuing training opportunities including our WWF-NZ Youth Environmental Leaders and Trainee Planting Co-ordinators programmes to build up her experience.
Stephie has now decided to design, implement and manage the Jutland Restoration Project on the Devonport peninsula, the first event for which was held on 18 September. She recruited and led a workforce of 20 Devonport Guides and Rangers, and four adults to clear all the rubbish out of the reserve, including tyres, a porch swing seat, trampoline and mattress that had been dumped there, among the usual plastics, paper and cans.
Long term, Stephie’s plan is to restore the bush and coastal fringe, in the hope that more native birds and animals will want to call it home, or at least make it a stopping point on their journey to other reserves and the Hauraki Gulf islands. With endangered dotterel living across the bay, the mangroves and Chenier Ridges (shell banks) that lie just off the end of Jutland Reserve provide ideal habitat for these coastal birds.
To learn more about the Jutland Restoration Project visit the website or like the Facebook page. |
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All courses take place at Kaipatiki Project Environment Centre (17 Lauderdale Road, Birkdale) unless otherwise stated. For course queries email admin@kaipatiki.org.nz or phone 482 1172. |
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Zero-waste ambassador Waveney Warth and her partner organise their lifestyle, pets and home so that virtually no rubbish is created - she shares the secrets in this very popular class. |
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Hands on Ecology is a new 8 week series of free workshops which will be taught by Charmaine Bailie and Derek Craig.
It will suit current and new volunteers working on restoration projects, those wanting to learn site assessments, those wanting to run other projects and those who are undertaking NZQA papers in plant identification and weed identification, pest management or plant nursery work.
This is also a great basis for people wanting to work in restoration or horticulture. |
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This weekend course will show participants how to make the most of their camera and gives them an opportunity to practice on a bush photo-shoot in Eskdale Reserve.
Taught by nature photographer and blogger Edin Whitehead, the class is suitable for young people (and upwards!) and covers
- the difference between a camera’s automatic and semi-automatic operation
- manual settings
- the relationship between aperture, ISO and shutter speed
- composing a photo
- using natural light
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A weekend course with Judy Te Hiwi - learn to work with the fibres in harakeke to make beautiful paper. This course is supported by Creative Communities NZ. |
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Wine & Weeds, Sun 16 Oct 2pm
Bring along a snippet of the weeds that most annoy you in your garden and get expert advice on how to deal to them over a glass of vino - a novel event idea from our friends at Beyond The Fence. Light snacks & good company provided.
Venue: Ravenhill Courtyard, Rugby Road, off Hinemoa St, Birkenhead
Forethought Talk 'Sustain', Thur 20 Oct 5.30pm
Short talks and lots of conversation with Janet Cole (Kaipatiki Project Manager) & Janet McPhee (Research Manager AUT), organised by Forethought.
Venue: Studio One Toi Tu, 1 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby
Open Day at Ngataringa Organic Gardens, Sat 12 Nov 10am
Venue: 4/27 Lake Road, Devonport |
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