Jekyll2026-05-07T00:17:55+00:00https://www.waikereru.org/feed.xmlWaikereruA haven for native birds, plants and animals.Waikereruinfo@waikereru.orgCyclone Vainau Aftermath2026-05-05T00:00:00+00:002026-05-05T00:00:00+00:00https://www.waikereru.org/news/cyclone-vainau-hits-waikereruCyclone Vainau paid an unwelcome visit to Waikereru in April, and knocked over some old titoki and 20 year old kanuka trees like ninepins. Tim saw their canopies whirling in the wind before they crashed - very sobering. Thanks so much to the Tindall Foundation for giving us a generous grant to sort out the damage, and to support the 1769 Seed Archive.
]]>Waikereruinfo@waikereru.orgEnvironment Defence Society Visits Waikereru2026-05-05T00:00:00+00:002026-05-05T00:00:00+00:00https://www.waikereru.org/news/environment-defence-society-visits-waikereruGreat to show the Environment Defence Society team led by Gary Taylor around Waikereru. Gary is one of the most strategic, effective fighters for the living world in New Zealand. We’re very lucky to have him and the EDS team.
]]>Waikereruinfo@waikereru.orgMotukeo — Autumn Sun Through the Mist2026-05-05T00:00:00+00:002026-05-05T00:00:00+00:00https://www.waikereru.org/news/motukeo-autumn-sun-through-the-mistMotukeo, the mountain we look at every day, is the leaping off place of spirits for our district. This ancestral place has many moods - this time it was brilliant autumn sun through the mist.
]]>Waikereruinfo@waikereru.orgStout Trust Grant2026-04-20T00:00:00+00:002026-04-20T00:00:00+00:00https://www.waikereru.org/news/stout-trust-grantHeartfelt thanks to the Stout Trust for giving us a $15,000 emergency grant for helping to fix the boundary fence and two culverts, both damaged in the recent storms. Their generous gesture is greatly appreciated.
Culvert damage from recent storms
]]>Waikereruinfo@waikereru.orgPure Advantage - Think Like a Forest2026-04-19T00:00:00+00:002026-04-19T00:00:00+00:00https://www.waikereru.org/news/think-like-a-forest-videoAnd another beautiful video from the Think like a Forest series from Pure Advantage, this time featuring Waikereru and our chair Dame Anne Salmond.
]]>Waikereruinfo@waikereru.orgPure Advantage - Malcolm Rutherford2026-04-18T00:00:00+00:002026-04-18T00:00:00+00:00https://www.waikereru.org/news/malcolm-pure-advantage%20copyWonderful to see this video featuring Malcolm Rutherford and the 1769 Garden up on line in the Pure Advantage website. Recloaking Papa-tūānuku is a brilliant idea, sheltering the most erodible land and around waterways with native forest. At Waikereru, we’re doing everything we can to make it happen.
]]>Waikereruinfo@waikereru.orgConservation Board visit2026-03-23T00:00:00+00:002026-03-23T00:00:00+00:00https://www.waikereru.org/news/conservation-board-visitThe Conservation Board came to visit the 1769 Seed Archive on a very rainy day!
]]>Waikereruinfo@waikereru.orgFuture Whenua delegation2026-03-14T00:00:00+00:002026-03-14T00:00:00+00:00https://www.waikereru.org/news/future-whenua-visitMalcolm Rutherford did a great job of hosting delegates to the Future Whenua conference at Waikereru this week, explaining succession from kānuka to diverse native forest and the seed islands.
]]>Waikereruinfo@waikereru.orgWaikereru Ecosanctuary trip turns Gisborne pupils into stream scientists2026-03-11T00:00:00+00:002026-03-11T00:00:00+00:00https://www.waikereru.org/news/wild-lab-article-gisborne-heraldA wonderful celebration of the Wild Lab Tiaki Taiao programme in the Gisborne Herald today, featuring a session where the students learned about streams at Waikereru, and the life of the piriwai or mayfly.
]]>Waikereruinfo@waikereru.orgJuncus distegus2026-03-08T00:00:00+00:002026-03-08T00:00:00+00:00https://www.waikereru.org/news/juncus-distegusOur botanical whizz, Marley Ford, was up checking on the weed control at Waikereru in February when he spotted this locally rare reed, Juncus distegus, beside a fence line. On a cabbage tree, he found a very rare lichen.
At Waikereru, many rare Tairāwhiti plants are being looked after for future generations.
