Janine Te Reo, kai-tiaki of the Rene Orchiston pā harakeke, has pointed out that the flax plants are being crowded by the trees in the Arboretum, and suggests that we shift them to the meadow. Here’s Jem’s plan for the new Pā Harakeke:
We’ve had a plague of rabbits at Waikereru during lockdown. Ginny Penn, who helps to take care of the gardens, is a gifted artist (like her daughter Brigdhe...
The marvellous gift of 20 ngutu kākā mā - rare white kākā beak plants - from Ngāi Kohatu and Ngāti Hinehika, and artist Raewyn Atkinson is now in its full gl...
Robyn Wilkie knows how to hold a river bank together - harakeke at the eroding edges, mānuka, kānuka, totara and cabbage trees further back.
Fabulous to see our ‘Let the River Speak’ research team out on the Waimatā River with the Horouta waka ama paddlers; and to have such a great turn-out at the...
