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Environment
Environment – Robin reintroduction planned
While the news from the Shakespear Open Sanctuary is mostly good, sadly I must start with the recent death of Allan Parker. Allan was a...
Environment – Vigilence and vigilantes
Imagine hopping over the fence and hacking off a corner of your neighbour’s house with a chainsaw to improve your view. You probably can’t. The...
Environment – Spreading the conservation effort
The population of the Hibiscus Coast is growing rapidly, with an increase of 16 percent recorded between the last two censuses. None would doubt that...
Environment – A word on water
We may have been in lockdown again recently, but one of the silver linings was that we had rain. Good steady precipitation to ease some...
Changes afoot
It’s planting time again. Volunteers at the SOSSI nursery have once again raised thousands of seedlings and a truckload more has arrived from the Botanic...
Environment – Birdlife flourishing despite incursions
Despite a few recent incursions, reported in recent issues of Hibiscus Matters, what’s important is that overall the pest management works as it should, and...
Environment – Pines a pain
Pine trees are weeds when they are in the wrong place. According to an estimate made last year by the National Wildling Conifer Control Programme,...
Environment – Saddleback spotting
With the recent translocation of 40 birds from Tiritiri Matangi, Shakespear Open Sanctuary now has saddlebacks (tieke). These are noisy, friendly and attractive birds,...
Environment – Keeping dieback out
Many thanks to everyone who came to help with the annual planting at Shakespear Open Sanctuary. The weather did not help much and heavy rain...
Environment – Trap technology
Animal pest control has burgeoned on the Hibiscus Coast in recent years. Inspired by the sanctuary at Shakespear, the local Forest & Bird and others...
