Roger Grove

After 20 years on the Tāwharanui Open Sanctuary Society (Tossi) committee, the last eight as chairperson, Alison Stanes MBE has retired. Of course, she has...

It’s planting season. Each year we give the plants grown in the Tāwharanui nursery new homes in the ground around the park. By far the...

Before I get started on an update, I thought it would be good to clarify who “TOSSI” is. The Tāwharanui Open Sanctuary Society (TOSSI) was...

Summer is nearly upon us and many of you will be heading to Tāwharanui Regional Park to enjoy the great weather and fantastic environment. However,...

Recently, I had the pleasure of attending a workshop run by Sanctuaries of New Zealand. This is an annual national event hosted at a different...

Every year, TOSSI in partnership with Auckland Council host public planting days at Tawharanui on the first Sunday in June, July and August. Each day,...

The Tāwharanui Open Sanctuary Society (TOSSI) works in partnership with the Auckland Council. Among much other activity, we expend a lot of effort to protect...

Having just returned from several weeks campervanning as far south as Hanmer Springs, I thought it timely to share some of our experiences and observations. ...

A year ago, 80 Duvaucel’s geckos were reintroduced to the Tāwharanui Open Sanctuary after more than a century of being absent from the mainland due to...

Now that most of this year’s plants are safely in the ground, you might think the Tossi team can relax. This year we planted almost...