Day 2 Sanctuaries of NZ: Collaboration for #Conservation
This blog follows on from the previous blog, summarising a 3-day event that took place at Hamilton Gardens (Aug 14-16, 2018). The Sanctuaries of NZ (SONZ) meeting theme: Collaboration for […]
Tag Archives: Waikato
Lake Koromatua: One of 1000 community restoration projects
I always find it interesting to ask volunteers how many hours they estimate they’ve put into their restoration projects. Hamilton Fish & Game Assn. members, Keith, John and Murray, average […]
Restoring an urban wilderness
With January having skidded past in a haze of hot and sunny weather I thought I’d reflect on Seeley’s Gully – a local restoration project begun over half a century […]
Could holidaymakers be environmental restoration practitioners too?
Another month has almost passed and the end of another year is close. In a few days, motorways will be thick with traffic as holidaymakers exit cities and towns to […]
Research Snapshot #2
Over a few short weeks in September last year, nearly 300 NZ community groups responded to an email questionnaire. Two main themes were explored – the scope and nature of […]
Serendipity
A recent Listener article got me thinking about serendipity. Having a long-term fascination for the word itself, it immediately conjures up exotica entwined with unpredictability and happy-go-lucky endings. To take […]
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