Andrew Mackintosh May 20th, 2018
Saturday 19 May was a fine morning for the historic planting of the Roy Clements Treeway meadow.
Sel, Mac, Dennis, and Trevor transported plants; Nick laid them out and we all dug holes. Stanley, Freddie, Liz, Neil, Venus, Derryn, Bojan were later helped by Rowan and Lochie, along with a Euston Road family of mum Karen and her two girls on bikes who (assisted by Pat’s refreshments) brought new energy and purpose to help complete the work by 12.30.
Tawhirimatea played a part by providing showers and mists for the plants in the afternoon. By growing ti Kouka, harakeke, manuka, mingimingi, pohuehue, upokotangata and purei we expect the soil will improve and hold more water over time. This will improve the ‘sponginess’ of the Waititiko- Meola catchment and reduce the amount of oil used in mowing Auckland’s parks. Thanks to all – Whakawhetai kit e katoa, for a fun morning.
Coming events: We will hold another planting at the entrance over the next few weeks – watch our web site or facebook for details.
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Liz April 16th, 2018
Join members of the St Lukes Environmental Protection Society (STEPS) for the community planting at Roy Clements Treeway, Meola Creek. This year we will extend the wetland planting at the southern end. Come along with your family and friends for a couple of hours of planting and help improve the native biodiversity of the area.
When: Saturday 19 May 2018 at 10.30 am
Where to meet: Kerr Taylor Reserve end of Treeway, 35 Fergusson Ave, Mt Albert
What to bring: Sunhat, sunblock, raincoat, water bottle, gardening gloves and a spade, if you have them.
For further information contact us via our website. If it rains, we will post an update on the STEPS website.
Our rain day will be Sunday 20th May. Thanks to Albert-Eden Local Board for their ongoing support.
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Liz April 13th, 2018
3pm-5pm @ KERR TAYLOR RESERVE (end of Fergusson Ave)
LAST CHANGE OF DATE / CHANGE OF STRATEGY
Due to the consistent bad weather this weekend we have decided to postpone the Neighbour’s Day event to a final date – Sunday 29 April from 3-5pm. This is a rain or shine date as we plan for a garage BBQ at no 33.
If the weather is nice we can put a bouncy castle up last minute and we can move into the sun.
Hope to see you all on Sunday 29th rain or shine, bring chairs, drinks, salads and desserts, cutlery, plates and glasses, maybe some rugs for the kids to play some games.
Your organising team Liz, Pat, June, Mike, Ricky and Ellen
Please contact us via this site if any questions.
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