

Mar 3
Madeira vine - nasty nodules and vicious vines!
March's pest plant of the month is Madeira vine Flowering Madeira vine, beginning to strangle red matipo (Myrsine australis). Madeira...
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Feb 5
Celebrating our wetlands
Did you know we have wetlands in Kaipātiki? Wetlands act like the kidneys of the earth, cleaning the water that flows into them. They...
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Feb 3
Feeling blue about blue morning glory
February's pest plant of the month Flowers and leaves of blue morning glory a.k.a. blue bindweed Blue morning glory, Ipomoea indica , may...
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Jan 9
Kick in the privets - Pest trees Chinese privet and tree privet
Comparison of Tree Privet (Ligustrum lucidum) on the left and Chinese Privet (Ligustrum sinense) on the right, highlighting their...
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Nov 27, 2024
A tale of two vines
December's pest plant of the month This month we feature two plants: kaihua, the native New Zealand jasmine and the pest plant Japanese...
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Nov 1, 2024
November’s pest plant of the month: Moth plant – Keep an eye out for this super spreader!
Photo: Trevor James Moth plant is a serious pest! Moth plant ( Araujia hortorum ) is a climbing vine with bell-shaped flowers native...
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Nov 1, 2024
Empowering Kaipātiki Kids to Protect and Restore Our Native Ecosystems
Angela Mueller Biodiversity Educator Kaipātiki students are stepping up as environmental champions, learning hands-on restoration skills...
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Oct 22, 2024
Use your powers for good and make a difference in your local natural environment!
Volunteer with Pest Free Kaipātiki and . . . Connect with your neighbours and the environment, Help Protect our local biodiversity by...
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Sep 30, 2024
October's pest plant of the month: Climbing asparagus - delicate, but damaging
Climbing asparagus is a serious pest plant! It climbs through, up, and over native plants, slowly smothering them. It forms dense mats...
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Aug 30, 2024
English Ivy - September's pest plant of the month!
The threat to native trees and bush from English ivy English or common ivy ( Hedera helix ) is often seen in gardens around Auckland...
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Aug 29, 2024
PFK 2024 Annual General Meeting
Thank you to all those who attended our AGM on Tuesday 15 October. We are incredibly proud of what we have achieved together in this past...
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Jul 30, 2024
August's pest plant of the month! Jasmine (Jasminum polyanthum)
Don’t let its looks deceive you. It may look delicate, but Jasminum polyanthum smothers other plants, blocks out native seedlings, and...
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Jul 9, 2024
PFK's Annual Chew Card Survey
Pest Free Kaipātiki’s annual chew card campaign is the largest urban reserve monitoring survey of its kind in Auckland. Starting on 26...
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Jul 1, 2024
July's pest plant of the month!
Difficult to get rid of, spreads easily, and stops our precious native plants from establishing: Agapanthus ticks all the boxes for our...
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Jun 5, 2024
June's Pest plant of the month!
Wild ginger (Hedychium gardnerianum and H. flavescens) does serious damage to our natural areas. It spreads across the ground, chokes out...
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May 31, 2024
Kauri Foe – Phytophthora agathidicida
Everyone has heard about kauri dieback, but how many of you are familiar with the fiendish organism responsible: Phytophthora...
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Apr 29, 2024
Improved information sharing for Kaipātiki Reserves
Following the storm damage in early 2023, there became an obvious need to share information across different groups quickly, so an...
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Apr 26, 2024
Harmful hedgehogs
Though seemingly harmless at a glance, hedgehogs pose a serious threat to the native New Zealand ecosystem. They were introduced in the...
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Apr 11, 2024
Submit to oppose the Fast-track Approvals Bill
Pest Free Kaipātiki are concerned about the environmental impact of the Fast-track Approvals Bill. Make a submission to oppose this Bill
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Apr 2, 2024
Kauri Friends: Kauri Grass
This month's kauri friend is kauri grass/kōkaha (Astelia trinervia). Despite its name, kauri grass is not actually a grass but is the...
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