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6 days ago

Native for our garden - Kākābeak

We think that kākābeak are a national treasure! With the unveiling of our kākā nesting boxes last month, we are keeping with the kākā...

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Aug 23

AGM Information and Board Nominations

Interested in standing for the PFK Board? PFK Board Nominations are now open! The Board is the governing body of PFK and the driving...

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Aug 23

September- Putaputawētā - Native Plant of the Month

Putaputawētā Carpodetus serratus Putaputawētā are elegant, endemic, small trees that grow throughout the bush understory across Aotearoa....

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Jul 23

August - Kānuka - Native Plant of the Month

August’s plant of the month is a bit of a pandora’s box - kānuka are well-known native trees, but they are made up of more than one...

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Jun 16

July - Kohekohe - Native Plant of the Month

Dysoxylum spectabile Kohekohe are spectacular by name and nature, and July is one of the best months to appreciate them. They are both...

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May 27

June - Kōtukutuku - Native Plant of the Month

Fuchsia excorticata You might already be familiar with Fuchsia, possibly from seeing them in your nana’s garden. They are commonly grown...

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Apr 21

May - Kawaka - Native Plant of the Month

Kawaka Libocedrus plumosa Kawaka are gateway trees into the world of Aotearoa’s plant diversity. They are the perfect native tree for...

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Mar 23

April - Taraire - Native Plant of the month

Taraire Beilschmiedia taraire Taraire are very distinctive endemic canopy trees. They have wide, oval leaves with sunken veins that give...

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Mar 21

February's pest plant of the month is blue morning glory

Blue morning glory, Ipomoea indica, may look nice to some, but this smothering and tenacious vine is a real threat to native plants and...

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Mar 21

The New PFK HQ - an update

Soon we will be able to spread our wings! Headquarters. Imagine; we will be able to open the Tool Shed on a daily basis and we will have...

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Feb 18

Celebrate Neighbours Day with some street tree love

Not all of our neighbours are people - Kaipātiki is blessed with a wealth of beautiful tree, bird and other animal neighbours along with...

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Feb 18

Native Plant of the Month - March - Tānekaha

Tānekaha Phyllocladus trichomanoides Tānekaha, or celery pine, as they are sometimes known, are endemic trees that naturally grow from...

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Feb 17

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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Jan 27

Feeling blue about blue morning glory

February's pest plant of the month is blue morning glory Blue morning glory, Ipomoea indica, may look nice to some, but this smothering...

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Jan 25

The New PFK HQ - an update

Soon we will be able to spread our wings! We are underway planning and preparing our new PFK Headquarters. Imagine; we will be able to...

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Jan 20

Native Plant of the Month - February - Māhoe

Māhoe Melicytus ramiflorus Māhoe is a common tree that is found growing throughout New Zealand lowland and coastal bush. You are very...

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Jan 14

Hinemoa Halo - VIP Project

In November 2021, an awesome VIP fund project started in the Hinemoa Halo! The VIP fund (or Volunteer Initiatives Programme) is simply a...

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Nov 30, 2021

A New Pest Free Kaipātiki HQ

In an exciting recent development, on the 25th of November, the Tira Kawana / Auckland Council governing body passed a resolution to...

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Nov 29, 2021

How we report weeds is changing

Support native species by tackling pest plants Protecting our native ecosystems is only possible if we control damaging weeds which...

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Nov 26, 2021

Kick in the privets - Pest trees Chinese privet and tree privet

December's pest plants of the month The invasive pair of tree privet and Chinese privet are a big problem in Kaipātiki. These tree...

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