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Mar 16

Sing out for your local environment

Have your say on the proposed Auckland Budget and help protect our precious natural environment.

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Mar 15

Ecofest 2023 Events

We are excited to welcome back Ecofest for another year! This is a month-long celebration of our unique environment and sustainable...

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Mar 10

Mayor's 2023-2024 budget cuts

Update 16 March 2023: See our latest blog post on how to help save your natural environment and help ecological restoration groups like...

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Mar 8

March - Tī Kōuka /Cabbage Tree - Native Plant of the Month

Tī Kōuka / Cabbage tree Cordyline australis The little tree that gives so much. Cabbage trees, or tī kōuka to use their Māori name, are...

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Feb 17

February - Hīnau - Native Plant of the Month

Hīnau Eleocarpus dentatus Hīnau were once known as New Zealand olives and their scientific name Eleocarpus means ‘olive-fruited’. While...

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Feb 16

Whack those weeds! - Come along to our Weed Control Workshop 18 Feb 2023

We are collaborating with Pupuke Birdsong Project to run a weed control workshop this Saturday 18th February. Come along to learn how to...

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Feb 8

Update from PFK following the floods

A message to our local community This blog post was created from an update we originally sent to our community on Thursday 1st February...

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Jan 26

Planting Day with Chelsea Sugar

Late last year, we had the pleasure of attending a planting day with the awesome staff from Chelsea Sugar. Chelsea Sugar have sponsored a...

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Dec 1, 2022

December - Pōhutukawa - Native Plant of the Month

Pōhutukawa Metrosideros excelsa Our national Christmas tree is an icon that needs no introduction. Pōhutukawa are one of our most...

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Oct 27, 2022

November - Ongaonga - Native Plant of the Month

Ongaonga Urtica ferox If a punk was ever transformed into a plant, they would almost certainly look a lot like an ongaonga, or tree...

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Sep 26, 2022

October - Toropapa - Native Plant of the Month

Alseuosmia macrophylla Toropapa are small bushy endemic plants that most people would walk past without noticing. Even the descriptions...

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Sep 19, 2022

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, 2022

PFK AGM 2022

2021-2022 has certainly been a year of change, growth and maturity for PFK and we are incredibly proud of what we have achieved together...

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Aug 23, 2022

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, 2022

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, 2022

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, 2022

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, 2022

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, 2022

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, 2022

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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