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Putaputawētā Carpodetus serratus Putaputawētā leaves showing characteristic marbling. Putaputawētā are elegant, endemic, small trees that...

Flowering kānuka 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...

Dysoxylum spectabile Lush, tropical-looking kohekohe leaves A specimen of kohekohe collected by Banks and Solander in 1769 when the...

Fuchsia excorticata Kōtukutuku in flower. © John Barkla You might already be familiar with Fuchsia, possibly from seeing them in your...

Kawaka Libocedrus plumosa Bright kawaka foliage looks very similar to exotic conifers Kawaka are gateway trees into the world of...

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

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

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

March's pest plant of the month is Madeira vine Flowering Madeira vine, beginning to strangle red matipo (Myrsine australis). Madeira...

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...

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

Māhoe Melicytus ramiflorus Māhoe tree with ripe berries, image source Wikimedia Commons CC 4.0 by Mike Dickison Māhoe is a common tree...

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

The disused Glenfield Bowling Club, Ross Avenue, Glenfield In an exciting recent development, on the 25th of November, the Tira Kawana /...

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

December's pest plants of the month Privet trees (tree privet and Chinese privet) are a real nuisance The invasive pair of tree privet...

Thanks to every person out in the neighbourhood, Halos and reserves who took part in the Predator Pulse this November. For those of you...

Recently, some of the PFK crew here had the honour and pleasure of attending an online workshop presented by Ayla Hoeta and facilitated...

The 2021 chew card results have highlighted that there are pest animals living in reserves, to help the native birds of the area we need...

Rimu Dacrydium cupressinum The graceful, weeping foliage of the rimu Rimu are some of New Zealand’s most distinctive large forest trees....