

Volunteer activities in March
Pest Free Kaipaitki are looking for volunteers who can assist us in the month of March with a number of great events. Kauri Park School...
Mar 3, 2020


Alex Knight joins the team as a new Restoration Advisor
Alex joins the Pest Free Kaipātiki team straight off the back of completing his PhD in wildlife epidemiology. His research focused on ...
Mar 2, 2020


Welcome to our new Restoration Assistant Jeremiah (Jem) Raffills
Jeremiah (or Jem) is a student at the University of Auckland studying Ecology, specializing in Biosecurity and Conservation. Jem has a...
Mar 2, 2020


Meet Nic Charlton, our new Pest Plant Campaign Coordinator
Pest Free Kaipātiki welcomes our new Pest Plant Campaign Coordinator Nic Charlton. Nic comes to us with a background in Ecology, with a...
Feb 27, 2020


Trees are grasping for water
You may have noticed that many of the street trees in our area are looking worse for wear as the effects of this hot and dry period take...
Feb 14, 2020


I AM KAURI on facebook
I AM KAURI has just joined facebook and you can now be their friend and share stories. For over 2,000 years our friend I AM Kauri has...
Jan 23, 2020


First Stage of the Pest Plant Campaign 2020
Our volunteers are starting a door to door letter-drop campaign to encourage weed removal on private properties around bush reserves in...
Jan 23, 2020


AMP Working Bee
Thank you to the Communications Team from AMP Financial Services who supported volunteers Keith, Roger and Dennis in Akoranga Reserve...
Dec 16, 2019


Photos from the Birkenhead Santa Parade
Thank you to the amazing volunteers of Rotary Birkenhead and special guest Santa for holding the iconic Birkenhead Village Santa Parade...
Dec 16, 2019


GIFT A BIG NATIVE TREE THIS CHRISTMAS
The team at Pest Free Kaipaitki have come up with a great Christmas gift idea for you that supports nesting and food source for birds....
Dec 7, 2019


Helpers needed for targeted letter drop this summer
This summer, Pest Free Kaipātiki plans to deliver letters to 12,000 properties across Kaipātiki in streets where our target pest plant...
Nov 28, 2019


Call for nominations for election to the Governing Board of Pest Free Kaipātiki Restoration Society
Pest Free Kaipātiki Restoration Society (PFK) is holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Monday, 11 November at the Northcote...
Oct 12, 2019


Street Champions Get Together
In celebration of the launch of our first three Ecological Halos in Kaipatiki we held our first every Street Champions event on the 3rd...
Oct 11, 2019


All you need is LOVE!
Thank you to the amazing team at Naylor Love who worked so hard in Spinalla Reserve in Bayview. They cleared an amazing 11 giant black...
Oct 11, 2019


$9 million to improve tracks in Kaipatiki
If you've been following local conservation news lately you would have probably heard that $9 million is to be spent on track upgrades,...
Oct 11, 2019


Citizen Science 2019 - Freshwater
Finally all the results of August’s Citizen Science Month are in! A big thank you to all the volunteers who got involved and monitored...
Sep 26, 2019


Citizen Science Month 2019 - Bird Counts Kaipatiki
Finally all the results of August’s Citizen Science Month are in! A big thank you to all the volunteers who got involved and monitored...
Sep 26, 2019


Citizen Science 2019 - Recognising & Reporting Pest Plants
Finally all the results of August’s Citizen Science Month are in! A big thank you to all the volunteers who got involved and monitored...
Sep 26, 2019


Feedback wanted on pest plant campaign
Have you taken part in pest plant control activities in the Kaipātiki Local Board area over the last year? We would like to invite you to...
Sep 25, 2019


Are you a resident of beautiful Bayview?
Join your neighbours in caring for your precious local environment! Community Meeting Sunday 13 October, 2.30–4pm Bayview School **What...
Sep 25, 2019