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September 2022

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Community Planting Day Rear dunes, Castlecliff, Whanganui

Sunday 18 September 2022, 1:30pm - 3:30pm

Community planting on the rear dunes. Sunday 18th September, 1:30-3:30pm-ish, with afternoon tea to follow.

Meet at the Duncan Pavilion, seaside end of Rangiora Street, Castlecliff.

Bring gloves and a spade if you have one, maybe even a bucket for carrying mulch and/or some old newspaper to put around the plants. Food to share for afternoon tea would also be appreciated. You may even want to bring a friend or two.

Remember to dress for the weather, what ever it might be by then…

Horizons Regional Council applies to import Australian wasp to stop invasive shrub. Call for submissions.

Friday 30 September 2022, 11:59pm

Horizons Regional Council has applied for approval to import and release the bud-galling wasp (Trichilogaster acaciaelongifoliae) as a biological control agent for Sydney golden wattle (Acacia longifolia).

Sydney golden wattle is a shrub or small tree. It was introduced to New Zealand as an ornamental plant and became naturalised before 1897. It invades open habitats and scrubland, especially in coastal areas. It can form dense stands that modify vegetation and ecological processes and threaten regeneration patterns.

The biocontrol agent is a small wasp that induces galls in flower buds, preventing the formation of flowers and thus preventing seed production. Galls can also form in growing points, preventing shoot growth.

The Environmental Protection Authority is calling for submissions on this application.

Read more here: https://www.epa.govt.nz/public-consultations/open-consultations/biological-control-agent-for-sydney-golden-wattle/

The deadline for submissions is 30 September at 11:59pm.