We are excited to invite you to our Christchurch conference, Diverse Coastal Environments in a Time of Change, which is now open for registration.
There is a lot of coast to explore around Christchurch and for that reason there are two fieldtrips in addition to the usual three day conference. Check out the detail here and make it a real holiday!
This article was posted on 09 December 2016 in the Events category.
CoastCare Northland was set up to help protect and restore Northland’s coastal sand dunes by supporting community groups to undertake dune restoration activities including planting, fencing, weed and pest control and 
From small beginnings just over ten years ago, the programme now boasts 31 groups Northland-wide with more than 200 active members working on dune restoration projects at their local beach. In the 2015/16 year, 1152 volunteers participated in the CoastCare programme.
Over the past decade, these dedicated members have spearheaded dune restoration planting and other work at 43 Northland coastal sites. Since 2016, 115,000 dune plants provided through the Environment Fund have been put in the ground over 10 planting seasons: 79,000 spinifex; 24,000 pingao; and 12,000 backdune plants, including Muehlenbeckia, flax, knobby clubrush and kanuka.
Read the full newsletter here.
This article was posted on 08 December 2016 in the Events category.
A group of people got together for a pingao workshop at Lincoln on Saturday 11 June.
The workshop was part of a larger project, the aim of which is to build an ongoing, collaborative, knowledge-sharing network of iwi, weavers, scientists, social scientists and conservationists interested in the biology, ecology, conservation, restoration and traditional use of New Zealand taonga plant species. It is a collaboration between two Māori Organisations (Te Taumutu Rūnanga and Ngāti Hinewaka) and two universities (Lincoln University and Victoria University of Wellington).
Please check out their revamped website: https://pingao.wordpress.com/. Here you can find a full description of the project, the main people involved, a summary of the workshop (as well as those held in 2014), and resources such as the posters that were displayed at the workshop. They are also starting a blog under the “News” section where they will post regular updates of what they’re up to with the research side of things. If you use twitter you can also follow @buckleyhannah and @StaceyBryan3 for updates on the project.
Many people asked about how to get copies of the Coastal Restoration Trust information booklets. These are available through the following website: http://www.scionresearch.com/general/publications/reports/coastal-dunes. There is similar information available on our Coastal Restoration Trust Websites. Specifically check out these articles that are part of our handbook for dune restoration:
7.3 Pingao - Ecology
7.4 Pingao - Establishment
7.5 Sustainability for Weaving
Please note it is really important that any pīngao you are planning to plant are ecosourced. That is, the seed must come from the area that you want to plant in. This is so essential for maintaining the high degree of genetic diversity among pīngao populations. Keep in mind that plants from other parts of New Zealand may not grow as well in a different place and if they interbreed with the existing populations, this may also affect their health. If you are interested in restoring your local pīngao population, please get in touch with your local Council or Coastal Restoration Trust representative, because they can advise you on how to do this best.
This article was posted on 20 June 2016 in the Events category.
Check out the website for the proceedings of this year’s conference, some of which have a coastal theme.
This article was posted on 21 April 2016 in the Events category.
Our trustee Rodney’s description of the situation. Here the article he is referring to:
Drone reveals Christchurch quake damage in Sumner and Taylors Mistake
This article was posted on 16 February 2016 in the Events category.
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