Coastal Treasures of Murihiku Southland
MAIN CONFERENCE
Here is the conference booklet including programme (PDF, 6.16 MB), information and abstracts of speakers (PDF, 1.80 MB) and the poster (PNG, 323.40 kB).
Here are some of the presentations:
Main speakers
Greg Bennett, Introduction to CRT (PDF, 3.11 MB)
Keryn Roberts (Environment Southland), Coastal Dune Lakes of Southland (PDF, 3.44 MB)
Lloyd Esler, History of New River Estuary, Sandy Point and Airport areaLloyd Esler, History of New River Estuary, Sandy Point and Airport area (PDF, 17.77 MB)
Renee Johansen, Dune grass root fungi, and, Myrtle Rust (PDF, 4.93 MB)
Jim Dahm, The increasing role of coastal restoration (see also below, under Working with Nature) (PDF, 9.25 MB)
Ben Knight, Litter Intelligence Programme (PDF, 3.11 MB)
Lynne Huggins (DOC), Stewart Island Dune Restoration (PDF, 3.46 MB)
Jolie Hazley (DOC), DOC Dune Restoration and Weed Control Programmes in Southern Fiordland (PDF, 4.16 MB)
Lyle Mason, Farmer and CRT trustee (PDF, 3.43 MB)
Fieldtrip notes by Brian Rance (DOC) (PDF, 500.94 kB)
Regional Roundup
Brooke Tucker, Archeology (PDF, 3.60 MB)
Graham & Lyn Pearson, Castlecliff Coast Care (PDF, 3.85 MB)
Graeme Lyon, Petone Beach Care (PDF, 6.22 MB)
Jason Roberts, Christchurch City Council (PDF, 4.24 MB)
Tanya Patrick, Thames Coromandel District Council (PDF, 5.00 MB)
Cate Ryan, Scholarship recipient 2020 (PDF, 1.21 MB)
Stacey Hill, Waikato Regional Council (PDF, 7.04 MB)
Betsy Young, Te Roopu Whakaoranga O Te Taha Moana Trust (PDF, 860.91 kB)
Alicia Lose, Coromandel Outdoor Learning Centre (PDF, 2.50 MB)
Laura Shaft, Northland Regional Council (PDF, 12.29 MB)
Mike Peters, Mt Chocolate (PDF, 2.15 MB)
Here are the photos that Tim Park and Moniqua Nelson-Tunley took. If you have Google Photos you can add to this too.
We are very grateful to Environment Southland (PLATINUM/hosting sponsor) and Invercargill City Council (GOLD sponsor) for making this happen and to Coastlands Plant Nursery, our long term sponsor and sponsor of the conference dinner, and Southland District Council, who sponsored the fieldtrip on day 2.
“Working with Nature”
A FREE coastal management workshop was held the day before the conference at Environment Southland. Here is a PDF of the presentation (PDF, 43.31 MB). Thanks to Jim Dahm of Eco Nomos, who once again prepared and delivered Working with Nature at no charge to the Trust. This workshop was kindly sponsored by the Department of Conservation.
Excursion to Stewart Island
We had an informal trip to Stewart Island on the weekend following the conference. Thanks to Backcountry Cuisine for donating meals for this trip.
