Newsletter
July 2005
Forest & Bird
WaikatoBranchBlack Sand Miningon Our West Coast
P
lans to mine black sand from alarge area of seabed betweenKaipara and Taranaki are stillpossible. Black Sands Mining’srecent application was turned downby Crown Minerals due to lack oftechnical information, however thecompany is expected to applyagain.
There is real concern about the potential for sandmining to destroy complex ecosystems, threaten thealready endangered Maui’s dolphin and devastate ourWest Coast beaches.Liz Slooten our new Deputy President, a marineresearch scientist with a special interest in Maui’sdolphin notes that until we know more about what sortof activity is planned (depths, volume of sand to beremoved, where the left-over sand be deposited, etc.) itwill be difficult to be specific about the likelybiological effects for this particular stretch of coast.Even if we had more detailed information on theplanned mining activity, the consensus seems to bethat so little is known about the physical processes andecology of the area that it will be difficult to predictthe effects. While there are so many unknowns anddue to potential harmful effects, Forest & Bird willsupport opposition to black sand mining - until goodquality research proves otherwise.
Ecosourcing
We are looking for members interested in growing on ecosourced plants for our nextplant sale. Our last plant sale raised $3000 and thanks to the help from Wayne Bennettwe were able to have a quantity of ecosourced plants available.We would like to have more for next years plant sale.Can you help? Contact Wayne 07 824 7167 wbennett@xtra.co.nz
Newsletter
July 2005
Forest & Bird
Owen explaining why there is a shelly beach atTe Tötara point, Käwhia.
Keeping in touch with branch affairs
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Obituary - Owen Wilkes
Owen was known to many of our branch members, he died unexpectedly inKawhia recently. Owen was a well-known peace activist and anti nuclearcampaigner, he was charged with espionage in Norway but was let off with a finewhen it was realised that he was not working for a foreign government. He waslater in trouble with the Swedish authorities accused of improperly acquiringclassified information on Swedish defence. He protested against the operations of the Tangimoana and Waihopai communications centres suspecting them to be partof the American world wide electronic spying network.More recently Owen rediscovered his passion for archaeology and developed anencyclopaedic knowledge of pre Europeansettlement in the King Country and Waikato areas.We were privileged to have Owen & Mae with us at our 2002 camp at Kiritehere.Owen helped us extend our knowledge of the landscape and how land use hadmodified the ecology and landform over time.Several of us had also recently been with Owen on a visit to Te Maika and to visitto the Pohutukawa tree marking the northern most boundary of Te Rohe Pötae(King Country) and remnant taro gardens close to Aotea.Owen is greatly missed by his many friends and colleagues. His partner May andfriends encourage donations to be made to Kawhia Harbour Protection Society inhis memory.
Branch Patron Charlotte Wallace
Committee Members
Phone Email Responsibilities
Philip Hart
07 856 7992prhart@waikato.ac.nzChairperson, Covenants, Councillor, Trips
Jim Crawford
07 889 7739 j.m.crawford@xtra.co.nzTreasurer, Deputy Chair, Trips, Morgan Res.
Jim McDiarmid
07 849 3438macd@wave.co.nzSecretary
Adua Geremia
07 843 3375adage@xtra.co.nzMembership, carpooling, Publicity
Anne Lee
07 843 6880dvann@infogen.net.nzWalter Scott Reserve
Bill Fairweather
07 889 5859slean@xtra.co.nzPublicity, Trips, Raglan issues
Bruce Dean
07 827 2874 Morgan Res, Maungatautari, Farm EnvironmentAwards
Colleen Brimblecombe
07 855 5626 Talks, Trips, Publicity
Dave Lee
07 843 6880dvann@infogen.net.nzWalter Scott Reserve
Denis Gibbs
0-7-825 7263heldenn@xtra.co.nzTrips Coordinator, Raglan issues
John Fish
07 839 1512 Acre
Jon Wenham
07 855 0808 Tui 2000, Conservation grants, publicity
Kevin Collins
0-7-859 2606kevin.collins@ew.govt.nzEnvironment Waikato
Mary Crawford
07 889 7739 j.m.crawford@xtra.co.nzMinutes secretary
Maureen Cawley
07 889 3968 Trips
Steve Brooker
07 850 6017stephenb@mlc.co.nzLegal
Sue Smith
07 889 5859slean@xtra.co.nzNewsletter
Please address all correspondence to "Secretary, PO Box 11092, Hillcrest, HamiltonKCC Chris Eames
07 856 7334c.eames@waikato.ac.nzKiwi Conservation Coordinator
Newsletter
July 2005
Forest & Bird
Käwhia
Harbour Protection Society
I
f you wish to support the great advocacy work that KHPS does to protect the harbour you can either join ($20) or send a koha toLiz La Franchie, Secretary KHPS, 66 Haerehuka St, Otorohanga.lafranchie@paradise.net.nz07 873 8404.
Many of us know JD (John) Dodson from his Pureora days. JD is now living in Käwhia and is President of the Käwhia HarbourProtection Society.dodgson@ihug.co.nzPhone
07871 0044.
C
ALENDAR OF
E
VENTS
J
ULY
18
T
ALK
:
N
ATIONAL
W
ETLANDS
T
RUST
Guest speaker, Chris Thomas, will talk about his iconicdocumentary Waterfowl and Wetlands: A NZ Odyssey
Meeting Place & Time
: 7.30 Performing Arts Centre,
Waikato University in Hamilton
Contact
:
A
UGUST
10
W
EDNESDAY
W
ORKING
B
EE
:
M
ORGAN
R
ESERVE
,
W
AITEKAURI
Polytech planting day. Members help is needed for placement of trees,planting etc.
Meeting Place & Time
: Forest & Bird Reserve, Waitekauri9.30 am
Contact
: Bruce Dean 07 8272874 or Jim Crawford 07 889 7739 j.m.crawford@xtra.co.nz
A
UGUST
11
T
HURSDAY
T
ALK
:
R
ICHARD
S
EATON ON
E
COLOGICAL REQUIREMENTS OFTHE
N
EW
Z
EALAND BUSH FALCON IN PLANTATION FORESTRY
.The New Zealand falcon (
Falco novaeseelandiae
) is an endemicspecies that is currently thought to be in decline. New Zealand bushfalcons are historically known to have bred widely throughout thepodocarp dominated forests of the North Island. Recently, bush falconshave been discovered breeding in the pine plantations of the CentralPlateau. How New Zealand bush falcons use pine plantationsrepresents a gap in the knowledge required to encourage thepersistence of the New Zealand falcon.In this talk Richard will describe his work with the falcon in Kaingaroapine plantation and the relevance of this to the conservation of NewZealand falcon as a whole.
Place
: Chartwell Room, Hamilton Gardens off Cobham Drive.
Time
: Talk commences 7.30 pmIf you wish to share a light meal ($10 per head) with us beforehand at6.30 please book with Colleen Brimblecombe at least 5 days prior.
Contact
: Colleen 07 855 5626
A
UGUST
14
S
UNDAY
T
RAMP
:
T
E
A
ROHA
/
W
AIORONGOMAI
Tramp from the end of Tui Road, over Te Aroha and then downthrough the Waiorongomai Valley. Bring good quality warm and wetweather gear and sensible boots. Be prepared for wet & cold and totramp for 5 – 6 hours.Meeting Place & Time : 9.00 am Park in front of Information centre atthe Te Aroha domain.Contact : Bill Fairweather 07 889 5859 or Jim Crawford 07 889 7739 j.m.crawford@xtra.co.nzLevel : Average / Hard.
S
EPTEMBER
1
T
HURSDAY
T
ALK
:
K
OWHAI AND
W
AIWHAKARERE
(H
ORSESHOE
)
L
AKE
R
ESTORATION
Wiremu Puke (Ngäti Wairere) will speak on significance of Kowhai to local Iwi and proposals for further plantings and aKowhai Festival.Dr Bruce Clarkson will explain progress and future plans for theWaiwhakarere (Horseshoe) Lake Restoration Project.
Place
: Chartwell Room, Hamilton Gardens off Cobham Drive.
Time
: Talk commences 7.30 pm.If you wish to share a light meal ($10) with us beforehand at 6.30please book with Colleen Brimblecombe at least 5 days prior.
Contact
: Colleen 07 855 5626
S
EPTEMBER
11
S
UNDAY
T
RAMP
:
K
ÄNIWHANIWHA
&
T
ALLEST
T
REE
A 5 – 6 hour return tramp into see NZ’s tallest native tree and arecently discovered cave. Bring a torch.Meeting Place & Time : 9.30 am Käniwhaniwha Car Park, LimestoneLoop Rd, Pirongia.Contact : Bill Fairweather 07 889 5859Level : Average
O
CTOBER
13
T
HURSDAY
E
VENING
T
ALK
:
L
IZ
S
LOOTEN ON
M
AUI
’
S DOLPHIN AND LOCAL MARINECONCERNS
Place : Chartwell Room, Hamilton Gardens off Cobham Drive.Time : Talk commences 7.30 pmIf you wish to share a light meal ($10) with us beforehand at 6.30please book with Colleen Brimblecombe at least 5 days prior.
Contact
: Colleen 07 855 5626
O
CTOBER
21
-24
F
RIDAY NIGHT
-
M
ONDAY
L
ABOUR
W/E
C
AMP
:
T
E
K
AURI
&
K
AWHIA
We will stay at Te Kauri Lodge on the Te Rauamoa hills, trip on theKawhia Harbour to Te Maika and tramping in the Te Kauri Reserve.Bookings by 15
th
October are essential
Meet :
Friday afternoon / evening at Te Kauri Lodge.
Contact :
Colleen Brimblecombe 07 855 5626 or Philip Hart 07 8567992 prhart@waikato.ac.nz
Level
: Easy / Average
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