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STNN News and updates


Planting Day
STNN Planting Day at Titirangi Beach - Sunday 27 June 2021. Planting of 415 plants for the restoration of the native bush around the stream.

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Jul 26, 2021
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Fledging Grey Faced Petrel Chicks
We were very lucky that our dear friend Vicki Sargesson, who passed away last year, was in the bush on Okewa headland late in the evening...

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Mar 18, 2021
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Banded Rail at Little Muddy Creek
A request from Little Muddy Creek - Banded Rail sightings wanted: Are you a kayakers or paddleboarders around the Little Muddy Creek...

STNN
Mar 18, 2021
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Camera's for Pest Control
In December 2020 STNN applied to the Waitākere Ranges Local Board for a grant to purchase four trail cameras to: Monitor grey faced...

STNN
Mar 18, 2021
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Tracking with trap.nz
The STNN started a trial of using trap.nz to track pests that had been trapped in the area in September 2020. The trial was quite...

STNN
Mar 18, 2021
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Climbers & Vines...
Jasmine, climbing asparagus, convolvulus, morning glory and, in this case, ivy kill our native trees that they engulf. Check out this...
jessicaajenkins
Dec 22, 2020
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Big Change - Weeding Bee
There are quite a few properties around Titirangi that are like this one on South Titirangi Road used to be...
jessicaajenkins
Dec 4, 2020
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Love your Kauri!
Written by: Sandra Gorter Your weight breaks any tiny feeder roots you stand on, providing an instant entry point for any pathogens...
jessicaajenkins
Oct 13, 2020
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Weeds and pests bring neighbours together in Grendon Road
Gabrielle Fortune writes: We brought the Grendon Road and Warwick Ave community together with a morning tea to talk about Predator and...

STNN
Oct 12, 2020
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Curious Tamariki and STNN
Curious Tamariki (run by Ella Rose Shnapp and an amazing crew) is a creative exploration of nature, science and filmmaking for young...

STNN
Oct 12, 2020
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Meet Adie, our new facilitator
My name is Adrienne (Adie) Fortune and I would like to share a bit of background about me as I take up the role of STNN facilitator. I...

STNN
Oct 12, 2020
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Jess joins the communications team
Hi, I’m Jess Jenkins, and have recently joined the passionate and diverse STNN group. I have come on board as part of the communications...

STNN
Oct 12, 2020
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A sign of the times!
Our Kick Start programme just got a facelift! Thanks to a grant from the Waitakere Ranges Local Board, STNN has been able to have these...

STNN
Oct 9, 2020
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Valley Road's new co-ordinator
Hello, my name is Meg Catley and I am the new trap and bait coordinator for Valley Road. I have been interested in working to make...

STNN
Oct 9, 2020
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Bird protection efforts continue
The next generation of Grey Faced Petrels has hatched! James Russell from the University of Auckland visited Okewa Reserve and banded...

STNN
Oct 9, 2020
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Titirangi Beach Weeding Bee this Sunday
The weather is looking promising: big suns in the weather app, no severe weather warning in place - unlike last weekend ! So bring your...

STNN
Sep 30, 2020
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When working around Kauri
Advice for Working Bee workers*: When working around Kauri If you possibly can, please: ● Dig an old pair of tramping or gum boots out of...

STNN
Sep 10, 2020
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Latest weeding bee achievements
Tinopai – small steps, large achievement! Sunday 6th September’s weeding bee at last realised a major achievement on one property: a...

STNN
Sep 10, 2020
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Story of Kick Start visit
We were out of Lockdown on 26th July so the Kick Start team swung into action at a property on South Titirangi Road. This property is a...

STNN
Sep 3, 2020
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Beware the moth weed (and report it!)
Moth plant is popping up in Titirangi. Moth Plant is a particularly voracious smothering weed, very difficult to eradicate. It’s listed...

STNN
Sep 3, 2020
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