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ENIGMATIC PARAHEBE “BAMBOOZLE” REDISCOVERED!

Jun 29, 2008

The tiny, enigmatic Parahebe, dubbed “Bamboozle” because of its peculiar morphology, chromosome number and the unusual circumstances surrounding its discovery last year in a west Auckland bush remnant has been rediscovered by a combined Auckland Botanical Society and Royal Forest and Bird field trip...

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NEW PIMELEA RECOGNISED IN REVISION

Jun 23, 2008

New Zealand Pimelea (Thymelaeaceae) is in serious need of taxonomic revision. Over the last few decades – as a retirement project no less! Dr Colin Burrows has been revising the New Zealand species. The first of his papers has just been published in the June issue of the New Zealand Journal of Botany (45(2) (2008)).

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CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM NOW AVAILABLE

May 7, 2008

The registration form for the 2008 Network conference "Celebrating our native plantlife" to be held at Te Papa in Wellington 8 - 10 August is now available. Please contact the Network to obtain a copy E: info@nzpcn.org.nz

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SEEKING VOLUNTEER TO MANAGE EVENTS -

Jul 2, 2006

The Network events page is not currently being up-dated. This is due to the large workload of the volunteers involved in managing the Network's plant conservation programme. If you would like to assis...

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Coastal Dune Vegetation Conference -

Feb 23, 2005

The annual Coastal Dune Vegetation Network conference will take place in Whangarei from 23rd-25th Feb 2005. It will be held at Forum Northland, Whangarei. For more information contact Greg Steward on ...

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Hutt City rata walk (Wellington Botanical Society) -

Dec 11, 2004

Walk through Hutt city suburbs to see about 40 northern and southern rata – 11 km
or shorter to suit. Meet: 9 a.m. Hutt City Information Office, The Pavilion, Laings Road. Leader: Dave Holey, ph...

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Developing an urban sanctuary - the Karori Experience (Botanical Society of Otago) -

Dec 8, 2004

A talk by Diane Campbell-Hunt, author of Developing a Sanctuary – the Karori Experience (2002). The talk will cover: the history of the Karori
Sanctuary project; the challenges they faced in get...

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Horowhenua reserves (Wellington Botanical Society) -

Dec 4, 2004

Overnight in the Horowhenua. Saturday: botanise “Stuart Creek”, Ohau Valley, virgin
lowland podocarp forest, Tararua Forest Park near Levin. Meet Levin railway station 9am. Sunday: botanise Para...

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Okehu Stream mouth Field Trip (Wanganui Museum Botanical Group) -

Dec 4, 2004

Trip to see one of two lowland sites in the North Island with the small daisy Euchiton (Gnaphalium) polylepis. West of Mowhanau, it is accessible on foot, close to the Okehu

Stream mouth W...

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Weekend trip to Piko Piko (Botanical Society of Otago) -

Dec 4, 2004

Weekend trip to see the fabulous fossil forest at Piko Piko, with Geologist Dr
Daphne Lee, who suggests visiting one or two other paleobotanical sites en route. Back up date if the river is too ...

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Percy Scenic Reserve Open Day -

Oct 31, 2004

A great opportunity to see the Druce Alpine Collection and other threatened plants and the alpine rockery. Tours start at 10am, 11am, 12 noon and 1pm. Meet at the aviary.

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Rotorua Botanical Society - Fort Galatea Wetland, near Murupara -

Oct 3, 2004

Leader: Paul Cashmore 07 348 4421 (hm), 349 7432 (wk). Meet: The carpark at 8:30 am or Fort Galatea Historic Reserve (signposted entrance on Pokairoa Road off SH 38, near overbridge before Murupara)...

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Wellington Botanical Society - Evening meeting - Origin and biography of New Zealand Craspedia -

Sep 20, 2004

Speaker: Kerry Ford, Landcare, Canterbury. Discussion on her recent research on Craspedia (Gnaphalieae: Asteraceae) a daisy genus of 23 species restricted to NZ and Australia. Researching the freq...

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Otari-Wilton's Bush Open Day and Plant Sale -

Sep 19, 2004

The Otari-Wilton's Bush Open Day and Plant Sale will take place on Sunday 19 September from 9.30 to 2.30. Plant sale of beautiful native plants in categories such as exposed sites, coastal, clay bank...

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Rotorua Botanical Society - Okareka Mistletoe Restoration Project Host Planting Day -

Sep 18, 2004

Leader: Paul Cashmore 07 348 4421 (hm), 349 7432 (wk). Meet: Ex Okareka store 8:45am. Grade: Medium-Hard - Activities on this day will focus mainly on planting mistletoe host trees on the prepared sit...

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Botanical Society of Otago - The current state of bird-plant mutualisms in New Zealand -

Sep 8, 2004

Start time: 5:20pm and finish: 7:00pm. A talk by Dave Kelly, University of Canterbury. In an important paper, Clout & Hay (1989, New Zealand Journal of Ecology Supplement) argued that the bird-plant i...

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Rotorua Botanical Society - Aongatete loop track, Kaimai-Mamaku Forest Park -

Sep 5, 2004

Leader: Graeme Jane 07 570 3123. Meet: The carpark at 8:00am or end of Wright Rd off SH 2 (entrance to Aongatete Lodge) at 9:30am. Grade: Easy. We will probably take the long loop (three and a half ho...

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Wellington Botanical Society Field Trip – Te Marua workbee -

Sep 4, 2004

BotSoc has been committed since 1989 to do weed control work and revegetation work in this regionally significant matai / maire / totara remnant in Kaitoke Regional Park. With the aid of a grant fro...

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