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Nash QEII Covenant
Join us for a trip to a new QEII covenant south of Waihi. The owner has provided the following information about the terrain, and will work out routes suitable for the group when we know who is coming. “The covenant is made up of 3 or 4 dry ridges which are easy going. These are separated by small streams which have steeper sidelings which can be very difficult going with supplejack etc. There can be vehicle 4wd right to the bush or…
Find out more »Killarney (Tuahu Lakes), Te Aroha
Combined trip with Rotorua Botanical Society Meet : Corner Te Aroha Gordon Rd and Thompsons Rd 9:30am Grade : Medium Bring: Gumboots for wetland These two rarely visited small lakelets tucked away in amongst the exotic plantations of Waihou Forest support the largest area of wetland vegetation in the Te Aroha ecological district. Although not extensive this vegetation is very diverse, ranging from mesotrohic raupo reedland to acid peat bog vegetation with abundant sphagnum. The rare native water milfoil Myriophyllum robustum…
Find out more »The Allan Mere Award: Presentation to Paul Champion
On Thursday 7th December one of Waikato's exceptional botanists, Paul Champion, will be awarded the Allan Mere. The award is given by the New Zealand Botanical Society to outstanding botanists to acknowledge their contribution and work. See more here: http://www.nzbotanicalsociety.org.nz/pages/Allan_Mere_Award.html The award will be presented by Anthony Wright, President of the New Zealand Botanical Society, who will also give a botanical talk following the ceremony. 6pm at the Link Community Centre, St Andrews Church, Hamilton (corner of Te Aroha St and River Road). Drinks and…
Find out more »Waingaro Landing Bush
POSTPONED POSTPONED POSTPONED due to wet conditions (now likely to be in March - date to be confirmed) Waingaro Landing Bush Mainly manuka/kanuka forest adjoining the north side of Raglan Harbour between the Tawatahi and Kerikeri Rivers. Nice ecosystem sequences from mudflats and mangrove through salt marsh, freshwater wetlands, to scrubland and forests. Location: See the map: https://www.google.co.nz/maps/place/Waingaro/@-37.7607845,174.8947162,12z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x6d6d2d999675e485:0x500ef6143a2d8a0!8m2!3d-37.6931202!4d174.9972007?hl=en Leaders: Yanbin Deng and Kerry Jones Grade: Medium to hard Meet: We will meet on the corner of Ohautira road and Ruakiwi road…
Find out more »Mt Tarawera (Combined with Forest and Bird and Rotorua Botanical Society)
Trip is to run Sat 24th (with a backup day in case of wet weather 25th March) Meet : DOC Rotorua Office, 99 Sala St, Rotorua, go in Scion (Forest Research) north entrance and turn left before the locked gates 8:30am or DOC Ashpit Road campground, Lake Rerewhakaaitu at 9:15am. Grade :Medium-Hard and in particular confident walking on steep mobile scoria slopes and along high and sharp ridges. Registration: Minimum age 14 years old. Maximum of 25 people on trip on a…
Find out more »Western Bays track – Waihaha River section to Western Bay, Lake Taupo (Combined with Rotorua Botanical Society)
Leader : Chris Bycroft 07 345 3840 chris.bycroft@wildlands.co.nz (email preferred) Meet : The carpark Rotorua 8 am or the Waihaha Carpark at 9:30 am. Grade : Easy track condition, medium distance covered We will meet either in Rotorua or at the Waihaha Track carpark on State Highway 35 (times may be adjusted closer to the time). We will head towards the Western Bay of Lake Taupo along the cycle trail. This is a very scenic part of the Lake Taupo Cycle trail with…
Find out more »Waikato Botanical Society AGM and guest speaker
Monday 14th May 2018 ALL WELCOME (including non-members) University of Waikato Lecture Theatre SG03 (parking is available either inside Gate 8, Hillcrest Road or from Gate 1 on Knighton Road) Join us for drinks and nibbles from 5.30pm. At 6pm we will run an approximately half-hour AGM followed by a fantastic talk about New Zealand's subantarctic islands. Our guest speaker is Monica Peters. In December last year, Monica had privilege of travelling the subantartic ocean on an 8-day trip to…
Find out more »Waikato Botanical Society evening talks
We are excited to announce our series of 4 night talks for 2018 Venue : The Links, Fellowship Room, cnr.Te Aroha St. and River Rd. ( there is plenty of easy parking ) Time : 5.30-7.30 p.m. Dates : Monday June 18. Kerry Jones (talks about his recent sabbatical to South Island) and Thomas Emmitt ( topic to be announced) Monday July 16. Monique Hall. "Flowering and pollination in Dactylanthus taylorii on Mount Pirongia"…
Find out more »Waikato Botanical Society evening talks
The second in our series of evening talks Venue : The Links, Fellowship Room, cnr.Te Aroha St. and River Rd. ( there is plenty of easy parking ) Time : 5.30-7.30 p.m. Dates : Monday July 16. Monique Hall. "Flowering and pollination in Dactylanthus taylorii on Mount Pirongia" Monday August 20. Catherine Beard: "Mangere Island, Chathams - a restoration story" Monday September 17. Antoinette van der Weerden: "Botanical Treasures of the Hamilton Gardens" Please add these dates to…
Find out more »Waikato Botanical Society Threatened Plants Garden working bee
Meet at the garden (between E and F block - come in from Gate 8 Hillcrest Road) at the University at 10 AM . We will be doing some weeding and planting some new plants. Please bring your usual garden paraphernalia (gloves, spade, small fork etc)
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