Ātiu Creek Nursery Overnighter
Ātiu Creek Regional Park lies on the eastern edge of the Kaipara Harbour, New Zealand’s largest estuary and the second largest harbour in the world. The harbour contains ecologically significant sand dune, sea grass, freshwater and estuarine ecosystems and the surrounding catchment area covers 640,000 hectares across the Auckland and Northland regions.
The park itself is an 843 hectare patchwork of rolling pastures, exotic tree plantations, and majestic stands of rare and ancient native forest, wetlands and estuarine mangroves. More than a third of the park is covered by mature and regenerating native forest with large, old kauri, pūriri and pohutukawa found on the ridges and coastal reaches. Parts of the park are also home to the nationally threatened weweia (New Zealand Dabchick) and pāteke (Brown Teal).
This year we are raising over 30,000 native plants to supply restoration plantings within the park. We need your help to pot on our native seedlings into bigger pots so that they can grow big and strong and be ready to plant next winter.
Transport from Mount Eden to Ātiu Creek Regional Park is provided.
This is an overnight event, where you stay at our accommodation at Ātiu Regional Park - this is dorm style accommodation. Showers and laundry facilities are available. BYO lunch on the first day but all other food is provided
You must be over 18 to attend. No drugs or alcohol permitted.
What to wear: Please wear sturdy, comfortable footwear and something you don’t mind getting muddy (gumboots, hiking shoes, work boots, trainers), and appropriate outdoor clothing (lightweight long sleeved clothing and trousers are needed to protect yourself from cuts and scratches and insect bites/stings).
What to bring: CVNZ will supply all of the tools and equipment required for the day. Please bring with you a hat, raincoat/waterproof jacket, sunblock, snacks, lunch for the first day, day pack, sleeping bag, change of clothes for the evening, full water bottle and any medication you may need (hayfever medication, inhalers etc). We will have extra water to refill bottles, snacks and insect repellent with us on the day.
8:00am first day to 4:00pm the second day
26 - 27 September 2024 (Thursday & Friday)
5 - 6 October 2024 (Saturday & Sunday)
12 - 13 October 2024 (Saturday & Sunday)
17 - 18 October 2024 (Thursday & Friday)
9 - 10 November 2024 (Saturday & Sunday)
30 Nov - 1 December 2024 (Saturday & Sunday)
7 - 8 December 2024 (Saturday & Sunday)
Getting started:
The first step is to express your interest by filling out the form below. We will then put you in touch directly with the organisation for more information on the role and how to proceed.
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