

Native Plant of the Month - October - Karo
Karo Pittosporum crassifolium Karo is a small native tree, which is endemic to the top half of the North Island. It has been introduced...
Sep 21, 2021
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Jasmine - Delicate or dangerous?
August's pest plant of the month Don’t let it’s looks deceive you - it may look delicate, but jasmine, smothers other plants, blocks out...
Sep 21, 2021
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Celebrate and enjoy Conservation Week 4–12 September 2021.
This year's theme for Conservation Week is 'take a moment to notice nature'. While at home social distancing, we invite you to get...
Aug 31, 2021
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Citizen Science 2021 - Chew Card Results
Thank you to all those who were involved in the chew card campaign this year! Link to the running pest abundance maps from 2017 to 2021....
Aug 30, 2021
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Native Plant of the Month - September - Rewarewa
Left: rewarewa flowers, middle: rewarewa tree, right: rewarewa flower buds, if you look closely you can see the flower closest to the...
Aug 29, 2021
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English Ivy - a common enemy
September's pest plant of the month The threat to native trees and bush from English ivy English or common ivy (Hedera helix) is often...
Aug 18, 2021
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The Great PFK Predator Blitz Competition! Extended till end of September!
Participate this August and September 2021. Pulse to help our environment WIN and perhaps take home a prize yourself! In a nutshell - If...
Jul 29, 2021
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Plant of the Month - August - Kūmerahou
Kūmerahou Pomaderris kumerahou Also known as gumdiggers soap, kūmerahou is a native shrub endemic to the top half of the North Island....
Jul 22, 2021
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October's pest plant of the month: Climbing asparagus - delicate, but damaging!
Climbing asparagus is a serious pest plant! It climbs through, up, and over native plants, slowly smothering them. It forms dense mats...
Jul 20, 2021
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Planting Days Coming Up 2021!
It's the perfect season for native plantings. Get those gumboots out and join in one or more of the local events coming up in Kaipatiki....
Jul 1, 2021
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A pain in the agapanthus
July's pest plant of the month Difficult to get rid of, spreads easily, and stops our precious native plants from establishing is why...
Jun 21, 2021
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A HUGE thank you to all our pest plant hit squad members!
Whether it's weekly on a Monday morning, once a month in response to a reported weed, or as part of the massive moth plant hunt, the pest...
May 27, 2021
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This ginger will leave a nasty taste in your mouth
Warning: do not try to eat wild ginger. Apparently it tastes horrible! Another reason to dislike this pest plant. Additionally, it does...
May 26, 2021
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Massive Moth Plant Hunt Success
Huge effort from volunteers to control moth plant this April The Massive Moth Plant Hunt challenge during April helped to tackle one of...
Apr 28, 2021
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Join PFK’s Nature Challenge
Be part of the global City Nature Challenge Join in a global biodiversity survey by adding to the PFK Nature Challenge and the Auckland...
Apr 27, 2021
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Woolly nightshade - furry, but not friendly!
Although it may sound quite cute, there is nothing cuddly about the woolly nightshade. Like much of the nightshade family, it is...
Apr 22, 2021
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VIP Grants now available! Reminder to send in your expression of interest.
In April 2021, a second round of applications for VIP grants opens. Pest Free Kaipatiki have been granted funding thanks to the Kaipatiki...
Mar 26, 2021
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Growsafe courses - free training for volunteers.
Thanks to the Auckland Council and Park Ranger Dan Marrow for sharing this with our PFK network, please see the details below for free...
Mar 26, 2021
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Riroriro & kowhai caterpillar
Biodiversity is a beautiful and sometimes surprising thing. Here in New Zealand we have a wealth of unusual, special taonga or treasured...
Mar 26, 2021
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Join the Massive Moth Plant Hunt 2021!
Bag some moth plant pods and bag a free native plant Register here to take part Across the Kaipātiki area, horrible moth plant is...
Mar 26, 2021
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