A very big thank you  to all the volunteers who made today such a success. We managed to plant 250 rushes (Juncus kraussii) and about 250 trees/shrubs, including kawakawa (Piper excelsum), five finger (Pseudopanax arboreus), kanuka (Kunzea ericoides) and whairangi (Melicope ternata).

Certainly very hard work with the rocky inlet-edge for the rush planters, and the steep terrain for the terrestrial planters! But everyone handled the conditions well and we couldn’t have wished for a more beautiful day in which to get outside and enjoy the work.

It will be very gratifying to watch everything grow — the rushes are very visible  from the road and the trees are very visible from the footpath along SH58 above the kindergarten — and we’ll be keeping an eye on the site to see how the new plantings become established.

Once again thanks to all involved — and to those who couldn’t make it this time — there will be more planting events to come.

And… thank you to GWRC and GOPI for the funding and to PCC for the rushes and the efficient logistical support.

Andre van Halderen

(Revegetation coordinator)