Introduced Plant Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger HuntsFlora: Biosecurity/ Pests
Written By Kim Manunui

Many of our invasive weeds in New Zealand are plants that were brought here from other countries. Some of them were brought by accident, but many were introduced as garden plants. In their own country they would have been part of the ecosystem and had natural checks and balances. Here in Aotearoa some of them spread quickly smothering our native species. Some plants that we love in our garden can be terrible weeds if they start growing in our natural spaces.  They can grow so thick that our native seedlings underneath cannot get enough sunlight, water or space to grow.  How many of the weeds on our scavenger hunt can you spot in your local green space? You can learn more about weeds here in our Weed Nature Connector or on the Weed Busters website. 

Take the quiz HERE and see how many of our common weeds you know.

Scavenger Hunt HERE.

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Kim Manunui

Hi, I’m Kim and I work with a great team to help individuals, as well as small and not so small businesses get their message, product and services to the world using digital media and creating wonderful websites that don’t cost the earth.

I was born in Canada, and grew up around Vancouver and the mountains of British Columbia. My love of pristine environments led me to New Zealand and eventually to the mountains, lakes and rivers of the central North Island which is home. My family’s heritage is here, and it’s from here that Korio traverses the planet.

The digital world is never static and neither are we.

And I say ‘we’ because I work with an awesome group of talented people who I gather together as required to complete a project.  Whatever your business, not-for-profit or individual needs are we gather the best team to get the job done.

Collaboratively we are creative, share sustainable values and work hard for great outcomes because that’s the buzz of satisfaction that drives us.

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