Help Restore Native Bush

Native PlantsEcosystems and HabitatsLearn with ArohaFor EducatorsFloraKaitiaki/Conservation
Written By Kim Manunui
From the beautiful book ‘Aroha’s Way’ by Rebekah Lipp and Craig Phillips

From the beautiful book ‘Aroha’s Way’ by Rebekah Lipp and Craig Phillips

Kids Greening Taupo was established to support Greening Taupo with their restoration efforts.  We want to restore our native bush to bring back our native birds, bugs, bats, and lizards. Without corridors of native bush, our native birds can’t reestablish their populations and spread out from sanctuary areas.  Check out your local volunteer groups and see if they have a planting day coming up that you could help with. Plant native trees and plants in your backyard, and set traps for our introduced predators.

Why do we plant native trees? We love this activity from Trees That Count. It's a way to great to start discussions about why we plant native trees. Look at the picture and see how many reasons you can spot to plant native trees. Click on it to go to the Trees that Count website and to scroll down to read the 20 reasons for planting native trees shown in the picture. What a fantastic resource!

Picture from Trees That Count https://www.treesthatcount.co.nz/why-native-trees

Picture from Trees That Count https://www.treesthatcount.co.nz/why-native-trees

If you want to plan a school restoration planting, check out this resource from Trees that Count, ‘Planting at your School’.

If you would like to learn how to plant a tree the way Kids Greening Taupō do, check out ‘Plant like a Ninja.’

You can find an awesome Gully Restoration Guide HERE from the Hamilton City Council. It has great step by step information for anyone planning a gully restoration.

Find more detailed information and videos about restoration planting and maintenance HERE from Trees that Count.

Look at this chart (Restoration through the Seasons) to see what activity you could do today that would be appropriate for the season. Help us restore the native bush and bring back the birds!

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Original source: https://www.doc.govt.nz/get-involved/conservation-education/resources/restoration-through-the-seasons/

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Original source: https://www.doc.govt.nz/get-involved/conservation-education/resources/restoration-through-the-seasons/

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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