Events Archive
2023
December
100 Years History of Forest and Bird
November
Bushy Park Sanctuary
September
Birds of NZ - local beauties you may not know about – Nankeen night heron
August
Midnight Folks - Velvet Worms ~ nga tangata o te po ngaokeoke
July
Making Room for Rivers - Why it matters
June
Kiwi take to Wellington hills - Capital Kiwi Project
May
Pupurangi of Horowhenua, working with Powelliphanta traversi
April
NZ Carnivorous plants
March
Mud Monsters - koi carp and other invasive fish in our rivers
2022
November
Ruahine Kiwi Project Update
October
The effect of weather on survival and reproduction on our NZ Icon the kiwi
August
NZ Butterflies and moths and how to help them
July
Every wetland (doesn't) Count(s): the Governement's proposal to allow industries to damage wetlands
June
Trials and tribulations of monitoring tuna (eels) and other fish in Te Tapere Nui o Whatonga/Manawatu
May
F&B's Freshwater advocate on Horizon's Oranga Wai - Our freshwater future
March
Let's talk about catsClick on the month name for details on that month's talk and / or trip. The talk is listed first below the month, then the trip, then any trip reports or newspaper articles for that month.
2021
November
Gob-Smacking Godwits
October
NZ Bats - the long and the short of it
August
The conservation of NZ's parasitic plants
Trip: Predator control around Pohangina Field Base
July
Ruahine Kiwi Habitat Restoration Project
June
From Pit to Park - (a history of Pit Park, Featherston Street)
May
What NZ sea lion whiskers tell us about by-catch
April
New Zealand's native freshwater flora: Living the aquatic life
March
Perspectives of a Wildlife Guide
February
Mixed Bird-insect Pollination Systems and who really gets the job done?
2020
December
Infamous and inspiring tales of conservation of the Seychelles Islands
November
The science behind the conservation of New Zealand orchids
October
Beaked Whales: Why are they the least understood ceataceans?
September
New Zealand’s Oiled Wildlife Response, Wildbase, Massey University
August
Secret sex lives of stick insects
July
Defending nature in a pandemic
Trip: A trap line for the Deerford loop
March
Litter Intelligence Programme led by Sustainable Coastlines
February
Zealandia – the Valley that changed a Nation
2019
December
Katipō Spider (Latrodectus katipo)
November
Kakapo on Anchor Island
October
Protecting and growing lizard populations on the Kapiti Coast
September
Use of Drones for Ecology and Resource Management on rivers
Trip 1: A day on the Rangiwahia Track
Trip 2: Fish Passages in the Shannon Area
August
Why are Fish Passages important?
July
Kea in trouble: why being smart, inquisitive and hungry has led to the endangered status of a native New Zealand parrot
June
The Giant Willow Aphid and Its Environmental Impact
Trip: Explore the bush and wetlands at Ashhurst Domain and learn about the history of the domain
May
Restoring balance using biological control
Trip: Guided tour of a biocontrol test site for Tradescantia and Broom afterwards a walk through Bledisloe park and Massey arboretum
April
Alpine plants in the Lower North Island Ranges
Trip: Pettifar & Gilchrist Loop Tracks in the Pohangina Valley
March
Albatros conservation and the future of ecotourism in NZ
Trip: Exploring the Ramsar site dunes at Foxton
February
Tiakana Ngā Manu (Battle for our Birds and beyond): Planning for a response to a very widespread mast event
Trip: Loop track at eastern end of Manawatu Gorge Track
2018
December
Annual Social & Tour around Wildbase Recovery Centre
November
To photograph every bird in New Zealand, hear Paul Gibson's story
Trip: Bushy Park Sanctuary Whanganui
October
Riparian planting: what’s not to like with a nice planted stream picture?
Trip: Learn about the challenges of riparian planting
September
Predator Free Palmerston North
Trip: Arapuke Forest Park
August
The Manawatū River Source to Sea Project
Trip: Coppermine Creek track in the Eastern Ruahine Forest Park
July
Discovering Ferns
Trip: Discovering ferns in the Kahuterawa valley
June
Wetland birds of New Zealand
May
The little things in our wetlands: a forgotten fauna in a forgotten habitat
April
F&B Manawatu 2018 AGM
Turitea Reserve - Palmerston North's Biodiversity Reservoir
March
Little Penguins (Kororā) -- The Living Taonga of the Kāpiti Coast
February
What is a wetland?
2017
December
Adventures on the Tiger Leaping Gorge Trail, Yunnan, China
November
Nature in Crisis
October
Why we need to look beyond feathers for the future of our threatened species
September
Survival on the Edge – Development of the Wildbase Research Centre
Tour around Wildbase Hospital, Massey University
August
What is a native bird?
July
Tū Te Manawa – Tū te Mātauranga – Inspired to Share Knowledge
Visit to Three Whares (educational kiosks) as part of the ‘Tū Te Manawa – Tū te Mātauranga’ – ‘Inspired to Share Knowledge’
Project
June
Macquarie Island Pest Eradication Project
Mana Island
May
A World Apart; two islands in two oceans – Gough Island and Mana Island
There was no trip in May
April
Investigating the efficiency of mast triggered 1080 pest control for South Island Robins in Tennyson Inlet, Marlborough Sounds
Archie's Track, Sutherlands Puriri Outlier Reserve, Rangitikei
March
Field studies and conservation of Antarctic and New Zealand penguins
Matai Somes Island in Wellington Harbour
Trip report: Searching for penguins on Somes Island
February
Where the river meets the sea - Manawatu Estuary
Waitarere Forest and Beach Ramble - Looking for Orchids & Fungi
Trip report: Waitarere Forest and Beach Ramble
2016
December
Pacific Crest Trail - a wild and scenic pathway from Mexico to Canada
No trip this month
November
Palmerston North’s Green Corridor from Range to River
Donnelly Flat, Mt. Holdsworth, near Masterton
October
Changing River Channels: Living with the Manawatu River
Overnight trip: Lake Rotokare, nr. Eltham, Taranaki
Forest & Bird magazine, Autumn 2017: Behind the fence
September
Exploring Coastal Fiordland from Preservation Inlet to Doubtful Sound
Exploring the Otaki Gorge and Otaki Forks
August
Declining Whitebait - what has gone wrong and how we can save them
4WD adventure to Whitebait Creek, Whirokino Whitebait Spawning Ground, Wildlife Foxton Trust AND MORE .....
Newspaper article: Whitebait
July
Mighty Moa of the Manawatū
Paengaroa Scenic Reserve, Mataroa, near Taihape
Trip report: Paengaroa Scenic Reserve
June
Wee Beasties - Invertebrates of the NZ Forest Floor
Looking for Wee Beasties in the Bust at Ashhurst
May
Fungi of the Forest
Fern Walk, Pohangina
April
Beech Mast in 2016 and its possible consequences;
Easy Hike to Alice Nash Memorial Heritage Lodge;
Newspaper article: Beech Mast
March
We call this a crisis: The Younger Generation's Perspective on NZ's Freshwater Issues
Forest and Bird Manawatu hosted Te Apiti - Manawatu Gorge Walks
February
Dead Dolphins and Sick Seals - investigating marine mammal disease
Te Apiti - Manawatu Gorge Walks, February and March, 2016
January
No meeting
Bushy Park Sanctuary and Homestead
December
100 Years History of Forest and Bird
November
Bushy Park Sanctuary
September
Birds of NZ - local beauties you may not know about – Nankeen night heron
August
Midnight Folks - Velvet Worms ~ nga tangata o te po ngaokeoke
July
Making Room for Rivers - Why it matters
June
Kiwi take to Wellington hills - Capital Kiwi Project
May
Pupurangi of Horowhenua, working with Powelliphanta traversi
April
NZ Carnivorous plants
March
Mud Monsters - koi carp and other invasive fish in our rivers
2022
November
Ruahine Kiwi Project Update
October
The effect of weather on survival and reproduction on our NZ Icon the kiwi
August
NZ Butterflies and moths and how to help them
July
Every wetland (doesn't) Count(s): the Governement's proposal to allow industries to damage wetlands
June
Trials and tribulations of monitoring tuna (eels) and other fish in Te Tapere Nui o Whatonga/Manawatu
May
F&B's Freshwater advocate on Horizon's Oranga Wai - Our freshwater future
March
Let's talk about catsClick on the month name for details on that month's talk and / or trip. The talk is listed first below the month, then the trip, then any trip reports or newspaper articles for that month.
2021
November
Gob-Smacking Godwits
October
NZ Bats - the long and the short of it
August
The conservation of NZ's parasitic plants
Trip: Predator control around Pohangina Field Base
July
Ruahine Kiwi Habitat Restoration Project
June
From Pit to Park - (a history of Pit Park, Featherston Street)
May
What NZ sea lion whiskers tell us about by-catch
April
New Zealand's native freshwater flora: Living the aquatic life
March
Perspectives of a Wildlife Guide
February
Mixed Bird-insect Pollination Systems and who really gets the job done?
2020
December
Infamous and inspiring tales of conservation of the Seychelles Islands
November
The science behind the conservation of New Zealand orchids
October
Beaked Whales: Why are they the least understood ceataceans?
September
New Zealand’s Oiled Wildlife Response, Wildbase, Massey University
August
Secret sex lives of stick insects
July
Defending nature in a pandemic
Trip: A trap line for the Deerford loop
March
Litter Intelligence Programme led by Sustainable Coastlines
February
Zealandia – the Valley that changed a Nation
2019
December
Katipō Spider (Latrodectus katipo)
November
Kakapo on Anchor Island
October
Protecting and growing lizard populations on the Kapiti Coast
September
Use of Drones for Ecology and Resource Management on rivers
Trip 1: A day on the Rangiwahia Track
Trip 2: Fish Passages in the Shannon Area
August
Why are Fish Passages important?
July
Kea in trouble: why being smart, inquisitive and hungry has led to the endangered status of a native New Zealand parrot
June
The Giant Willow Aphid and Its Environmental Impact
Trip: Explore the bush and wetlands at Ashhurst Domain and learn about the history of the domain
May
Restoring balance using biological control
Trip: Guided tour of a biocontrol test site for Tradescantia and Broom afterwards a walk through Bledisloe park and Massey arboretum
April
Alpine plants in the Lower North Island Ranges
Trip: Pettifar & Gilchrist Loop Tracks in the Pohangina Valley
March
Albatros conservation and the future of ecotourism in NZ
Trip: Exploring the Ramsar site dunes at Foxton
February
Tiakana Ngā Manu (Battle for our Birds and beyond): Planning for a response to a very widespread mast event
Trip: Loop track at eastern end of Manawatu Gorge Track
2018
December
Annual Social & Tour around Wildbase Recovery Centre
November
To photograph every bird in New Zealand, hear Paul Gibson's story
Trip: Bushy Park Sanctuary Whanganui
October
Riparian planting: what’s not to like with a nice planted stream picture?
Trip: Learn about the challenges of riparian planting
September
Predator Free Palmerston North
Trip: Arapuke Forest Park
August
The Manawatū River Source to Sea Project
Trip: Coppermine Creek track in the Eastern Ruahine Forest Park
July
Discovering Ferns
Trip: Discovering ferns in the Kahuterawa valley
June
Wetland birds of New Zealand
May
The little things in our wetlands: a forgotten fauna in a forgotten habitat
April
F&B Manawatu 2018 AGM
Turitea Reserve - Palmerston North's Biodiversity Reservoir
March
Little Penguins (Kororā) -- The Living Taonga of the Kāpiti Coast
February
What is a wetland?
2017
December
Adventures on the Tiger Leaping Gorge Trail, Yunnan, China
November
Nature in Crisis
October
Why we need to look beyond feathers for the future of our threatened species
September
Survival on the Edge – Development of the Wildbase Research Centre
Tour around Wildbase Hospital, Massey University
August
What is a native bird?
July
Tū Te Manawa – Tū te Mātauranga – Inspired to Share Knowledge
Visit to Three Whares (educational kiosks) as part of the ‘Tū Te Manawa – Tū te Mātauranga’ – ‘Inspired to Share Knowledge’
Project
June
Macquarie Island Pest Eradication Project
Mana Island
May
A World Apart; two islands in two oceans – Gough Island and Mana Island
There was no trip in May
April
Investigating the efficiency of mast triggered 1080 pest control for South Island Robins in Tennyson Inlet, Marlborough Sounds
Archie's Track, Sutherlands Puriri Outlier Reserve, Rangitikei
March
Field studies and conservation of Antarctic and New Zealand penguins
Matai Somes Island in Wellington Harbour
Trip report: Searching for penguins on Somes Island
February
Where the river meets the sea - Manawatu Estuary
Waitarere Forest and Beach Ramble - Looking for Orchids & Fungi
Trip report: Waitarere Forest and Beach Ramble
2016
December
Pacific Crest Trail - a wild and scenic pathway from Mexico to Canada
No trip this month
November
Palmerston North’s Green Corridor from Range to River
Donnelly Flat, Mt. Holdsworth, near Masterton
October
Changing River Channels: Living with the Manawatu River
Overnight trip: Lake Rotokare, nr. Eltham, Taranaki
Forest & Bird magazine, Autumn 2017: Behind the fence
September
Exploring Coastal Fiordland from Preservation Inlet to Doubtful Sound
Exploring the Otaki Gorge and Otaki Forks
August
Declining Whitebait - what has gone wrong and how we can save them
4WD adventure to Whitebait Creek, Whirokino Whitebait Spawning Ground, Wildlife Foxton Trust AND MORE .....
Newspaper article: Whitebait
July
Mighty Moa of the Manawatū
Paengaroa Scenic Reserve, Mataroa, near Taihape
Trip report: Paengaroa Scenic Reserve
June
Wee Beasties - Invertebrates of the NZ Forest Floor
Looking for Wee Beasties in the Bust at Ashhurst
May
Fungi of the Forest
Fern Walk, Pohangina
April
Beech Mast in 2016 and its possible consequences;
Easy Hike to Alice Nash Memorial Heritage Lodge;
Newspaper article: Beech Mast
March
We call this a crisis: The Younger Generation's Perspective on NZ's Freshwater Issues
Forest and Bird Manawatu hosted Te Apiti - Manawatu Gorge Walks
February
Dead Dolphins and Sick Seals - investigating marine mammal disease
Te Apiti - Manawatu Gorge Walks, February and March, 2016
January
No meeting
Bushy Park Sanctuary and Homestead