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  • F&B Manawatu
  • Events
    • Events Archive
  • Newsletters & News
  • Trips
  • Projects
  • KCC
  • Contact
Branch events
Current and upcoming events are advertised here i.e. the monthly meeting and talk and working parties, as well as the monthly meeting programme.

Notices for past meetings and trips are also listed, plus trip reports, newspaper articles, etc.

Other conservation or natural history activities may also be advertised here, below the Forest & Bird items.

Note:  To view an item full-screen, click the "Scribd." link below it.

Monthly meeting

Monthly trip

Events and Working parties

Current Programme  
Previous branch meetings, trips, reports and newspaper articles
Click 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.

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 cats

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
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  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
Events Archive
Other activities

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