100,000 th native tree planted in Upper Hutt this weekend
100,000th native tree in Upper Hutt.
Forest and Bird Upper Hutt would like to invite you to their tree planting this coming Saturday (29th September) which will be at Moehau.
This is also to celebrate the 100,000th tree planted by Upper Hutt Forest & Bird.
**When - 29th September, 9am - 12pm.
**Where - Moehau Stream at the flat at the southern end. Access will be through the gate at Moehau Grove off Holdsworth Avenue. Drive past the dog training area to the F&B flag.
**What - Mixed plantings (150+ plants) to be planted alongside the proposed new path that will run down the western side of Moehau Stream
They will have some planting spades available, but if you have your own please bring it.
They will be working there from 9am and at 10.30 will have an event to plant the tree. They have arranged for two of their old members who did a lot of work in the area and the Mayor to plant some commemorative trees.
Message me if you are coming and I will forward number to F&B for catering purposes.
Postponement. If they have to postpone you will be advised of the new date.
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scumbags
There are some really awful people around at the moment. This is what happened on Sunday.
We live in Hinemoa Street opposite the Waiwhetu Stream. At around 3.40 in the afternoon I was looking out my window and saw a car pull up and start to feed the geese and ducks out the window. Then The passenger an asian man jumped out and threw himself onto a goose. he picked it up and put it the boot of the car.
I immediately ran over and stood in front of his car to stop him moving I also called my husband to help. A lovely man was riding his bike and saw it and stopped to help me. The driver tried to drive into me but I didnt move. He tried telling us it was his pet. These are wild geese.
They had a cage in the boot and some wire all ready to catch the poor bird like they have done it before. My husband took the bird from the car and released it. I then moved out of the way and after lots of abuse from the driver they drove off threatening to come back and get more.
No one should be allowed to take these beautiful birds and certainly not like this. they are all starting to have wee babies at the moment the whole thing was so upsetting to me. Another neighbour further down the road also saw it all happen.
Please keep a look out for this car and if you see them by the stream go over and watch them lets all stop this happening.
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