Paraparaumu Beach Dune Restoration
If you are local and happen to have some spare time local residents and KCDC are starting a Dune Restoration programme for the dunes at Paraparaumu beach. Currently they are mostly smothered in grasses, blackberry, ivy, agapanthus, climbing dock etc etc etc!
Just a couple of hours a month starting tomorrow 8th June at 10am and 1 weekend a month starting 18th June at 10am. Meet at beach entrance opposite Arthur St, Paraparaumu Beach.
Come along and learn about:
-why Dune restoration is important
- the key plants that are used in Dune Restoration
-Dune Plant ID
-What weeds people can begin to control themselves and what weeds KCDC will help with
-H&S when using hand-tools and what weeds to be careful with (Ivy, Boxthorn)
-Easy restoration tasks, such as releasing native plants by hand
Tea and coffee supplied.
Please share if you are a local.
Poll: Should all neighbours have to contribute to improvements?
An Auckland court has ruled a woman doesn’t have to contribute towards the cost of fixing a driveway she shares with 10 neighbours.
When thinking about fences, driveways or tree felling, for example, do you think all neighbours should have to pay if the improvements directly benefit them?
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83% Yes
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14.4% No
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2.6% Other - I'll share below
Poll: When should the tree go up? 🎄
From what we've heard, some Christmas trees are already being assembled and decorated.
What are your thoughts on the best time to get your Christmas tree up?
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4.6% Second half of November
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43.4% 1st December
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17.7% A week before Christmas
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33.3% Whenever you wish
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1.1% Other - I'll share below
Moe mai rā, Nicholas.
We're sad to announce the passing of Nicholas Boyack, our Hutt Valley reporter who has long written for The Dominion Post, The Hutt News and Upper Hutt Leader.