News & Events

If we are self-isolating in Otatara we should all know how lucky we are – most of us have gardens and there are plenty of places to walk – even the streets now without the endless cars on them! The Otatara Landcare Group has lots of information about Otatara and its natural attractions – check out the website and the link https://www.otataralandcare.org.nz/publications/

Here are a few examples

• Natural Otatara (PDF, 3.62 MB) (PDF, 3.62 MB)
• All A Twitter: a bird identification book (PDF, 2.62 MB) (PDF, 2.62 MB)
• Bushy Point self-guided leaflet (PDF, 669.45 kB)
• Otatara - A Hidden Treasure (2019) (PDF, 4.82 MB) (PDF, 4.82 MB)

The Souhtland Community Nursery (Otatara) website has lots of family activities you can do in your garden or out on a walk - print them off or put them on your phone - https://www.southlandcommunitynursery.org.nz/news-and-events/ and have some fun with them.

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Otatara Landcare Group

The events we had planned e.g the Otatara South Walk and any workdays planned have been postponed for now. Watch this space for updated information.

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Otatara Landcare Group

Saturday 21 March 2020 - Southland Community Nursery Open Morning and Plant Sale – 10am-noon - 185 Grant Road Otatara Enable JavaScript to view protected content. or 03 2131161 (locally sourced native plants - hardy, shelter, forest, wetland and garden plants ($5 each in PB3 size pots, free plant with every 10 purchased). Photo MacFies taking a trailer load of plants for their project.

Wednesday 24 March 2020 - Otatara South Scenic Reserve Walk – the plants, the birds, trapping, history – meet 6.30pm Huru Huru Road entrance to the reserve. Leader Cathy McFie 03 2131267. Photos of last years evening.

A group of enthusiastic weedies tackled the Chilean Flame Creeper in Bowman Bush to great effect on Monday 27 January 2020. The invasive climber was pulled off trees, shrubs and ferns and prevented from smothering plants and from flowering and seeding. The annual outing has been running for over 10 years and the difference is amazing to see. Thanks to all involved and to Randall Milne (OLG) and Jesse Bythell (QEII Trust) for organising the evening and to Jesse for providing cake!!

Our annual Chilean flame creeper weeding night at Bowman Bush will be from 7pm-9pm on Monday 27 January 2020. Meet at Spence Avenue entrance to Bowman Bush with Randall Milne and Jesse Bythell. We will be hand pulling flame creeper so bring your own gloves, good footwear for off tracks, and your energy to help us rid the reserve of this pretty but invasive plant! Also bring along any pest plant questions for our expert weeders Randall and Jesse.