Working bees start at 9am (apart from our first one this season which is starting at 10am) and end at around 12pm. Bees at Maketu Spit, Borrow Pits and Newdicks include a Sausage Sizzle, coffee, tea muffins etc, while bees at Pukehina and Waihi Wetland include coffee, tea, muffins etc.
Bring gloves, hat, suncream and stout shoes. Please feel free to get in touch if you would like more information, and to confirm if the bee is definitely going ahead, as it may be weather dependent.
Dates for winter working bees 2018:
4th March – Sea week clean-up day at Kaituna Cut 10-12am
12th May – Planting at Maketu Spit Harbour Margin
10th June – Planting on the dunes at Pukehina – in conjunction with Coastcare
1st July – Planting on the bank zone at Newdicks
22nd July – Complete planting on the bank zone Newdicks
11th August – Dune planting on Maketu Spit
1st September – Beach clean and put up dotterel fence on Maketu Spit
23rd September – Planting at Waihi Harbour Wetland
13th October – Planting at Waihi Harbour Wetland