Maketu Ongatoro Wetland Society
Society dedicated to the Maketu Wetland Society
This just goes to show what an amazing job the plants do of holding the dunes together. This is at Newdicks Beach where the dunes get a regular battering from storm surges, but the pingao and spinifex are fantastic at securing the sand, and keeping the dunes intact. [Read more…]
370 new plants have been put in by Pukehina Surf Club. Lets hope they all do well, and grow in nicely!
We had a good turn out to our working bee on Maketu Spit last weekend. [Read more…]
Myrtle rust has been found in a private garden in Te Puke. Please check out this link and stay vigilant. It is a very serious fungal disease that affects plants in the myrtle family such as pōhutukawa and mānuka, so it’s really important it is controlled.
Bittern are New Zealand’s largest swamp bird, and are currently classified as critically endangered. [Read more…]