Zooey Neumann Grant Routen We are excited to introduce two new Board Memebers who joined us this year. Zooey Neumann, who joined in March and Grant Routen, who joined this month. Both are locals who are passionate about the environment and bring so much to our mahi. Zooey Neumann Zooey works in the charity sector and has a background in educational publishing and politics. She lives with her family in Te Atatu South and is passionate about improving this place we call h

Large, established trees at Ōrangihina have recently been illegally cut down. We do not know the reason for this vandalism. The “pruning” of trees at Ōrangihina has been happening for years, but this is the most extensive damage we have seen. Local volunteers have worked tirelessly to plant native trees, tackle weeds and bring this part of Ōrangihina back to life. To see so much time, care and hard work undone is devastating. We have reported the destruction to Auckland Coun

Spur-winged plovers may not be everyone’s favourite bird; their distinctive calls and habit of dive-bombing anyone who gets too close to their nest can make them unpopular, but these little birds are native to Aotearoa, arriving here under their own steam from Australia. They thrive in the ecological niche created through the clearing of land. Open areas of short grass and mown reserves can provide suitable habitat for the ground-nesting plovers although they are vulnerable