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The Waiatarua Tunnels

in Latest News

The distribution of our newsletter must be effective and widespread (congratulations Tony Bacon). Since my letter in the March newsletter about mystery tunnels found in Waiatarua I have been contacted, from Waihi where he now lives, by Peter Beveridge, son of Bill Beveridge. Bill was a park ranger between 1970 and 1990 who, in recognition of his extensive knowledge of all things relating to the Waitakere Ranges became colloquially known as “Mr Waitakere”.

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Meet the Candidtates

Meet the Candidtates

28 September 2022

6:45 pm - 10:00 pm at Waiatarua Hall

The WRRA committee has arranged for a number of the Candidates for Council and the Community Board to attend a gathering at the Hall on Wednesday 28th September.

Plant of the month

  • Chatham Island Forget-Me-Not – Kopakopa

    28 September 2022 in Plant of the Month

    I’ve been seduced – again!
    I’m seriously considering growing a Chatham Island Forget-Me-Not – Myosotidium hortensia for a third time. Tricky to grow, but if you succeed you will be rewarded with an outstanding cluster of plants that have large glossy, rippled leaves and impressive blue flowers in the spring. There is also a much rarer white variety.

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History

Library

  • Library News

    28 September 2022 in Library

    With spring here and no masks to wear we all feel much brighter and happy and are looking forward to summer.
    Here are some of the books we have bought:

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  • Volunteers Urgently Needed

    12 September 2022 in Library

    We really need more volunteers for the library as we have lost a few.   Some have moved out of Auckland or into retirement villages. We are also having trouble with illness and covid isolation.  Come in and see us on a Thursday from 10.00am - 12 noon,  or pop in on a Saturday or Sunday morning between 11am to 12pm. We will gladly welcome you!    Do you know where the library is?  We are situated under the Community Hall, just come down the steps and you will find us.   See you soon.   Barbara Field

Waiatarua Volunteer Fire Brigade

  • Our volunteers are essential

    1 November 2021 in Waiatarua Volunteer Fire Brigade

    Fire and Emergency NZ relies on volunteers in 600 plus stations nationwide, to help com- munities prevent, prepare, respond and recover from emergencies. As well as firefighting, our volunteers attend medical incidents, motor vehicle accidents, severe weather events and other requests for help. We also install and check smoke alarms and help to improve fire safety in our communities.

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Community Patrol

  • Waiatarua Community Patrol News

    28 September 2022 in Community Patrol

    It is great to see the weather warming up...but that does mean more vehicles on our local roads and people visiting our walks and beaches. Often these are visitors who are not used to driving our semi-rural and bush conditions – so take it easy and stay aware when driving over the coming Spring and Summer months. If you are parking at one of the walk or beach carparks, make sure you secure your vehicle and remove all valuables. Don’t leave anything in view that might look ‘interesting’ and encourage a break-in.

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  • Criminal behaviour

    5 August 2022 in Community Patrol

    Criminal behaviour has been a hot topic over the past months and sadly some of our local businesses have been directly affected with both the Oratia Dairy and Kenlock Motors (Mobil) being subjected to break ins. Our thoughts are with the business owners and staff, as this is a very unnerving and frustrating time for them.
    As a result, our team have been conducting a number of night-time patrols in the past few months and have reported several instances of suspicious activities to Police. Our patrol has come across vehicles (and people) acting in a questionable manner, who have quickly de- parted on seeing our patrol car. This is immediately reported to Police Comms and all de- tails recorded. What we do can make a difference.

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Environment

  • WASPS BLITZ : Update from the R&R

    28 February 2022 in Environment

    Hi All, for those of you who have signed up to have your property baited up for wasps - please look out for the survey in your email inbox - weather permitting this will happen this weekend so we just need a few details!!!

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  • Summer is coming!

    23 October 2021 in Environment

    While last updates were predicting a La Niña summer (wetter conditions than normal), all bets are off this season, given last year’s La Niña summer brought drier conditions than normal. So with that in mind make sure your gutters are clear, your pipes are all working and you have no leaks in your tanks because collecting rain water becomes a priority this time of year. You can also protect any plants you’ve planting by ensure a good layer of mulch or cut grass etc to cover the soil (keeping it wet). Don’t weed mid summer (unless you’re weeding noxious or invasive species like climbing asparagus and jasmine). A layer of chickweed will protect your soil from the harsh sun. 

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Weed of the month

  • Weed of the Month: Jasmine (Jasminum polyanthum)

    23 October 2021 in Environment

    Originally from West China, jasmine may smell and look fantastic, but this is one very nasty weed. As a rapidly growing climber it is able to reach even the highest of established trees, smothering and eventually killing them. This is a great time of year to get into the bush to take out jasmine, before the weather warms and the bees and wasps are out in full force.

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  • Climbing Asparagus - asparagus scandens 

    30 September 2021 in Latest News

    Regularly called public enemy number one, climbing asparagus has earned its reputation for being a prolific scrambler/climber that smothers our natives before we have even had a chance to spot it. Waiatarua has a particularly bad climbing asparagus problem. It is spread mainly by birds, particularly blackbirds. You may spot it thanks to its white flowers and round berries (green ripening to orange) at this time-of-year. 

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