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Last updated 3rd Feb 2005

 

Waitakere Ranges Website Links

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Link Description
Karekare Karekare community site
Laingholm   Laingholm community site
Piha Piha community site
Waiatarua Waiatarua Residents and Ratepayers
Lone Kauri Forest Restoration Trust (at Karekare) Karekare mainland island
Ark in the Park (based around Cascades area) Ark in the Park mainland island

Other Links

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http://www.weedfree.org.nz

The Weedfree Waitakere Trust delivers a range of services including the removal of environmental weeds from public and private property using manual and/or chemical methods, and education and research on environmental weeds

http://www.getactive.org.nz

The Getactive.org site outlines the ground rules for getting active. It provides some basic steps for making a difference where it counts - in your community.
This site may be useful if you are, for example:

• planning to set up an environment group;
• lobbying local, state and federal politicians;
• wanting to have a say about a corporate activity that is potentially environmentally destructive;
• planning a non-violent direct action or demonstration.

http://www.doc.govt.nz The Department of Conservation
http://www.bush.org.nz The New Zealand Ecological Restoration Network Incorporated
http://www.nationaltrust.org.nz On the Queen Elizabeth II National Trust site, for example, you can find out about putting a convenent on your land to protect it from development and subdivision
http://www.mfe.govt.nz Ministry for the Environment
http://www.maf.govt.nz Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
http://www.www.landcare.cri.nz Landcare Research
http://www.kaipatiki.org.nz Kaipatiki Ecological Restoration Project is a community conservation group restoring their local stream and the forest along its banks (riparian forest).
http://www.community.net.nz An excellent internet resource to support communities throughout Aotearoa / New Zealand.You will find topics such as "Resources for Community Groups,Setting up a website"
http://www.converge.org.nz Mission Statement :"To enhance the capacity and effectiveness of not-for-profit, community and non-governmental organisations" ,you can get a free 2mg website here for community organisations
http://www.cleangreennz.com/conservation.php

Mission Statement :"Discover and protect the wonderful natural environment of New Zealand",has current conservation news

http://www.nfa.org.nz Native Forest Action
http://www.greenpeace.org.nz/ Greenpeace
http://www.conservationvolunteers.org.nz New Zealand Trust for Conservation Volunteers : Go here to volunteer for conservation work
http://www.forest-bird.org.nz
Royal Forest and Bird Society of New Zealand
http://www.kcc.org.nz
Kiwi conservation club: unfortunately,kiwis are long gone from the Waitaks,but maybe one day ?
http://www.nznfrt.org.nz/ New Zealand Native Forests Restoration Trust
http://www.naturespace.co.nz New Zealand Nature Conservation
http://www.landcare.org.nz New Zealand Landcare Trust
http://members.tripod.com/hoodoodvb/herpweb/

Herpetological Society

http://ento.rsnz.org/NZENT.htm Entomologist Society
http://www.historic.org.nz Historic Places Trust :

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