Koru Maze Popular over the Christmas Break
While everyone was on holiday the koru maze was still in demand - Donna and her family of ducklings enjoyed running round it!
Posted: 14 January 2015
Coming Up in 2015
Bug Jigsaws – some new floor jigsaws have been created by Janet Hodgetts. A giant spider, butterfly and weta have been skilfully cut up into jigsaw pieces by Derek Parkes and will be available for schools and visitors to use soon. The jigsaws were paid for by Southland Branch of Forest and Bird.
The Jo Ogier Art Workshops in February are now fully subscribed, but we do have a “reserves” list in case anyone drops out – so if you would like to be added to the list, email Chris.
Coming up in 2015 are more workshops – “know your native plants”, “foraging” and “beginners nature photography” are some in the pipeline – we do not have dates set yet but if you are interested in any of those workshop ideas email Chris and she will let you know the dates once arranged.
The Nature Centre building is available for hire to hold your own workshops – art, music, health related - look at the following link for more details http://www.southlandcommunitynursery.org.nz/education-centre/
And, of course, we welcome more volunteers on Fridays (free plants for help in the nursery), and we have native plants for sale at $5 each (proceeds to the Education Centre) – so come along and join us!
Posted: 14 January 2015
Christmas Break-up 2014
On 19th December 2014, we held our Christmas Break-up at the nursery. A time to look back over the year, thank our volunteers, celebrate and have some fun! The new koru maze was in action again with bubbles and kite flying. Bronwyn lead decoration making, some good food was enjoyed and a little bit of nursery work was also done!
Posted: 14 January 2015
Visit by New Zealand’s Mothman!
To rival our patron Ruud Kleinpaste – the Bugman, New Zealand’s Mothman Brian Patrick visited in December. He had come to do some surveys for DoC at Awarua but came and stayed with us for a few days with his family. He was impressed with the new giant bug jigsaws that Janet Hodgetts had just finished for the Education Centre. A moth survey undertaken at our place a few years ago (light trapping at night) had collected over 60 different moth species.
Posted: 14 January 2015
Waverley Kindy Visit – 11 December 2014
Fourty Waverley Kindy kids, teachers Sherie and Mel and parent supporters visited the Nursery and Education Centre on 11 December 2014. They brought back some kohuhu that they had grown and looked after since their last visit a couple of years ago – ready for planting out. The weather was kind and the children did a bush walk treasure hunt with Chris and Gretchen and potted up kohuhu and manuka seedlings with Bronwyn and Janet. After those serious activities the children tested out the new koru/maze run-around area to great effect.
Posted: 13 December 2014
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