To encourage more volunteer participation in the winter weed-busting programme, the Motutapu Restoration Trust (through sponsorship from Weedbusters*) is offering a free ferry ticket to experienced weed-buster volunteers to work on the winter weed-busting programme.
What is involved?
Take part in grid searches through the established planted area in the Home Bay Forest in the winter season checking for and dealing with moth-plant infestations.
What does experienced mean?
You need to: be able to identify moth-plant in its juvenile and mature form; understand the principles of a grid search approach for moth-plant; and have taken part in a moth-plant grid search on either Motutapu or another restoration project;
What if I haven't done this before but I'm really keen to learn?
Then give us a call and let's talk about it!
A limited number of Winter Weed-busting tickets are available on public volunteer days every 1st, 3rd and 5th Sunday of each month. To book your 'Winter Weed-busting' ticket contact Belinda on 09-522-0919 or email
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( *Weedbusters is a DOC, ARC initiative, see http://weedbusters.co.nz)
Want to know what weedbusting is all about? click here.
If you want to learn more about volunteering with us on the Island, click here
LATEST : Weeds never sleep! Join the Winter Weed busting team
We are now into the winter planting season but because weeds never sleep, a small committed group will be hammering away at the dreadful moth plant in the Home Bay Forest. If you prefer wacking out weeds to planting trees, come out on a volunteer planting day and join the core weed team in reducing the weed problem in our mature plantings. Just email Belinda at
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or phone 09 522 0919 or Bridget 09 524 5072 and register for the day.
