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  • International Student Volunteers–January 9-13, 2012

    We had a busy week at CUE Haven as a great team from International Student Volunteers got out of their comfort zones and did some new tasks they’d never tried before—and the result is that CUE Haven is a little new and different! International Student Volunteers (ISV) is a US based organisation which gives young…

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  • Conservation Volunteers Extend Walking Tracks–December 19-22, 2011

    During the week of December 19, an enthusiastic team of Conservation Volunteers visited CUE Haven to continue building the walking track that had been started in October.  The team was led by John Busson of CVNZ and included Pedro from Brazil, Nadia and Katharina from Switzerland, Yuya and Mikei from Japan and Max and Deborah…

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  • Stoats and Weasels Beware!

    Up until now, the main focus of our work at CUE Haven has been the reforestation project and we have been planting trees to establish a canopy to supress weeds and to create an environment for second and third generation trees to develop into a sustainable forest. As a result, our pest control activities have…

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  • Idealog Magazine | December 2011

    Idealog Magazine is a New Zealand based business periodical focusing on the creative economy.  It regularly features articles on leadership, technology, sustainability  and design.  CUE Haven is proud to be featured in the November/December 2011 issue.  The article describes the CUE Haven project and the support we have received from the Honda Tree Fund. You…

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  • Planting Day With VisionWest Horticulture Students–Nov 14

    The VisionWest Community Trust serves the west Auckland community with a variety of social service programs to achieve its mission of  “Building Hope Together.”  Among other services, the Trust provides horticultural training at its own training centre where students can earn a National Certificate in Horticulture. The thirteen week programme involves both classroom time and…

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