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ASB Bank Volunteer Planting Day—May 25, 2011
ASB is a major New Zealand bank with a strong commitment to community support and service. On May 25, CUE Haven was fortunate to have a team of volunteers from ASB’s St. Lukes, Westgate and New Lynn branches on site for our first planting day of the 2011 season. Joining us from ASB were Alice,…
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Integrated Kaipara Harbour Management Group Field Trip–April 17, 2011
CUE Haven is fortunate to be situated 2.5 kilometres from the beautiful Kaipara Harbour. The Kaipara is one of the largest harbours in the world and is rich is history and ecological value. Over the years, however, the timber industry, farming and urbanisation have taken their toll on the harbour’s biodiversity. Elimination of old kauri…
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Finished At Last!
As promised, and with the cooperation of the weather, Doug has put the finishing touches on the nursery mural. Our volunteer painters did a great job and Doug went back over all three walls to make sure that all the colors were consistent and that the perspectives were correct. Over the next few months we…
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Nursery Mural Painting – Saturday & Sunday, February 26th & 27th, 2011
Ever since we converted the old dairy shed to be a nursery for propagating seedlings we had been thinking that rather than blank walls, a mural showing native bush and birds would be more in keeping with the revegetation work at CUE Haven. The nursery is visible from the main road and you also see it…
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Rodney Times | 10 March 2011
During the last weekend in February, over 120 people visted CUE Haven to explore the new walking tracks and to participate in the community mural painting on the exterior of the old dairy shed. The mural, featuring native New Zealand birds and vegetation, was designed by mural artist Doug Ford. Doug sketched the birds and plants…
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