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Conservation Volunteers And Fonterra Team Up At CUE Haven–July 4-8 2011
A group from Conservation Volunteers set new records for tree planting at CUE Haven the week of July 4-8. The team, led by John Busson of Conservation Volunteers New Zealand, was made up of Julian and Caroline from Germany, Pillard from France, Katie from Ireland and Graeme, Nick and Edward from England. The group arrived…
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Conservation Volunteers Expand the CUE Haven Forest–June 27- July 1 2011
The week of June 27-July 1, a team from Conservation Volunteers NZ stayed over at CUE Haven and worked hard to plant almost 1,700 trees. This is a significant achievement considering that the team was short handed because a volcanic ash cloud from Chile has been disrupting flights in Australia and New Zealand. Not only…
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Rotary Club Community Planting Day—June 25
The Rotarians of the Mt. Roskill/Hillsborough Rotary Club have become supporters and friends of CUE Haven ever since they helped out with the Waikowhai Intermediate School TFS planting in August 2010. In February 2011 they sent a team to help with the nursery mural painting and today they sent a great team that planted almost…
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Conservation Volunteers Make Their Mark on CUE Haven—June 13-17 2011
The week of June 13 saw major changes at CUE Haven thanks to the efforts of a wonderful team from Conservation Volunteers. The group was led by John Busson, NZ team leader for Conservation Volunteers and included Polly from England, Marie from France, Su Yeon, Su Kyoung and Taeseung (Ted) from Korea, Kjell from Germany…
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Avondale College TFS Planting–June 10, 2011
On Friday June 10, for the third year in a row, students from Avondale College came out to CUE Haven for a tree planting through the Trees for Survival Programme. It was a memorable day. According to the weather service, rain was supposed to develop overnight and the forecast for Friday was “rain, heavy at…
