Blogs
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St. Kentigern School TFS Planting–June 9, 2011
A high point of each planting season has become the St. Kentigern School Trees for Survival (TFS) planting day. The very first trees planted as part of the CUE Haven revegetation project were planted by St. Kentigern students in August 2008 and Denise Coleman, the science teacher, has brought a group of boys out every…
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CUE Haven Logo Launched
For a long time we have been considering a logo for CUE Haven and it has been a challenging task. In addition to being aesthetically appealing, we wanted the logo to incorporate some elements of native NZ trees and convey the meaning behind CUE Haven. An iconic NZ tree is the Silver fern Cyathea dealbata…
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Contact Energy Volunteer Planting Day–June 1, 2011
We couldn’t have asked for a better day for planting than this past Wednesday when ten volunteers from Contact Energy came out to CUE Haven to help with this year’s planting. Contact Energy is one of New Zealand’s largest public companies. They are a generator and retailer of electricity, natural gas and LPG. The team…
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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…
