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Unitec Ecology Students Visit CUE Haven and Mataia—1 November 2013
For the past three years, Mel Galbraith, senior lecturer at Unitec, has brought a class of ecology students out to CUE Haven for a field trip. Two previous students have also done a portion of the practicum field work at CUE Haven. The objective of the visit is to give the students a first-hand look…
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Concept Designs by Unitec Landscape Architecture Students—30 October 2013
On 1 October, a group of Unitec Landscape Architecture students visited CUE Haven to learn about the project and our plans for the future and to identify areas where landscape architecture could assist with the project and enhance visitor experience. Since then, under the direction of Ian Henderson, Program Director, Landscape Design, the students have…
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Bird Count—27 October 2013
One of the objectives of our forest restoration project is to re-create a habitat for native New Zealand birds. When CUE Haven was a farm, there was limited vegetation and most of the bird life was limited to species that lived in open pastures and scrub land. By connecting up the bush remnants on the…
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Silverdale School—18 October 2013
Silverdale School, north of Auckland is a New Zealand Enviro School. Schools participating in the Enviro School programme take an action-based approach to education to involve students in planning, designing and implementing sustainability projects both at school and throughout the wider community. The objective is to make students a catalyst for positive environmental change at…
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Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award Grove—7-11 October 2013
This week a great group of gold award participants continued to develop the Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award (DoEHA) Grove at CUE Haven. The Grove is approximately one hectare near the top of the property, where gold award participants complete their residential service requirement by working on a community project. Four earlier teams have put…
