Round one funded projects
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Project number: CCF-003
Project name: Revegetation at Bream Head Scenic Reserve
Organisation: Bream Head Conservation Trust
Funded: $3,000
Brief description: A grant of $3,000 to the Bream Head Conservation Trust to assist with the revegetation of Bream Head Scenic Reserve located at the end of Whangarei Head. The grant will enable the Trust to puchase over 8,000 native ecosourced plants for a 1.5 hectare area in the reserve. This is in addition to the 5 hectares the Trust has already revegetated. The Bream Head Scenic Reserve supports many nationally and regionally threatened plants, including the large-leaved milk tree.
Project number: CCF-024
Project name: Tuff Crater Biodiversity Restoration Project
Organisation: Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society - North Shore Branch
Funded: $14,500
Brief description: A grant of up to $14,500 to the North Shore Branch of the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society to assist with weed control and native restoration plantings in the Tuff Crater Reserve. The reserve is on the edges of an estuary within a volcanic crater and the coastal broadleaved forest present is considered ecologically significant. Several threatened species exist in the area, including New Zealand and banded dotterels.
Project number: CCF-042
Project name: Restoration of Mangawhai Distal Spit and Wildlife Refuge
Organisation: Mangawhai Harbour Restoration Society
Funded: $88,950
Brief description:
A grant of up to $88,950 to the Mangawhai Harbour Restoration Society to assist with their project to restore an 11 hectare area of dunelands at Distal Spit, Mangawhai Wildlife Refuge. The grant will specifically assist with the purchase of native ecosourced dune plants, fetiliser, and windbreak fencing which will enable the for-dunes to restore. The Refuge is a nationally and internationally significant nesting area for seabirds, including the New Zealand fairy tern, Northern New Zealand and banded dotterels, variable oyster catcher, and Caspian and white fronted terns. The Mangawhai Harbour Restoration Society was formed in 1990 and is made up of the approximately 3,500 ratepayers in Mangawhai. The funding received for this project complements the Society's own contribution. This project is part of the Society's larger goal of restoring all of the Mangawhai Harbour to its past prime state.
Project number: CCF-044
Project name: Paradise Shore Duneland Resotration
Organisation: Bream Bay Coastal Care Group
Funded: $13,123
Brief description:
A grant of $13,123 to the Bream Bay Coastal Care Group to assist with weed control and revegetation of the dunelands at Paradise Shores. The Bream Bay Coast Care Group holds monthly working bees, members of the public are invited to attend and assist with their restoration projects.
Project number: CCF-054
Project name: Island Re-afforestation
Organisation: Friends of Matakohe-Limestone Island
Funded: $30,359
Brief description:
A grant of up to $30,359 to the Friends of Matakohe-Limestone Island, near Whangarei, to assist with the restoration of the coastal forest on Matakohe-Limestone Island. Specifically, the grant will assist the Friends to undertake weed control and purchase 6,550 native ecosourced plants. Matakohe-Limestone Island is predator free and is used as a creche for young kiwi destined for release into predator controlled areas at Bream Heads, Whangarei.
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Project number: CCF-004
Project name: Waituna Restoration Project
Organisation: Waituna Action Group (WAG)
Funded: $10,314
Brief description:
A grant of $10,314 to the Waituna Action Group (WAG) to assist with the restoration of the forest remant in the Waituna Reserve, Waitakere City. Specifically, the grant will assist with the purchase of over 2,000 native ecosourced plants and spray for weed control. The forest remnant is puriri composite forest of regional significance.
Project number: CCF-006
Project name: Raroa Project
Organisation: Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society - Hibiscus Coast
Funded: $3,622
Brief description:
A grant of $3,622 to the Hibiscus Coast branch of the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society to assist with purchasing 1,000 native ecosourced plants for planting in the Raroa Reserve, Whangaparoa. The plantings are part of a project to restore the urban reserve.
Project number: CCF-015
Project name: Centennial Park Restoration Project
Organisation: Centennial Park Bush Society Inc.
Funded: $20,000
Brief description:
A grant of up to $20,000 to the Centennial Park Bush Society to assist with the restoration of gumland scrub vegetation in Centennial Park, North Shore. Specifically, the grant will assist with the purchase of native ecosourced plants, and weed control in the areas to be planted.
Project number: CCF-032
Project name: Replanting of McKenzie Reserve
Organisation: Friends of McKenzie Reserve
Funded: $11,785
Brief description: A grant of $11,785 to the Friends of McKenzie Reserve to assist with the purchase of over 1,000 native ecosourced plants for the McKenzie Reserve revegetation project on Waiheke Island. The Friends of McKenzie Reserve is a volunteer group of 70 members who are dedicated to restoring this Reserve. Ageing pine trees were removed from the reserve in 2006, and the Friends and the Auckland City Council are working in partnership to restore the 4 hectare cleared area to its native vegetation.
Project number: CCF-039
Project name: Witheford Scenic Reserve Restoration Project
Organisation: Kaipatiki Project Incorporated
Funded: $43,000
Brief description: A grant of $43,000 to Kaipatiki Project Incorporated to assist with restoration plantings in the Witheford Scenic Reserve, Auckland. The group is restoring the ecologically important coastal forest remnant in this urban environment. The area is home to kereru, ruru, fantail and tui. Kaipatiki Project will be undertaking weed control and restoration plantings, with community planting days scheduled from June to October.
Project number: CCF-050
Project name: Pateke Habitat Restoration
Organisation: Okiwi School
Funded: $7,000
Brief description: A grant of up to $7,000 to Okiwi School, Great Barrier Island to assist with the Pateke Restoration project on the island. The grant will assist with the purchase of native ecosourced plants for restoring wetland areas in the Okiwi Recreational Reserve and Conservation Area. Pateke (brown teal), a threatened species, are breeding in this area and the school's project will improve their wetland habitat. The grant will also assist with the purchase of tools, to enable the students to undertake this work themselves.
Project number: CCF-052
Project name: Te Toki Reserve and Okahuiti Wetland Restoration Project
Organisation: Friends of Te Toki Reserve and Okahuiti Wetland
Funded: $20,000
Brief description: A grant of $20,000 to the Friends of Te Toki Reserve and Okahuiti Wetland to assist with the purchase of 3,000 native ecosourced plants. For the past 2 years the Friends have been working on weed eradication in the Te Toki Reserve, Waiheke Island. This grant will enable the Friends to extend this restoration project and undertake restoration plantings over a 2 hectare area in this coastal forest wetland and saltmarsh reserve.
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Project number: CCF-023
Project name: Lake Serpentine Ecological Restoration Proposal
Organisation: National Wetland Trust
Funded: $30,312
Brief description: A grant of $30,312 to the National Wetland Trust to assist with the restoration of the native shrubland and restiad (wetland plants that break down to form peat) vegetation in the Lake Serpentine area near Cambridge. Specifically, the grant will assist with the purchase of 2,500 native ecosourced plants, and weed control for the areas to be planted.
Project number: CCF-027
Project name: Kauaeranga River Floodplain
Organisation: Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society - Thames Branch
Funded: $14,000
Brief description: A grant of $14,000 to the Thames branch of the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society to assist with the restoration of the Kauaeranga River Floodplain near Thames. Specifically, the grant will assist with the purchase of 4,000 native ecosourced plants to be planted in this peat lake/wetland complex.
Project number: CCF-037
Project name: Restoration of Raglan Coastal Forest
Organisation: X-treme Waste Incorporated Society
Funded: $25,250
Brief description: A grant of $25,250 to X-treme Waste Incorporated Society to assist with the restoration of forest remnant and wetland vegetation in the Raglan catchment. Specifically, the grant will assist with the purchase of 7,000 native ecosourced plants, and weed control for the areas to be planted.
Project number: CCF-048
Project name: Kawhia Cemetery Reserve Reforestation
Organisation: Kawhia Harbour Protection Society Incorporated
Funded: $6,050
Brief description: A grant of $6,050 to the Kawhia Harbour Protection Society to assist with the restoration of an area within the Kawhia Cemetery Reserve, with the assistance of Otorohanga District Council. This grant will assist with fencing the area to be restored, to assist in preventing illegal dumping. In addition weed control will be carried out for the restoration site and 1,000 native ecosourced plants will be planted. These plants, along with plants funded by Te Hine Ngairo o Kawhia Trust, Otorohanga District Council, and Native Forests Restoration Trust, will be planted by Society members and volunteers to extend the reforestation project undertaken by Te Hinengairo o Kawhia Trust last year.
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Project number: CCF-001
Project name: Monika Lanham Reserve Restoration Project
Organisation: Rotary Club of Kawerau Incorporated
Funded: $80,000
Brief description: A grant of up to $80,000 to the Rotary Club of Kawerau to assist with the Monika Lanham Reserve Restoration Project in Kawerau. The grant will supplement the Rotary Club's own contributions, and that of the Kawerau District Council. The grant will specifically assist with the purchase of native ecosourced plants (predominantly kanuka) to help revegetate this urban bush area, and assist with weed control. Currently, the restoration site is infested with exotic weeds which the Rotary Club and the Council will eradicate. The restoration project with enhance the habtitat of the threatened native mistletoe found at the site. The project will also provide links to other natural areas, such as Ruruanga Stream, Tarawera River, Putauaki (Mt Edgecumbe) and the Paramahana Scenic Reserve. Members of the public will be able to get involved in this project through community planting days run by the Rotary Club.
Project number: CCF-025
Project name: Karaponga Reserve Restoration
Organisation: Environmental Group @ Edgecumbe College
Funded: $19,404
Brief description: A grant of $19,404 to the Environmental Group @ Edgecumbe College to assist with the restoration of Karaponga Reserve in Edgecombe. Specifically, the grant will assist with purchasing 4,000 native ecosourced plants for planting in this forest remnant, the fencing of the area to keep stock out, and the purchase of small tools so that this school group can undertake the restoration work.
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Project number: CCF-026
Project name: Whakaki Dune Land Restoration Project
Organisation: Whakaki Lake Trust
Funded: $10,000
Brief description: A grant of $10,000 to the Whakaki Lake Trust to assist with the restoration of the Whakaki lagoon dunelands near Wairoa. Specifically, the grant will assist with the purchase of native ecosourced plants for revegetating this dune/wetland complex.
Project number: CCF-033
Project name: Opouahi Riparian Revegetation Project
Organisation: Environment, Conservation & Outdoor Education Trust
Funded: $45,000
Brief description: A grant of up to $45,000 to the Environment, Conservation & Outdoor Education Trust to assist with Opouahi Riparian Revegetation Project near Napier. Specifically, the grant will assist with the purchase of 9,000 native ecosourced plants and up to $15,000 to go towards a fence to keep stock out of the planting area.
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Project number: CCF-031
Project name: Summerhill Gully Native Revegetation - Titoki Reserve Extension
Organisation: Green Corridors
Funded: $29,199
Brief description: A grant of up to $29,199 to Green Corridors to assist with the restoration of a gully in the Summerhill area of Palmerston North that will link exisiting restoration projects to areas of established bush and provide a wildlife corridor. Specifically, the grant will assist with the purchase of 5,000 native ecosourced plants for planting over the 8.7 hectare area.
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Project number: CCF-008
Project name: Otaihanga Oxbow Restoration
Organisation: Friends of the Waikanae River
Funded: $40,325
Brief description: A grant of $40,325 to the Friends of the Waikanae River to assist with restoring the margins of the Waikanae River at the Otaihanga Oxbow. The restoration of the Otaihanga Oxbow will provide a link between other restoration sites on the river, and will contribute towards the vision of creating a wildlife corridor all the way along the Waikanae River. The grant will supplement the group's own contributions and will assist in purchasing over 6,000 native ecosourced plants, and weed control for the planting area. Kapiti Coast District Council will support the Group's project by removing willows and other weeds. The Friends of the Waikanae RIver hold working bees twice monthly, and members of the public are welcome to attend.
Project number: CCF-016
Project name: Riversdale Dune Restoration Project
Organisation: Riversdale Dune Management Group
Funded: $24,074
Brief description: A grant of up to $24,074 to the Riversdale Dune Management Group to assist with the restoration of dunes at Riversdale in the Wairarapa. Specifically, the grant will assist with the purchase of over 9,000 plants to restore native sand binding species to the dune system such as spinifex, pingao and matagouri. The planting area will be fenced to protect the new plantings from 4 wheel drive vehicles.
Project number: CCF-020
Project name: Moehau Stream Riparian Restoration Project
Organisation: Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society - Upper Hutt Branch
Funded: $26,000
Brief description: A grant of up to $26,000 to the Upper Hutt branch of the Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society to assist with the Moehau Stream Riparian Restoration Project in Moehau Park, Upper Hutt. This project is an ongoing project, with the Society and community having already undertaken extensive weed removal and planting 5,000 native plants. The next phase is the removal of willows, which this grant will assist with. Willow removal will allow the Society, community and local Pony club to undertake further resoration plantings.
Project number: CCF-043
Project name: Waikanae Estuary Scientific Reserve Restoration Project
Organisation: Waikanae Estuary Care Group Incorporated
Funded: $16,600
Brief description: A grant of $16,600 to the Waikanae Estuary Care Group to assist with the restoration of the Waikanae Estuary on the Kapiti Coast. The grant will assist with weed control in the estuary, as a precurser to the area being revegetated with native ecosourced plants.
Project number: CCF-046
Project name:Otaki Estuary Restoration
Organisation: Friends of the Otaki River Incorporated
Funded: $15,200
Brief description: A grant of $15,200 to the Friends of the Otaki River to assist with restotation plantings along the Otaki River. Specifically, the grant will assist with weed control for the areas to be planted, and the purchasing of 6,000 native ecosourced plants.
Project number: CCF-051
Project name: Catchpool Restoration Project
Organisation: Rimutaka Forest Park Charitable Trust
Funded: $40,000
Brief description: A grant of up to $40,000 to the Rimutaka Forest Park Charitable Trust to assist with the revegetation of retired logging areas in the Rimutaka Forest Park. Specifically, the grant will assist with preparing the site for planting, and the purchase of native ecosourced plants for revegetating the site.
Project number: CCF-055
Project name: Dune Swamp Forest Restoration
Organisation: Friends of Queen Elizabeth Regional Park (Kapiti) Trust
Funded: $26,282
Brief description: A grant of $26,282 to the Friends of Queen Elizabeth Regional Park (Kapiti) Trust to assist with the restoration of the dune swamp podocarp forest remnant at Queen Elizabeth Park. Specifically, the grant will assist with the purchase of over 9,000 native ecosourced plants, and contribute $15,000 towards fencing to protect the restoration plantings from stock.
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Project number: CCF-019
Project name: Blind Creek Riparian Restoration
Organisation: Taumarina Landcare Group
Funded: $8,600
Brief description: A grant of $8,600 to the Taumarina Landcare Group to assist with their Blind Creek Restoration Project. The aim of the project is to restore a bare paddock on the banks of the Otaki River back to its original forest. Specifically, the grant will assist with weed control and fencing the restoration planting site to protect the area from stock.
Project number: CCF-028
Project name: Otuwhero Wetland Revegetation
Organisation: Abel Tasman Educational Trust
Funded: $17,700
Brief description: A grant of $17,700 to the Abel Tasman Educational Trust to assist with the restoration of the Otuhwero Wetland. The grant will assist with willow control in the area to be planted, the purchase of native ecosourced plants, supervision, and some equipment for the students to undetake this restoration project.
Project number: CCF-047
Project name: Restoration of Raumanukas
Organisation: Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society - Nelson/Tasman Branch
Funded: $11,336
Brief description: A grant of $11,336 to the Nelson/Tasman branch of the Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society to assist with the restoration of the wetland and duneland habitats in the Raumanuka Scenic Reserve. Specifically, the grant is to assist with purchasing over 3,000 native ecosourced plants. These plants will be planted with the help of the public through commuity planting days. The Raumanuka Scenic Reserve is part of a large area of estuaries, wetlands, sandbanks and islands, and is important habitat for many of New Zealand's sea birds.
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Project number: CCF-036
Project name: Paroa Taramakau Coastal Restoration Project
Organisation: Guardians of Paroa Taramakau Coastal Area Trust
Funded: $39,026
Brief description: A grant of $39,026 to the Guardians of Paroa Taramakau Coastal Area Trust to assist with the restoration of two blue penguin nesting sites in the coastal strip adjoining Paroa and Camerons Beaches, West Coast. Specifically, the grant will assist with purchasing over 1,700 native ecosourced plants, and fencing of the two sites to provide protection for the restoration plantings and the penguins.
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Project number: CCF-012
Project name: Whitewash Head to Godley Head Restoration
Organisation: Canterbury Branch of the NZ Biosecurity Insititute
Funded: $23,400
Brief description: A grant of $23,400 to the Canterbury branch of the NZ Biosecurity Insititute in conjunction with Taylor's Mistake Weedbusters to assist with the restoration of lowland coastal forest in three sites in the Taylors Mistake area. The grant will assist with purchasing 8,000 native ecosourced plants for planting in the three sites, at Nicholson Park, Taylors Mistake Walkway and Taylors Valley. Members of the public will be invited to participate in the project through organised work days.
Project number: CCF-014
Project name: Lake Ohau Shoreline Restoration
Organisation: The Ohau Conservation Trust
Funded: $15,000
Brief description: A grant of up to $15,000 to the Ohau Conservation Trust to assist with the Lake Ohau Shoreline Restoration Project. Specifically, the grant will assist with the purchase of over 500 native ecosourced plants, and pre-planting weed control of the area.
Project number: CCF-021
Project name: Mitchells Road Mudfish Habitat Restoration Project
Organisation: Waihora Ellesmere Trust (WET)
Funded: $25,272
Brief description: A grant of $25,272 to the Waihora Ellesmere Trust (WET) to assist with the restoration of important Canterbury mudfish habitat in the Mitchells Road area. The grant will assist with the purchase of over 9,000 native ecosourced plants.
Project number: CCF-045
Project name: Mahoe Reserve Revegetation Project
Organisation: Lincoln Envirotown Trust
Funded: $3,004
Brief description: A grant of $3,004 to the Lincoln Envirotown Trust to assist with the restoration of Mahoe Reserve, Lincoln. Specifically, the grant will assist with purchasing over 700 native ecosourced plants for the project.
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Project number: CCF-007
Project name: Orokonui Ecosanctuary Nature Reserve Revegetation Programme
Organisation: Otago Natural History Trust
Funded: $11,331
Brief description: A grant of $11,331 to the Otago Natural History Trust to assist with the Orokonui Ecosanctuary Nature Reserve revegetation programme. The grant will specifically assist with weed cotnrol for the area to be planted, and the purchase of over 400 native ecosourced plants.
Project number: CCF-013
Project name: Kurow Island Project
Organisation: Upper Waitaki Community Trust Inc.
Funded: $11,179
Brief description: A grant of $11,179 to the Upper Waitaki Community Trust to assist with the restoration of Kurow Island in the Waitaki River. The grant will asisst with site preparation for the area to be planted and the purchase of 1,300 native ecosourced plants.
Project number: CCF-022
Project name: Mokomoko Dryland Sanctuary
Organisation: Central Otago Ecological Trust
Funded: $35,592
Brief description: A grant of $35,592 to the Central Otago Ecological Trust to assist with the restoration of the Mokomoko Dryland Sanctuary in the Aldinga Conservation Area, near Alexandra. The grant will assist with the purchase of 1,000 native ecosourced shrub and tussock plants, and rabbit proof fencing of the planting area. The Trust and volunteers will be undertaking over 380 hours of weed control and site preparation, as well as contributing towards the costs of the fencing and plants. The Trust is dedicated to the restoration of the special flora and fauna of the Central Otago Aldinga Conservation Area, which in this harsh environment, means going to such lengths as hand watering plants as the situation demands.
Project number: CCF-029
Project name: Quarantine Island/Kamau Taurua re-vegetation
Organisation: St Martin Island Community
Funded: $20,300
Brief description: A grant of $20,300 to the St Martin Island Community to assist with the Quarantine Island / Kamau Taurua revegetation project. The grant will specifically assist with the purchase of over 1,500 native ecosourced plants, and associated equipment, to help restore a one hectare area to its oringinal coastal forest vegetation.
Project number: CCF-034
Project name: Titri Wetlands Restoration Project
Organisation: Lake Waihola Waipori Wetlands Society Incorporated
Funded: $20,991
Brief description: A grant of $20,991 to the Lake Waihola Waipori Wetlands Society to assist with the restoration of Tiri Wetland. Specifically, the grant will assist with the purchase of 3,000 native ecosourced plants for revegetating a 9 hectare area of this important wetland.
Project number: CCF-040
Project name: Harbour Cone Biodiversity Restoration
Organisation: Otago Peninsula Trust
Funded: $47,850
Brief description: A grant of up to $47,850 to the Otago Peninsula Trust to assist with the Harbour Cone Biodiversity Restoration project on the Otago Peninsula. The grant will assist with purchasing 3,500 native ecosourced plants, and fencing the site to protect the plantings from stock.
Project number: CCF-056
Project name: Tomahawk Smaills Dune Restoration
Organisation: Tomahawk-Smaills Beachcare Trust
Funded: $16,870
Brief description: A grant of $16,870 to the Tomahawk-Smaills Beachcare Trust to assist with the restoration of the dunelands within the Ocean Grove Recreation Reserve on the Otago coast. Specifically, the grant will assist with a planting plan, the purchase of native ecosourced plants, a planting supervisor, and equipment to allow the Trust to undertake the restoration project.
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Project number: CCF-002
Project name: Bushy Point Restoration Project
Organisation: Otatara Landcare Group
Funded: $29,301
Brief description: A grant of up to $29,301 to the Otatara Landcare Group to assist with the Bushy Point Restoration Project in Invercargill. The grant includes the purchase of 1,000 native ecosourced plants, and the fencing of the planting area to protect the plants from stock.
Project number: CCF-038
Project name: Gore Native Forest Restoration
Organisation: Gore and District Amenities Charitable Trust
Funded: $4,894
Brief description: A grant of $4,894 to the Gore and District Amenities Charitable Trust to assist with a restoration planting project at the site of an old landfill in East Gore. Specifically, the grant will assist with the purchase of over 1,500 native ecosourced plants for restoring the site to native forest. The Trust is dedicated to establishing areas of native biodiversity within the Gore urban area to encourage birdlife to return. The 12.6 hectare landfill site provides an ideal opportunity to do just this.
Project number: CCF-053
Project name: Mataura Te Awa Mataitai Restoration
Organisation: Hokonui Runanga Incorporated
Funded: $25,731
Brief description: A grant of $25,731 to Hokonui Runanga Incorporated to assist with the Mataura Te Awa Mataitai Restoration project on the banks of the Mataura River on Old Coach Road, Southland. The grant will assist with preparing the site for planting and the purchase of 1,500 native ecosourced plants to restore the river bank habitat. The project, while restoring riparian habitat, will also contribute to the health of the river by providing shading for native fish, and lecological inkages between the land and water.
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