Kura Täwhiti Planting Day

On November 11th there will be a planting day at Castle Hill Basin with a number of local user groups (i.e climbers and the like) attending. I would like to encourage anyone interested to attend. See the email below:

Hi there,

As you will know DOC has been undertaking some restoration planting atvarious sites within the Kura Täwhiti Conservation Area. This year we have more plants to put in place and I think it would be an ideal opportunity to get people with various interests in the reserve together.

The proposal is to co-ordinate a joint planting day on Saturday the 11th of November. The groups/organisations invited to assist are climbers, Rünanga and Ngai Tahu, Castle Hill Community and DOC.

The idea [at this stage] is to gather at the reserve entrance at 10am on the 11th. There we would present an introduction to the day, and then proceed into the reserve. We hope then to be able to provide an overview of the importance of the reserve from the Rünanga perspective and would like a representative from the climbers to do likewise.

We'll then get along to the planting area[s] and get a briefing on this programme. If we have a few people - we'll probably try and run some interp tours - so that while some are planting - others are getting a guided walk round the rocks - with a special focus on the maori values of the site.

This is all draft and if you have some suggestions for the running of the day / climber input etc - please feel free to let me know.
We'll put on a BBQ lunch - pretty simple stuff. Plan for around 4 - 5 hrs of planting and then a wind up and travel home.

I'd like your comments and an indication of interest / numbers

Look forward to catching up with you

Best wishes

Wayne Costello