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August 20, 2017February 19, 2018 The Green Garden

Five years on: the space between

August 16, 2017February 19, 2018 The Green Garden

Five years on: the day I learnt too much.

August 15, 2017February 19, 2018 The Green Garden

Five years on: Why now?

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I’m exceedingly lucky to be working with some of the team at Zealandia - Te Mara ā Tane, for the next wee while. Zealandia is a 225 hectare ecosanctuary, and a groundbreaking conservation project that has reintroduced many native species back to mainland New Zealand - some of which have been gone for many, many years. Ive been privileged to get a renewed sense of the crucial work they do, by strolling and meeting some of their many important wild residents. I greet the startlingly beautiful tieke, who when reintroduced to Zealandia brought his song back - the first time it had been heard on the mainland for over 100 years. I marvel at the charming, friendly toutouwai. I say hello to our kākā, and the now ubiquitous tui and piwakawaka. I breathe quietly in the presence of the ancient tuatara. I heard the beautiful sounds of the korimako and the hihi through the trees. I watch the popokatea in their gregarious flocks. I hear kākariki chattering above the canopy. But what stops me and my heartfelt greetings stock still, is their breeding pair of Takahē- two of just 350 left on this planet. The first day I saw them, Orbell came right up to my feet, searching fruitlessly. You see, they’d dutifully raised a chick this season, and it’d been taken, just the day before, to another recovery programme, in the South Island. An essential act for the Takahē population, no doubt, but how I did wish I could sooth this fathers’ aching, feathery heart nonetheless. May we all feel compelled to play our part in bringing our wildlife back. My gosh, we have lost so much - but equally, it returns with a surprising voracity when given a chance. Zealandia released 14 kākā, and they’ve just banded their 1000th chick. So set those rat traps. Keep your cats inside at night and maybe, radically, think about whether you actually need a cat when this one passes away. Walk dogs on leashes when in the bush. And plant our beautiful bird friendly natives in every pocket you have.
The first organic tamarillo from our tree, and all I want to do is oogle it. You’ll find me here.😍 🧡❤️😍
“If you don’t care about climate change, move back 10” Can we please hand on this earth to the children already? Albie, aged 8, brought home a game he designed and made today - a Climate Change Challenge. So freaking proud of him. Also, so freaking stoked he has an awesome teacher.
Cabbage patch kid forever.
Inspiration from our young people for your day. Thank you @pathwaypoetry for your wonderful words and thanks @schoolstrike4climatenz for putting it in my Instaface.
Game changer! I’ve been putting the compost bins directly on the raised beds. We fill one, then the other, and then spread the first one out all over the bed it was on and move the bin to a new bed. Super easy, no carting of compost around, AND the garden benefits from it whilst it’s doing it’s magical compost work. Happy days!

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