73 days ago

Welcome Weta, Rats rack off!

Bert Sutcliffe Retirement Village

Watch out rats of the North Shore! Your time is up, thanks to two industrious residents from Ryman Healthcare’s Bert Sutcliffe Village.

The Village Workshop dream team Norris and Dick have been busy rustling up rat traps for their local conservation group, Pest Free Kapātiki (PFK) who will distribute the traps in reserves in the Birkenhead area.

The duo have got the production down to a fine art, and are ready to start on the next batch after PFK’s Senior Restoration Advisor Fiona Smal recently dropped off another load of fence palings.

“We are incredibly grateful to Norris and Dick for making both the rat traps and the awesome wētā hotels,” she said.

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3 hours ago

The perfect treat this Mother's Day

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20 hours ago

u3a monthly meeting - Monday 6 May

Alison Cleland from u3a Birkenhead

Hear Toni Ashton speak about Tiritiri Matangi Island: a model of conservation.

Toni is a retired Professor of Health Economics, and has been a guide on Tiritiri Matangi Island for 8 years. Toni will talk about how the island has been transformed from a barren wasteland to a thriving forest full of rare native birds.

Meet as usual at 10am at the Birkenhead Bowling Club. Visitors are welcome.