REYBURN GARDENS - VOLUNTEER GARDENERS - NEEDED PLEASE
Do you love gardening? We are looking for volunteers to help in the Reyburn Gardens every 2nd & 4th Friday of the Month at 1.30pm (Roses)
and every 3rd Saturday of the month 10.00am -12.00noon.
Under the new COVID Traffic System with public gatherings outside please contact us - as we are still working this out?
If it is WET or RAINING we don't prune or garden so contact Gaby to check what is happening and if the event has been cancelled.
PLEASE BRING A FRIEND, GARDENING TOOLS, GARDENING GLOVES, GARDEN BAG FOR WEEDS, WATER BOTTLE, SUNHAT, LONG SLEEVES AND COVERED FOOTWEAR.
MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK - Everyone welcome to join in - as long as you want, fast or slow. Come to meet other light minded people and enjoy this beautiful garden. We will be weeding and our Heritage Rose Society Ladies will be pruning - they can give you tips and show you how they prune the roses.
If you arrive please go to the Reyburn Gallery or at the front of the Reyburn House Art Gallery.
Contact the Volunteer Coordinator Gaby on 021 207 27 45 and email
(kauri524@gmail.com) or Garden Coordinator Kristi more information by text 021 0785871.
Some Choice News!
DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.
Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, we’re a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.
For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.
Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature — and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?
We hope this brings a smile!
🧩😏 Riddle me this, Neighbours…
I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?
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Have you got New Zealand's best shed? Show us and win!
Once again, Resene and NZ Gardener are on the hunt for New Zealand’s best shed! Send in the photos and the stories behind your man caves, she sheds, clever upcycled spaces, potty potting sheds and colourful chicken coops. The Resene Shed of the Year 2026 winner receives $1000 Resene ColorShop voucher, a $908 large Vegepod Starter Pack and a one-year subscription to NZ Gardener. To enter, tell us in writing (no more than 500 words) why your garden shed is New Zealand’s best, and send up to five high-quality photos by email to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz. Entries close February 23, 2026.
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