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We couldn’t resist sharing a few cute moments fr We couldn’t resist sharing a few cute moments from Glen Eden Primary’s recent session outdoors at Waikūmete Stream with our #projecttwinstreams team from @ecomatters. We really love working with local schools to help tamariki discover & learn to care for their environment. Two classes spent time exploring what lives in the water, learning how important the ecosystem is & got hands-on experience with planting & mulching 💚
Join Our Waikūmete Stream Cleanup! 💚 Our #pro Join Our Waikūmete Stream Cleanup! 💚 Our #projecttwinstreams team from @ecomatters will be cleaning up rubbish along Waikūmete Stream (between Savoy Road & Inver Street) tomorrow to prepare the area for winter planting. We’d love to have you join us! All welcome. When: 9:30am tomorrow Saturday 7 March Where: 72 Savoy Road, Glen Eden Please wear sturdy closed-toe shoes or gumboots & bring a hat, rain jacket & gardening gloves if you have them (some gloves will be provided). Children must be accompanied by an adult. Questions? Email pamela@ecomatters.org.nz
Our #projecttwinstreams team at @mphscommunity wou Our #projecttwinstreams team at @mphscommunity would love to have you join their Friday Meet Ups this February! Come along & meet new people, spend time outdoors & learn new skills. Our weekly sessions will each have a different focus & are a great chance to learn something new each time. 1st session: 10am on Friday 13th February at the Corban Estate bridge at Henderson Park At this session our friendly team will show you how to carry out water testing on the Opanuku Stream, helping us all to better understand the health of our local waterways. We’ll wrap up around 11.30am with a short morning tea together ☕️ Questions? Email Natasha at 📧 pts-community@mphs.org.nz
Together for Our Streams 💚 Enjoy some summer re Together for Our Streams 💚 Enjoy some summer reading and find out what we’ve been up to: click on the link in bio for our latest news! 🔗
Year 9 & 10 students from Middle School West Auckl Year 9 & 10 students from Middle School West Auckland have been hard at work during their Community Learning class with the @mphscommunity #ProjectTwinStreams team. Recently they’ve been tackling the bindweed threatening the Harakeke, Ti kōuka, and other native plants. They also had an insightful session with Zephyr from @communitywaitakere learning how to update their trapping programme & exploring ways to make the traps even more effective. To date this year, the students have trapped: 6 rats, 2 possums and 32 mice all to protect their local environment! 💚
In Term 4 our #projecttwinstreams team from @commu In Term 4 our #projecttwinstreams team from @communitywaitakere has very much enjoyed working with Room 4 from Lincoln Heights School’s Kahukura team for the 1st time. During a classroom workshop students learned about their local awa: what lives in it, how healthy the water is & what we can all do to help protect it. Then they all visited the awa & carried out water clarity testing to take a closer look at the stream’s ecosystem. They were curious & asked great questions about how to care for freshwater environments. Their teacher commented: “The whole experience was amazing. My students were engaged and focused on all the activities, including the off-site learning.” Thanks to Lincoln Heights School for having us. We loved going on this learning journey with you! — If this sounds like learning your school could enjoy & you’re keen to connect, please email us: info@projecttwinstreams.com 💚
A big thank you to the 17 locals (including many o A big thank you to the 17 locals (including many of our wonderful plot holders) who joined our recent community garden workshop at the #projecttwinstreams Millbrook Edible Garden (MEG). We prepped the beds for summer & planted lettuces, bok choy, pumpkins, basil, mizuna, and beans 🌱🌱🌱 We then wrapped up with a delicious morning tea & plenty of great chats 🫶 If you’d be keen to get gardening at MEG then please get in touch: email Natasha at PTS-Community@mphs.org.nz Special thanks to @anzaotearoa for their support in helping us continue the upkeep & maintenance of this much-loved community garden.
15 enthusiastic young people recently joined our R 15 enthusiastic young people recently joined our Rangatahi Rangers holiday programme with our #projecttwinstreams team from @mphscommunity for a hands-on day of environmental learning & fun. We kicked off with Taipua Kipa sharing his knowledge of native manu 🐦 and showing us some taxidermy examples. Then it was down to Oratia Stream for water testing & examining the biodiversity. A highlight was finding a swimming Mayfly (with an impressive score of 9)! The rangers also checked out our tracking tunnels finding rat, possum & maybe even hedgehog tracks, and managed to catch a rat and a possum too. After a well-deserved pizza lunch 🍕we wrapped up the day with a fun quiz, complete with native bird toy prizes for our eco-experts! Keep an eye on our socials for updates on future free holiday programmes - we’d love to see more of our community join in!
School holidays are coming soon… Do you have you School holidays are coming soon… Do you have young person (11–18 yrs) in your whānau who loves the outdoors? They can join our FREE outdoor programme on Tuesday 30th September from 10am–2pm based at Hubwest, Corban Ave, Henderson (with a short walk down to the bush). ✨Learn hands-on environmental skills ✨Morning tea & lunch provided ✨Fun, fresh air & new friends To secure a spot: Pop in to Hubwest to fill out a permission slip OR email Natasha at pts-community@mphs.org.nz Spots are limited — don’t miss out!
We love creating opportunities to bring mātaurang We love creating opportunities to bring mātauranga Māori & our environment together for the next generation. Year 9 & 10 students from Middle School West Auckland recently gained some ngahere knowledge from Matua Riki. They saw kete and hū (shoes) woven from harakeke and tī kōuka, watched Riki use plants from the bush like mahoe to create friction & spark fire, and listened to the sounds of taonga puoro, including a whale-tooth kōauau 🐋🎶
Year 2 students from Henderson Primary teamed up r Year 2 students from Henderson Primary teamed up recently with our #projecttwinstreams crew from @communitywaitakere to plant 160 native ferns on the banks of Opanuku Stream. They learned about Aotearoa’s 200 fern species & had soooo much fun getting their hands dirty, discovering worms & caring for te taiao as proud kaitiaki. Huge thanks to Henderson Primary tamariki, teachers and whānau who did an incredible job together planting these ferns with care & aroha ❤️
Next Saturday 6th September, along with enjoying s Next Saturday 6th September, along with enjoying some pizza 🍕 coffee ☕️ & treats you can get to know what’s in your local stream with Natasha & Esteban from @mphscommunity – fun for the whole whānau 🤩
Big day of mahi at Te Rangi Hiroa with Henderson C Big day of mahi at Te Rangi Hiroa with Henderson Corrections this week. Our #projecttwinstreams team at @tewaipunapuawai started the education platform for their new Mara Kai site & then wrapped it up with a delicious back-of-the-ute BBQ. Keep an eye out for all the changes coming up there, it’s going to be awesome 👏
Join us next Wednesday for a fun afternoon in natu Join us next Wednesday for a fun afternoon in nature celebrating Cook Islands Māori Language Week 🌸 #projecttwinstreams
Come join us on Saturday 2nd August to help plant Come join us on Saturday 2nd August to help plant native trees along the Ōpanuku and Anamata streams. These plants will help to stabilise the stream banks and provide habitat for native birds & shade for stream creatures. Gumboots or closed toe shoes are essential and children are welcome but must be supervised by an adult. Gloves and spades will be provided. We will finish with some pizza and treats! For any further information please contact Natasha Wade : pts-community@mphs.org.nz
Our Rānui Tāne crew getting stuck in planting ma Our Rānui Tāne crew getting stuck in planting manuka at beautiful Paremuka in the winter sun 🌞 today. Big mahi, big hearts, big impact for our awa 💚 Unfortunately some of our other plantings have been taken from this site. If you see anyone removing any please let our #projecttwinstreams @tewaipunapuawai team know. Every plant counts!
Come along to a fun family event with our #project Come along to a fun family event with our #projecttwinstreams team from @tewaipunapuawai to celebrate Matariki ✨ in Rānui on Wednesday! Lots of creative cool activities for the whole whānau & free hangi pack giveaways. We’d love to see you there!!
Volunteers from @walshtrust look after a few key s Volunteers from @walshtrust look after a few key spots in our #projecttwinstreams areas, including weeding at our pā harakeke & all sorts of mahi at our Millbrook Edible Garden in Henderson. At their latest visit they didn’t just tend their own beds, they also weeded plots belonging to other gardeners. The sun was shining, the tools were out & by the end of the day the whole garden was looking fantastic! 👏 P.S There’s a new way to connect with the Millbrook Edible Garden community: find out what’s happening in the garden, hear about upcoming events and get involved in growing fresh kai by following the brand new Millbrook Edible Garden Facebook page - link in bio 🔗
Bronwyn (from our PTS team at @communitywaitakere) Bronwyn (from our PTS team at @communitywaitakere) and Natasha (from our PTS team at @mphscommunity) recently hosted the Waitākere Free Rangers homeschool group for an inspiring education session at Henderson Park. Together with a large group of learners ranging in age from 5-16, they explored beautiful Ōpanuku awa, investigating what lives beneath the surface & tested water quality to learn how healthy the stream is & discussed how to help it thrive. Students and whānau were excited to discover that the awa provides a good habitat for freshwater creatures, including the inanga that they spotted. “It was great to have such a practical experience in the environment that we were learning about. The children loved testing the water quality and looking at the macroinvertebrates.” — Renda Warner 💌 Check out our latest e-newsletter to see more of the amazing mahi our team is doing – link in bio 🔗
Pop along to this & say hi 👋 to our #projecttwi Pop along to this & say hi 👋 to our #projecttwinstreams team who will be there giving away native trees! Come and get one for your garden and have a chat 💚💚💚 More info at the link 🔗 in bio…
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