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Funding cut a major blow for Mid Dome

Date: 26th May 2023

26th May 2023 Mid Dome in Southland is a prominent landmark between Queenstown and Invercargill. It’s pretty much ground zero for wilding control work. Between the 1950s and 1980s Crown agencies (MWD, NZFS) and…

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Vive la resistance – the science of managing wilding conifer reinvasion.

Date: 23rd May 2023

Yep, great job done -all those seed trees and their offspring removed but under the ground lies viable seed and/or over the hill are big trees with seed and prevailing winds that send those…

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Wilding conifers in a warming world – Talk by Tom Carlin – Scion – May 29th – 3-4pm on Zoom

Date: 15th May 2023

https://horizonsrc.zoom.us/j/86328227087?pwd=aktiU0wzSDdsdW1qcGdqVUg5N3pTUT09 I write this post after 2 days of sunshine and now we are back to rain. The land on the farm that we live on in the Kaipara Hills is just sodden and…

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Knowing when native regeneration is for you and what you should do about it.

Date: 15th May 2023

Last year I visited Motupohue/Bluff Hill at Bluff in the South Island. I am used to the fast-growing nature of our native plants in the Hauraki Gulf and Northland, and I find it hard…

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Whakatipu Wildings on Rural Delivery

Date: 10th May 2023

A really great insight into the work and challenges of the Whakatipu Wilding Conifer Control Group fronted by Will McBeth of DOC aired on Rural Delivery on Saturday 6th May. 2023 ” The cost…

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Wilding conifer quick guide

Date: 9th May 2023

The National Wilding Conifer Control Programme have just released an updated id guide. You can download it here https://www.wildingpines.nz/spread-the-word/image-gallery/species-gallery/ There are approximately ten introduced conifer species that are responsible for most wilding conifers in…

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Freshwater yields and why wildings matter

Date: 28th April 2023

Water is the lifeforce that powers the land, whether it be pastoral or horticulture farming, forestry, hydro generation, towns and of course our natural environments. The presence of large wilding pine and conifer forests…

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National Exotic Forest Description

Date: 28th April 2023

A really informative report has just been jointly released by the NZ Farm Forestry Association, Forest Owners Association and Te Uru Rakau (NZ Forest Service). It’s well worth reading and is an easy read…

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Shelterbelts – which tree is best for me?

Date: 27th April 2023

Shelterbelts are a common source of wilding pines and conifers. They are a necessary part of farms for stock shelter and buildings. They also create beautiful and necessary bands of wind protection around gardens,…

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2023 Conference 18-20 October Queenstown

Date: 27th April 2023

We have recently confirmed the 2023 conference location as Queenstown. It will be in the Memorial Hall in Queenstown on the above dates. I would like to acknowledge Queenstown Lakes District Council for their…

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Invasion of New Zealand’s montane forests and sub alpine grasslands by wildings

Date: 26th April 2023

Our montane forests and sub alpine environments are spectacular natural places with many unique plant and animal species, but they are also highly vulnerable to modification from faster growing wilding pines and conifers. To…

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The funding dilemma

Date: 26th April 2023

Funding is a constant challenge – the wilding pine space is no stranger to this as we face significant reductions in the 23/24 financial year which may last up to three years. We cannot…

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Expanding our reach

Date: 7th February 2023

Welcome to 2023. We hope you had some time to refresh and revive over the weird and wonderful weather had by many over Xmas and New Year. The world of wildings has had a…

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Good Nature, Bad Nature

Date: 19th December 2022

The University of Otago is embarking on a really interesting project exploring the current and future management of invasive species, and people’s values associated with contentious species. Their study will help understand how attitudes…

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Carbon forestry – what’s it all about?

Date: 16th December 2022

This is a topic regularly in the media and a land use that is gaining in popularity around New Zealand. Carbon forestry or carbon farming as it is also called is the planting of…

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Wilding conifers on the ground will not wait for funding to catch up

Date: 9th December 2022

The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment released a report in October 2022 – entitled Environmental reporting, research and investment – Do we know if we’re making a difference? It’s a big read but pages…

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The fragility of our alpine ecosystems and hill tops

Date: 2nd December 2022

A Recent visit to Southland reminded me about the beauty and vulnerability of our alpine ecosystems which are dominated by small natives -plants and animals especially skinks. Wilding pines and conifers decimate and completely…

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Sustaining the Gains in the media

Date: 1st December 2022

As you know we are building our profile in the media with our campaign to retain sufficient funding for the national programme. It is critical that this resourcing is maintained at a level which…

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Hybrid tree wrongly sold as sterile

Date: 29th November 2022

A recent article in Friday Offcuts, the weekly electronic newsletter for Australasian Forest products companies gives a warning about marketing a product based on something it is not. Pinus radiata x attenuata hybrid has…

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True Story: Wilding pines strangle Kiwi landscapes, but a resistance fights back

Date: 25th November 2022

Check out a great story featuring Steve Palmer from ECAN on Episode 2 on Stuff’s new podcast True Story delves into a curious tale of evil pine trees, shy wallabies, and more. It’s entertaining,…

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Funding opportunities open… get in quick!

Date: 22nd November 2022

Two funds are now open for applications. We encourage you to get cracking with applications. If you need help, please let Jo know jo@wildingpinenetwork.org.nz – part of WPN’s job is to help with these…

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The power of people propagating plants….

Date: 1st November 2022

I recently had the pleasure of going to a propagation workshop held by Wilding Free MacKenzie. Propagation of native species that is – not those marching green trees we saw extending right up to…

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Winning Wilders

Date: 1st November 2022

Great excitement at the New Zealand Biosecurity Awards last night at Auckland Museum. We are thrilled to announce that our two nominations succeeded in their categories. Congratulations to the Whakatipu Wilding Control Group who…

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What the future could look like…………

Date: 21st October 2022

Richard Bowman WPN Chair and our coordinator presented to the NETS (national biosecurity) conference in Christchurch in August 2022. The presentation was on the role of advocacy in a landscape scale biosecurity response but…

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Wildings in the Mackenzie – lend a helping hand

Date: 20th October 2022

Take the time to listen to this interview with Ross Ivey, Chair of the McKenzie Wilding Trust and Rachel Smalley from Today FM. Dated 13/10/22 it was done to advertise upcoming volunteer days. In…

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October 2022 Newsletter is finally out

Date: 19th October 2022

https://mailchi.mp/331486178670/autumn-newsletter-from-the-wilding-pine-network-9089417 In this newsletter – information on our advocacy programme ” Sustaining the Gains” to address the 2023 funding reduction and how you can help, a new member on our management committee, the recently…

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WPN is now on Facebook

Date: 19th October 2022

We have broken new ground and entered a new age! Thanks to Lauren Prebble our social media specialist we have established a social media profile. www.facebook.com/WildingPineNetwork Social media helps amplify advocacy efforts by potentially reaching…

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Control progress 2016-2022

Date: 19th October 2022

Effective wilding control is all about keeping the pressure on -catching trees when they are small and before they get a chance to cone and send their winged progeny out to create more problems…

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SUSTAINING THE GAINS

Date: 18th October 2022

An advocacy campaign to address the 2023 national programme funding reduction. The significant gains made by the National Wilding Conifer Control Programme is at risk due to a reduction of funding to the programme…

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Control Guidelines now available

Date: 18th October 2022

                                      12308A A5 Booklet Wilding Pine Aug 2022 WEB These Guidelines were originally written in 2009 by…

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WPN releases new policy report

Date: 8th April 2022

The WPN has recently released a report about the gaps and limitations in policy and legislation.


Wilding Pine Network welcomes the PCE’s report on weeds in native ecosystems

Date: 16th November 2021

The Wilding Pine Network endorses the PCE’s report on weeds titled “Space invaders: A review of how New Zealand manages weeds that threaten native ecosystems”. Weeds are a significant threat to Aotearoa’s native ecosystems…

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Annual Report for 2020-21 now available

Date: 12th November 2021

The Wilding Pine Network’s 2020-21 Annual Report is now available. In this past year, the Wilding Pine Network (formerly the NZ Wilding Conifer Group) has continued to establish itself as an independent advocacy and…

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