HCS Thank You

Douglas Hutchinson of the Nowell’s Lakes Walkway Trust attended school today to say thank you to the Habitat Heroes for their help at the Walkway during 2018 and for the on-growing native seedlings at the school. 

Potting Native Seedlings

Doug received a pleasant surprise when Amelia Scott of the Hawera Intermediate School called to say herself and a few mates would like to volunteer some work time the Walkway.   Doug met with the group and it was planned that they could help find self-sown native seedlings throughout the Walkway then pot them up and deliver them the Hawera Christian School for on-growing in a shade house there.  See pictures 

Long Hot Summer Due

Flowering cabbage trees early like this indicates that a log hot summer is due

Fringe Garden Festival

Parking for Motorhomes and Caravans

During this Festival parking is available for self contained motorhomes and caravans.  The parking area is in a grassy picnic area at the entrenceway.  Please make prior arrangements if you wish to stay overnight. Dogs allowed as long as they remain on a leash during your walk.

Contact:- Douglas Hutchinson - Phone 06 278 6054 or 027 279 5159.

Wlid Flowers Are Growing

It will not be long before the wild flowers are out and the Toe Toes are fully in bloom

HCS Award Winners

Award Winners:  Congratulations to the Habitat Heroes Team and the Hawera Christian School in being one of the winners of the 2017 Taranaki Regional Councils Environmental Awards for their work and involvement at the Nowell's Lakes Walkway.  

Walkway Planting Day

21st August 2017: The Hawera Christian School students along with teachers and parents came to the Nowell’s Lakes Walkway today to plant out native plants that they had on-grown at their school.  The Normanby Lions Club guys had the areas ready for the planting and showed them what to do.  They even provided a sausage sizzle for everyone at lunch time.   

Habitat Heroes Deliver Plants

Jan and Doug provided the vehicles to transfer the first of the native plants on-gown in the Hawera Christian School shade house.  These were taken to the Nowell’s Lakes Walkway in preparation for the big planting day in a few weeks time.

Habitat Heroes Plant Hebes

The habitat Heroes of the Hawera Christian School are at it again.  This time planting out Hebe plants at the Nowell’s Lakes Walkway.  Over the last 12 months the Heroes have carefully nursed these plants in their shade house at the school to a size ready to be on-plated.   

Taranaki Kea Scouts Visit

The Taranaki Kea Scouts visit for a hike through the Walkway.    Comments were that the kids thoroughly enjoyed it and thought that it was a great place to walk around and see different plants