Bay Harbour: November 07, 2018

PAGE 14 Wednesday November 7 2018
BAY HARBOUR
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Young chefs take over restaurant
PERFECT: The young chefs and front of house staff from
Diamond Harbour School dig in to the left over rhubarb mousse
dessert.
• By Matt Salmons
LYTTELTON SCHOOL pupils
are hoping to make a dent in the
number of pests at the Port Hill’s
Urumau Reserve this month
with their trapping programme.
Principal Brendan Wright said
a group of pupils had
been learning about the
reserve and the science
behind pest trapping
since term three.
Board of trustees
member and parent John
Garrett, who is helping
to organise the project,
said the traps will be
a mix of small animal
traps and possum traps.
He said they have been ordered
and should be placed in the
reserve this month.
“We’re looking to make sure
people understand why the
traps are there and to leave them
alone.”
Brendan
Wright
After the traps have been in
place for some time, the pupils
will investigate whether it has
made an impact on the number
of pests in the reserve.
“We want the native birds
and plants to thrive. I’m not an
ecologist, but there are all sorts
of birds up there, native
plants and lizards that
need a fair go.”
Dr Garrett said the
pupils had chosen the
project to “see if they could
reduce the number of pests
in the reserve.”
The pupils had studied
the pests using tracking
tunnels and chew cards to
see what pest species are present.
“The idea of monitoring was to
see how may pest species there
were and where to place the
traps.”
Mr Wright said the project
aligned with the school’s
commitment to the Predator Free
• By Matt Salmons
FOUR YOUNG chefs from
Diamond Harbour School have
surpassed expectations with
their first restaurant service last
week.
Ten pupils took over the
running of Diamond Harbour
restaurant, Preserved Eatery, for
the night. Four of them became
chefs and six served and cleaned
up.
The evening raised $650 for
the school’s Garden to Table
programme.
Giving up their chance to
head out trick-or-treating, Otis,
Henry, Ben and Noah spent
Wednesday preparing to serve a
four-course meal for 19 diners.
The menu included pea soup,
hand-made ravioli with ricotta,
pickled vegetables and a rhubarb
mousse for dessert.
Diamond Harbour School
principal Jill Pears said the four
boys were “a bit nervous before
the diners arrived” but “rose to
the occasion” to make the night
a success.
“The kids had a wonderful
time and the diners had a
2050 project and Whaka Ora
Healthy Harbour plan, as well as
the Enviroschools programme.
“Environmental awareness is
actually in our curriculum.”
He said the pupils involved
were “absolutely” passionate
about the environment and
had been learning about native
species in the reserve from
various experts.
“It’s actually quite a diverse
environment up there.”
The pupils have also been
involved in a number of planting
days at the reserve in an effort to
build a relationship between the
school and the reserve.
PLANTING: Lyttelton
Primary School pupils at one
of the planting days leading
up to the trapping project.
wonderful time.”
A review by parent and diner
Helen Cobby on the Diamond
Harbour School website praised
the pupils’ efforts, saying the
food “not only tasted amazing
but looked incredible.”
“I think I can speak for
everyone when I say that we
were all so impressed by what
we saw from everyone involved,”
she said.
Preserved Eatery co-owner
SCHOOLS
PLATED:
The dessert
served up
by Diamond
Harbour
School pupils
at Preserved
Eatery last
week.
Anna Mahy said the quality
and presentation of the meals
impressed the diners.
“They did a great job. I think
the kids can be very proud of
themselves.”
Mrs Mahy and Ms Pears
agreed they would like to see the
event happen again, potentially
on a seasonal basis.
“I’d love to do it again and get
more kids involved,” Mrs Mahy
said.
Lyttelton pupils plan to trap pests at Urumau Reserve
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