Southern View: May 06, 2021

8 Thursday May 6 2021
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Planting project lures kids
MORE THAN 300
students from 16 schools
across the city will be
digging deep to continue
their native planting
regeneration work in the
eastern suburbs.
They are pooling their
resources on May 16 from
10am to plant an area on
the corner of Frosts and
Beach Rds.
It’s the fifth in an ambitious
long-term native
regeneration in the area,
spearheaded by Christ’s
College head of physics at
David Newton.
Launched in 2019, the
project pools the resources
of students who have so far
planted 5000 native trees
in part of New Brighton’s
red zone plan to add another
10,000 this year.
The children are from
Tuahiwi Kura, Burnside
Primary, Christchurch
Boys’ High School, St
Michael’s Church School,
Rawhiti Primary, Linwood
College, Shirley Boys’
High School, Avonside
Girls’ High, Christchurch
Girls’ High School, Christ’s
College, St Margaret’s
College, Rangi Ruru Girls’
School, St Andrew’s College,
Heaton Intermediate,
TEAM EFFORT: More than 300 students from 16
schools across the city will soon take part in a
mammoth plant regeneration project. ​
Christchurch South Intermediate
and Cathedral
Grammar.
Three further plantings
are planned in June, August
and September.
Said Newton: “Over the
next four years, we’re going
to complete the current
area we’re working on,
plant the QE II Adventure
Nature Trail and start
another large block which is
currently under negotiation
with the city council.
“It’s an opportunity for
the students to practically
realise the positive impact
they can have on our community
and the planet by
each contributing a little
bit. Our work will grow a
forest that will be a lasting
memorial for their efforts.
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“It demonstrates the
power ordinary people
have to change our city,
country and the planet by
helping mitigate climate
change and increasing
biodiversity.”
On May 16 the students
will plant 3000 native
seedlings, all grown from
eco-sourced seed from the
Travis Wetland.
The species include
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akeake, black matipo,
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The replanting work
is being undertaken in
conjunction with city
council parks staff and
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