Blog | Le Roys Bush

Apr 141 min read

Farewell to a wonderful man - Geoff Tisch

We were sad to hear that one of our great volunteers and community stalwarts, Geoff Tisch, has died. Geoff and his wife Linda contributed...

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Jan 30, 20231 min read

The big rain bomb 27 January 2023

The big rain bomb hit Auckland unexpectedly causing loss of life, housing, vehicles, trees and cliff faces. This blog is designed to...

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Apr 26, 20221 min read

Le Roy Family photo

You may have noticed that the Le Roy Family photo with tents around a pool has disappeared from the front entrance to the Birkenhead...

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Jan 22, 20221 min read

Where have the banded kokopu gone from Wai manawa

Over a long period, Dr Kit Hustler was a head of department at Northcote College. He led a very innovative programme training young...

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Mar 10, 20213 min read

Fine tuning the ecology in Le Roys Bush - 10 March 2020

Since the Le Roys Bush volunteers moved to weekly Wednesday working bees, the progress made has been dramatic. Now some of the work is...

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Feb 4, 20213 min read

Happy Valley Road working bee 3 February 2021

If you don't know it Valley Road is a beautiful little street opposite Northcote College. It is bush lined at the bottom on the western...

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Nov 27, 20203 min read

ECOWALKS KAIPĀTIKI 27 November 2020 with Derek Craig and Char Bailie of the Kaipatiki Project

It was great to see Le Roys Bush (Wai Manawa) through different eyes and to walk at a slow pace without stopping to pull out weeds. Derek...

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Sep 19, 20202 min read

NATURE THERAPY: do trees really have healing powers?

Studies have shown, 50% of the beneficial health effects of Forest Bathing come from the chemistry of forest air. The health benefits ...

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Aug 23, 20201 min read

A walk during August 2020

A brilliant day during the August lockdown showed Le Roys Bush at its best. Photos (C) to LGS. Many thanks for permission to show them...

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