The Onslow Enviro Group and other interested students and whānau, led by Kaiako Hamish McWilliam, recently held a Working Bee as part of the Ngahere Restoration Project. The purpose of the working bee (mahi tahi) was to liberate young native plants from weeds so they can mature and become self-sustaining, thereby enhancing indigenous biodiversity at our school and providing an on-site opportunity for our students to learn about the indigenous ngahere (forest) of Aotearoa .
The Ngahere Restoration Project includes a diverse range of native plants and attracts increasing numbers of native birds and insects to its flowers, fruit and leaves each year.
While working the group spotted a native skink in the grass in the restoration area.
We would like to start attracting kākā, kererū and maybe one day, kiwi to our campus.
