Ark in the Park

Talks given by the Ark in the Park project

1 July 2006 - 30 June 2008

Groups were either visited or hosted/guided around the park.

Schools:

· Bruce McLaren Intermediate School - Apr 07

· Summerland Primary School - Aug 07

· Henderson Valley School - 2007

· Laingholm School – 2 classes in Feb 08

· Enviroteenz group / Ark explore day - Mar 07. For younger students 14-24 from schools. To be shown mist netting, robins, hihi, predator control techniques etc to foster interest in the environment.

 

Other groups:

· F&B North Shore – Jul 05

· F&B Central – Oct 05

· Unitec School of Natural Sciences – 2006

· Environmental Educators Conf  – Jan 06

· Alpine Sports Club – May 06

· Cambodian parks officials (as part of ARC tour) – Nov 2006

· Three Kings Rotary Group - Nov 06

· Pest Liaison Group - Nov 06

· Widowers group - Sept 06

· Pacific Invasives Initiative/IUCN group - June 07

· Waitakere Tramway events (with help from Friends of Arataki) eg Tramline breakfast Sept 07

· US Students group – “School for Field Studies” in June 07 and June 08

· Entomological society group - Sept 07

· Chinese Conservation Group – talks in late 07 and Feb 08 (the group is run by Auckland Conservation Board member Estella Lee).

· F&B Te Puke branch visited the Ark in the Park in January 08.

· Gifted children’s young explorer’s club - Feb 08

· KCC Co-ordinators gathering at Aiowira Centre - March 08

· David and Sarah Gordon - early 08 (benefactors of Birdlife Int.)

· Henderson Ratepayers event - May 08

· English Speaking League - June 08

· ISSG group - June 08

· West Lynn Garden Society – June 08

· Oratia Gardening Club – early 2006

Other Events etc:

· Talk at the Auckland Art Gallery - Oct 07. Speakers: John Staniland, John Sumich. Used the art and photography of Alfred Sharpe and others to explore the ideas and notions of the ‘conservation ethic’ in New Zealand past and present.

· Presentation to DoC’s “Conserv-Vision” conference in Hamilton - July 2007.

· WCC event at Ellerslie Flower Show (hihi) – Nov 2007 (see brochure in media clippings section).

· Auckland Zoo staff meetings - May 2006 and Oct 07.

· NZ Wildlife Society conference talk – held at the NZCCM in late 07.

· Bethells Beach Day – Ak Anniv weekend Jan 08 (Ark stall).

· Display at Auckland Zoo’s “Kid Zone” 2007.

· John Staniland talked to the Waitakere branch about his Royal Society Fellowship with the Ark in the Park - Oct 06.

· Displays at Glen Eden Library - Dec 06.