Published as Issue No. 123
March 24, 2015
Bound for Taipei: Transpiring from her recent artwork, Flow Chart and HV group presentation for Water Wheel Symposium (March 2014), Andrea Selwood from View Rd travels to Taiwan in April – May. With support from the Asia New Zealand Foundation she will participate in an artist residency at Bamboo Curtain Studios, New Taipei City.
During her 6 week stay Andrea will form an art response to the theme of People and Place by engaging with community; local historian, environmental group, and artists including visiting scientist and artists within the international program. She intends to map symbolically, the ‘lost’ Plum Tree Creek and make artworks which test nearby water quality. Andrea hopes to feedback her experiences of this large scale model, stream restoration project, on her return to the Houghton Valley community.
Year of the Morepork (Ruru): From Jenny, from Houghton Bay Rd. For 2015, Te Raekaihau Restoration Group (TRiG) will be focusing on restoring and enhancing the Ruru Track on Te Raekaihau, a pretty, bushy walk we want people to enjoy, enjoy caring for it and see it develop over time. We recently made a great start of weed clearing and have plans also to improve the track, create light wells for the planting of canopy tree species, and introduce more under-storey plants and ferns.
Other projects include repairing the track signs, making steps, re-establishing the seat at the main track junction and after the success of the Community Hall project, creating some cut-out Ruru to put at the track ends and build a tool shed at the Alice Kreb’s Lodge. We’d love it if you could help with any of these projects; please let us know what you would like to do. We have funding for materials and other expenses. There will also be regular Working Bees: the next one is on Saturday, April 18 at 2 pm. Contact us for more information.
Runway Extension: Comments are now open on the Council’s 10-year plan. Presently around 70% of submitters support this proposal, completing the direct feedback form here will take around six minutes. {Feedback link not current]
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