Hi Haukaretu Stream Restoration Project followers

We had a great day together at the Haukaretu Stream site on 3 June 2026 with Totara Park School students instructed by Mountains to Sea Wellington and Enviroschools.

The kids had fun learning how to Measure Water Quality: Clarity, Flow, Water Temp, pH, Conductivity, observing the stream, habitat, catchment uses and human impacts; macro Invertebrate sampling, and practical hands on tree planting.

Children remind us that crossing the muddy stream on a narrow plank is much underrated excitement by adults. 100% crossing success rate!

These activities were a first for most of them, and we were impressed with their thoughtful questions, eagerness to be hands on, and respectful conduct.

For your information, the following is the upcoming schedule of activities for Forest and Bird Upper Hutt.

We are all welcome to come to all or any of the events if you are able to lend a hand for all or part of the activity. Many hands make light work, and its fun too, meeting new people and giving the local Upper Hutt environment a boost.

If you would like to be emailed with notices concerning following events, please return this email to Haukaretu.Stream.Restoration@gmail.com and we will keep you up to date on those Forest and Bird notices.

Forest and Bird Newsletter:

Pomarie o te whanau,

June is a busy month for us so please take note of the various dates and offer to help where you can.

Arbor Day planting with Fergusson Intermediate School and Upper Hutt City Council

When: Thursday 11 June

Where: Barton’s Bush Riverside. Use the Moehau Gr entrance and follow the road through to the river side of Barton’s Bush.

Time: We’ll be laying out the plants from 9.30. There are 400 and the holes are predug. The student’s usually arrive at 11 am. The job involves chatting with them and helping them get the plants in the ground correctly.

Twin Lakes planting with Plateau School and the Kaitoke Regional Park Rangers Steve and Zane

When: Thursday 18 June

Where: Look for the F&B flag along the road that goes past the pumping station.

Time and number of plants will be emailed out Sunday 14 June.

Please TXT Lynne if you can help at either session.

Monthly meeting will be Tuesday 23 June at Heretaunga Community Church 51 Lane St at 7.30 pm. Our Regional Councillor Roz Connelly will be talking.

Monthly planting session at  Twin Lakes

When: Saturday 27 June

Where: Look for the F&B flag along the road that goes past the pumping station.

Time: 9am till finished. There are 466 plants. The holes will be weed eaten but you are digging them. It will be a big morning. We’ll have hot and cold drinks and kai to fortify you.

There will be another email with more details about the monthly meeting and planting sessions.

Postponement dates: We will send out a postpone notice via email by 8 am on the morning of each of the above plantings if the weather doesn’t co-operate.

Advanced Warning

We will be doing a second Twin Lakes planting on Saturday 26th July

Looking forward to getting our plants in the ground with your help.

The Nursery crew.

A “thank you” to Haukaretu Stream Restoration Project” for sending this article to The Upper Hutt Connection.

05/06/26