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Are you interested in native plants and animals? Have your say on Our Natural Capital InterestedWellington’s Draftin your Biodiversity local park? Strategy and Action Plan 2014 Consultation closed Friday 6 March 2015 51 submissions recieved No. Name Suburb Organisation Submission Source Page Number 1 allan probert wilton Online 1 2 Bronwen Shepherd Thorndon Online 4 3 Simon Adams Melrose Online 7 4 Suze Keith Kelburn Online 10 Makara Peak Mountain Bike 5 Jamie Stewart Karori Online Park Supporters Inc. 13 6 Jessi Morgan Courtenay Place Morgan Foundation Online 25 7 Wilbur Dovey Wilton Otari Wilton's Bush Trust Online 29 8 Bob Stephens Email 32 9 Paul Ward Newtown Online 38 10 Bill Hester Ngaio Email 44 11 Peter Henderson Khandallah Online 47 Creswick Valley Residents 12 Jennifer Boshier Northland Email Association 50 Greater Wellington Regional 13 Ali Caddy Email Council 56 14 Marc Slade Brooklyn Polhill Restoration Project Online 64 Wellington Mountain Bike 15 Russel Garlick Miramar Online Club Incorporated. 67 Friends of Taputeranga Marine 16 Murray Hosking Epuni Online Reserve Trust 71 17 Raewyn Empson Zealandia Email 78 18 Des Smith Ngaio Bell's track working group Online 82 Wellington Branch of Birds 19 Geoffrey de Lisle RD1 New Zealand (Ornithological Online Society of New Zealand) 85 20 Bev Abbott Wellington Botanical Society Email 90 21 Carol Comber Mt Cook Mobilised Email 117 22 Garth Baker Highbury Brooklyn Trail Builders Email 120 23 Alex James Hokowhitu Online 128 24 Craig Starnes Brooklyn Online 132 Aro Valley Restoration 25 Denis Asher Norway St Online Project/Tanera Gully 135 26 Nicole Miller Haitaitai Wellington Underwater Club Online 138 27 Peter Reimann Ngaio Trelissick Park Group Email 143 Catharine 28 Brooklyn Email Underwood 145 Newtown Residents' 29 cheryl robilliard Newtown Online Association 148 30 Robert Davies Wilton Email 153 Environmental Reference 31 Simon Wright Email Group 155 32 Hadley Fierlinger Kelburn Online 157 33 Graeme Sawyer Johnsonville Online 257 34 Mike Orchard Lyall Bay Online 261 Island Bay Coast Care and Oku 35 Barbara Fill Island Bay Online Reserve Group 267 36 Alison Valentine Highbury Online 270 Karin Mahlfeld and Wellington Community 37 Ngaio Email Natasha Evans Science and Learning Hub 273 38 Martin Payne Brooklyn Friends of Owhiro Stream Email 279 39 Paul Blaschke Wellington Email 284 Forest & Bird Wellington 40 Peter Hunt Email Branch 287 41 Ann McCrone Mt Cook Email 290 42 Frank Cook Mt Cook Online 292 43 Rosamund Averton Mount Victoria Email 295 44 David Meyers Brooklyn Post 298 Peter Enderby 45 Wadestown Post Buxton 301 46 Siobhan Leachman Brooklyn Post 304 Jessmayen 47 Kilbirnie Post Wakefield 306 48 Julia Stace Aro Valley Aro Valley Community Council Post 309 49 Brent Tandy Lambton Quay Department of Conservation Email 312 Chris Horne and 50 Northland Email Barbara Mitcalfe 313 Ngaio Crofton Downs 51 Robin White Ngaio Email Residents Association 322 1 Submitter Details First Name: allan Last Name: probert Street: 10 churchill drive Suburb: wilton City: wellington Country: New Zealand PostCode: 6012 Daytime Phone: 0272414393 eMail: [email protected] Trade competition and adverse effects: I could I could not gain an advantage in trade competition through this submission I am I am not directly affected by an effect of the subject matter of the submission that : a. adversely affects the environment, and b. does not relate to the trade competition or the effects of trade competitions. Wishes to be heard: Yes I do NOT wish to speak in support of my submission and ask that the following submission be fully considered. Preferred hearing location: Oral Hearings ­ Our Natural Capital – Wellington’s Draft Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan Hearing Needs: Correspondence to: Submitter Agent Both Submission 1. Overall, do you support or oppose the general direction of Our Natural Capital? Strongly oppose Oppose Neither support nor oppose Support Strongly support Why do you say this? its an important part of Wellington esp. coast line and Miramar peninsula 2. Do you support the Guiding Principles, Goals and Outcomes? Strongly oppose Oppose Neither support nor oppose Support Strongly support 1 1 Why do you say this? 3. Do you think we have identified the biggest issues facing indigenous biodiversity in Wellington? Yes No Your comments additionally pest control should be given greater priority in these areas esp. the Miramar Peninsula and local and regional council need to take greater responsibility esp. in regard to stray cat control. 4. Do you think we have identified the right priorities in order to achieve our desired outcomes for biodiversity in Wellington? Yes No Your comments as per (3) 5. Do you think we have identified the right organisations to partner with to achieve our objectives? Yes No Your comments not all- stray cat control should be developed as a policy ie. as part of current animal control. This could become a contestable function such as Kitten Inn or SPCA 6. Do you think we have the right indicators and targets to measure our performance by? Yes No Your comments 7. Do you agree with our direction for the tiered support for community groups? Yes No Your comments 2 1 8. Is there anything you feel has not been adequately covered by the draft plan? Yes No Your comments as above wrt. stray cat control 9. Do you have additional comments? (please attach additional pages via the 'Supporting Information' tab) Yes No Your comments we have neutered 6500 stray cats and kittens over the last 5 years on behalf of kitten inn. They are outgrowing their facility which is home based. We believe that there should be a microchipping policy put in place for all wellington cats to enable a policy of id and return to complement stray cat capture and removal Attached Documents File Our Natural Capital – Wellington’s Draft Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 3 2 Submitter Details First Name: Bronwen Last Name: Shepherd Street: 29 Ballantrae Place Suburb: Thorndon City: Wellington Country: PostCode: 6011 Mobile: 0212836909 eMail: [email protected] Trade competition and adverse effects: I could I could not gain an advantage in trade competition through this submission I am I am not directly affected by an effect of the subject matter of the submission that : a. adversely affects the environment, and b. does not relate to the trade competition or the effects of trade competitions. Wishes to be heard: Yes I do NOT wish to speak in support of my submission and ask that the following submission be fully considered. Preferred hearing location: Oral Hearings ­ Our Natural Capital – Wellington’s Draft Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan Hearing Needs: Correspondence to: Submitter Agent Both Submission 1. Overall, do you support or oppose the general direction of Our Natural Capital? Strongly oppose Oppose Neither support nor oppose Support Strongly support Why do you say this? Goals and outcomes are ambitious but more importantly achievable as Wellington has the community to support and drive with council backing. Good on the council for taking it to proposal stage 2. Do you support the Guiding Principles, Goals and Outcomes? 4 2 Strongly oppose Oppose Neither support nor oppose Support Strongly support Why do you say this? 3. Do you think we have identified the biggest issues facing indigenous biodiversity in Wellington? Yes No Your comments There could be more resource support for existing entities such as zealandia and otari bush particularly regarding issues which need a wellington wide approach - eg replacing pines and pest monitoring and control 4. Do you think we have identified the right priorities in order to achieve our desired outcomes for biodiversity in Wellington? Yes No Your comments 5. Do you think we have identified the right organisations to partner with to achieve our objectives? Yes No Your comments 6. Do you think we have the right indicators and targets to measure our performance by? Yes No Your comments 7. Do you agree with our direction for the tiered support for community groups? Yes No Your comments 5 2 8. Is there anything you feel has not been adequately covered by the draft plan? Yes No Your comments What happens with financial or resource support for zealandia which is really the centre hub of our green space and the source of our expanding biodiversity, community engagement and research. 9. Do you have additional comments? (please attach additional pages via the 'Supporting Information' tab) Yes No Your comments Thank you for responding to wellingtonians desire to become a green capital! Attached Documents File Our Natural Capital – Wellington’s Draft Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 6 3 Submitter Details First Name: Simon Last Name: Adams Organisation: None On behalf of: Myself Street: 1 Manchester Street Suburb: Melrose City: Wellington Country: PostCode: 6023 Daytime Phone: 0277065812 Mobile: 0277065812 eMail: [email protected] Trade competition and adverse effects: I could I could not gain an advantage in trade competition through this submission I am I am not directly affected by an effect of the subject matter of the submission that : a. adversely affects the environment, and b. does not relate to the trade competition or the effects of trade competitions. Wishes to be heard: Yes I do NOT wish to speak in support of my submission and ask that the following submission be fully considered. Preferred hearing location: Oral Hearings ­ Our Natural Capital – Wellington’s Draft Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan Hearing Needs: Correspondence to: Submitter Agent Both Submission 1. Overall, do you support or oppose the general direction of Our Natural Capital? Strongly oppose Oppose Neither support nor oppose Support Strongly support Why do you say this? It's generally on the right track 2. Do you support the Guiding Principles, Goals and Outcomes? 7 3 Strongly oppose Oppose Neither support nor oppose Support Strongly support Why do you say this? I have no problem with the ones that are there, but would like to make a suggestion for another one.
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    Conservation status of the New Zealand Lepidoptera SCIENCE FOR CONSERVATION 136 B.H. Patrick and J.S. Dugdale Published by Department of Conservation P.O. Box 10-420 Wellington, New Zealand Science for Conservation presents the results of investigations by DOC staff, and by contracted science providers outside the Department of Conservation. Publications in this series are internally and externally peer reviewed. © January 2000, Department of Conservation ISSN 11732946 ISBN 047821867-2 Patrick, B. H. (Brian H.) Conservation status of the New Zealand Lepidoptera / B.H. Patrick and J.S. Dugdale. Wellington, N.Z. : Dept. of Conservation, 2000. 1 v. ; 30 cm. (Science for conservation, 1173-2946 ; 136). Cataloguing-in-Publication data. - Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0478218672 1. Lepidoptera--New Zealand. I. Dugdale, J. S. II. Title. Series: Science for conservation ; 136. CONTENTS Abstract 5 1. Introduction 6 2. Construction of the list 7 2.1 The modified criteria of Molloy & Davis (1994) 7 2.2 Definitions of the Patrick & Dugdale categories 8 2.3 List format 9 2.4 Unevaluated species 10 3. Results and discussion 11 3.1 Numbers of species at risk 11 3.2 Habitats of the listed Lepidoptera 13 3.3 Need for more information 13 4. Conclusions 15 4.1 Species in urgent need of conservation action 15 5. Recommendations 16 6. Acknowledgements 17 7. References 18 8. Appendix 1. List of Lepidoptera species considered to be at risk 19 Conservation status of the New Zealand Lepidoptera B.H. Patrick and J.S. Dugdale Otago Museum, PO Box 6202, Dunedin, and 4 Montrose Drive, Nelson ABSTRACT The New Zealand moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera), forming New Zealands third largest Order of Insecta, with c.