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The Wrybill <I>Anarhynchus Frontalis</I>: a Brief Review of Status, Threats and Work in Progress
The Wrybill Anarhynchus frontalis: a brief review of status, threats and work in progress ADRIAN C. RIEGEN '1 & JOHN E. DOWDING 2 •231 ForestHill Road, Waiatarua, Auckland 8, NewZealand, e-maih riegen @xtra.co. nz; 2p.o. BOX36-274, Merivale, Christchurch 8030, New Zealand, e-maih [email protected]. nz Riegen,A.C. & Dowding, J.E. 2003. The Wrybill Anarhynchusfrontalis:a brief review of status,threats and work in progress.Wader Study Group Bull. 100: 20-24. The Wrybill is a threatenedplover endemic to New Zealandand unique in havinga bill curvedto the right.It is specializedfor breedingon bareshingle in thebraided riverbeds of Canterburyand Otago in the SouthIsland. After breeding,almost the entirepopulation migrates north and wintersin the harboursaround Auckland. The speciesis classifiedas Vulnerable. Based on countsof winteringflocks, the population currently appears to number4,500-5,000 individuals.However, countingproblems mean that trendsare difficult to determine. The mainthreats to theWrybill arebelieved to be predationon thebreeding grounds, degradation of breeding habitat,and floodingof nests.In a recentstudy in the MackenzieBasin, predation by introducedmammals (mainly stoats,cats and possibly ferrets) had a substantialimpact on Wrybill survivaland productivity. Prey- switchingby predatorsfollowing the introductionof rabbithaemorrhagic disease in 1997 probablyincreased predationrates on breedingwaders. A recentstudy of stoatsin the TasmanRiver showedthat 11% of stoat densexamined contained Wrybill remains.Breeding habitat is beinglost in somerivers and degraded in oth- ers,mainly by waterabstraction and flow manipulation,invasion of weeds,and human recreational use. Flood- ing causessome loss of nestsbut is alsobeneficial, keeping nesting areas weed-free. The breedingrange of the speciesappears to be contractingand fragmenting, with the bulk of the popula- tion now breedingin three large catchments. -
Project River Recovery Bibliography
Project River Recovery bibliography 1991–July 2007 CANTERBURY SERIES 0208 Project River Recovery bibliography 1991 – JULY 2007 Project River Recovery Report 2007/02 Susan Anderson Department of Conservation, Private Bag, Twizel July 2007 Docdm-171819 - PRR Bibliography 2 INTRODUCTION Since its inception in 1991, Project River Recovery has undertaken or funded numerous research projects. The results of these investigations have been reported in various reports, theses, Department of Conservation publications, and scientific papers. Results of all significant research have been published, can be found through literature searches, and are widely available. Internal reports that do not warrant publication are held at the Twizel Te Manahuna Area Office and at the main Department of Conservation library in Wellington. All unpublished Project River Recovery reports produced since 1998 have been assigned report numbers. In addition to reports on original research, Project River Recovery has produced magazine articles and newspaper feature articles, various annual reports, progress reports, discussion documents, and plans. It has also commissioned some reports from consultants. This bibliography updates the bibliography compiled in 2000 (Sanders 2000) and lists all reports, theses, diplomas, Department of Conservation publications, and scientific papers that were produced or supported by Project River Recovery between 1991 and July 2007. It does not list brochures, posters, fact sheets, newsletters, abstracts for conference programmes, or minor magazine or newspaper articles. Docdm-171819 - PRR Bibliography 3 BIBLIOGRAPHY Adams, L.K. 1995: Reintroduction of juvenile black stilts to the wild. Unpublished MSc thesis, University of Canterbury, Christchurch. 108 p. Anderson, S.J. 2006: Proposal for black-fronted tern nest monitoring and predator trapping at the Ruataniwha Wetlands: 2006-2007 breeding season. -
South Canterbury Artists a Retrospective View 3 February — 11 March, 1990
v)ileewz cmlnd IO_FFIGIL PROJEEGT South Canterbury Artists A Retrospective View 3 February — 11 March, 1990 Aigantighe Art Gallery In association with South Canterbury Arts Society 759. 993 17 SOU CONTENTS Page LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 3 INTRODUCTION 6 BIOGRAPHIES Early South Canterbury Artists 9 South Canterbury Arts Society 1895—1928 18 South Canterbury Arts Society formed 1953 23 South Canterbury Arts Society Present 29 Printmakers 36 Contemporaries 44 CATALOGUE OF WORKS 62 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Page S.C. Arts Society Exhibition 1910 S.C. Arts and Crafts Exhibition 1946 T.S. Cousins Interior cat. I10. 7 11 Rev. J.H. Preston Entrance to Orari Gorge cat. I10. 14 13 Capt. E.F. Temple Hanging Rock cat. 1'10. 25 14 R.M. Waitt Te Weka Street cat. no. 28 15 F.F. Huddlestone Opawa near Albury cat. no. 33 16 A.L. Haylock Wreck of Benvenue and City of Perth cat. no. 35 17 W. Ferrier Caroline Bay cat. no. 36 18 W. Greene The Roadmakers cat. 1'10. 39 2o C.H.T. Sterndale Beech Trees Autumn cat. no. 41 22 D. Darroch Pamir cat. no. 45 24 A.J. Rae Mt Sefton from Mueller Hut cat. no. 7O 36 A.H. McLintock Low Tide Limehouse cat. no. 71 37 B. Cleavin Prime Specimens 1989 cat. no. 73 39 D. Copland Tree of the Mind 1987 cat. 1'10. 74 40 G. Forster Our Land VII 1989 cat. no. 75 42 J. Greig Untitled cat. no. 76 43 A. Deans Back Country Road 1986 cat. no. 77 44 Farrier J. -
TS2-V6.0 11-Aoraki
Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve, New Zealand Margaret Austin, John Hearnshaw and Alison Loveridge 1. Identification of the property 1.a Country/State Party: New Zealand 1.b State/Province/Region: Canterbury Region, Te Manahuna / Mackenzie Basin 1.c Name: Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve 1.d Location The geographical co-ordinates for the two core sites are: • Mt John University Observatory near Tekapo: latitude 43° 59′ 08″ S, longitude 170° 27′ 54″ E, elevation 1030m above MSL. • Mt Cook Airport and including the White Horse Hill Camping Ground near Aoraki/Mt Cook village: latitude 43° 46′ 01″ S, longitude 170° 07′ 59″ E, elevation 650m above MSL. Fig. 11.1. Location of the property in New Zealand South Island. Satellite photograph showing the locations of Lake Tekapo (A) and the Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park (B). Source: Google Earth 232 Heritage Sites of Astronomy and Archaeoastronomy 1.e Maps and Plans See Figs. 11.2, 11.3 and 11.4. Fig. 11.2. Topographic map showing the primary core boundary defined by the 800m contour line Fig. 11.3. Map showing the boundaries of the secondary core at Mt Cook Airport. The boun- daries are clearly defined by State Highway 80, Tasman Valley Rd, and Mt Cook National Park’s southern boundary Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve 233 Fig. 11.4. Map showing the boundaries of the secondary core at Mt Cook Airport. The boundaries are clearly defined by State Highway 80, Tasman Valley Rd, and Mt Cook National Park’s southern boundary 234 Heritage Sites of Astronomy and Archaeoastronomy 1.f Area of the property Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve is located in the centre of the South Island of New Zealand, in the Canterbury Region, in the place known as Te Manahuna or the Mackenzie Basin (see Fig. -
Project River Recovery After 25 Years
Project River Recovery after 25 years BRaid, 31 May 2016 Aalbert Rebergen What has changed? Sr. Ranger PRR Doc Twizel PRR’s work area, the Upper Waitakai Catchment PRR Strategic Plans: ? 1991-1998 Brown/Sanders 1998-2005 Woolmore/Sanders 2005-2012 Rebergen/Woolmore 2012-2019 PRR in the early days: Run as an ‘independent’ project, with a PRR Manager, PRR Scientist and (up to four seasonal) staff. Bird focus. Focus on research, survey & monitoring & ambitious large scale weed projects, often in compromised areas (Tekapo delta, lower Ahuriri). All research published in peer reviewed journals. Strong participation from universities, students doing projects every year. Some interpretation/education: media, signs, brochures. Now…. Fully integrated in DOC Twizel, but with its own budget, currently approx. $525K/year (indexed and any surplus can be carried over). No PRR Manager, or scientist. Twizel Operations Manager is responsible for PRR. Strong focus on river habitat management. Current PRR staffing is a D-band Senior ranger, responsible for the day to day management of the project, a C-band ranger and .5 FTE B-band ranger (weeds). No Seasonal staff. Technical expertise is provided by DOC scientists (and Braided River Specialist Group) based in Christchurch. Most weed control work is carried out by an experienced local weed contracting firm. More about our current work priorities later. What hasn’t changed? Weeds, especially Russell lupin, are an ongoing serious threat to braided rivers. We focus on those rivers that can be managed with current methods within our budget. High altitude rivers are our priority. We no longer target badly weed infested lower altitude (parts of) rivers, e.g. -
SECTION 1: Aoraki/Mt Cook to Braemar Road
Aoraki/Mt Cook to Braemar Road LEVEL 1000 SECTION 1: 35km 800 AORAKI/MOUNT COOK AORAKI/MOUNT LAKE OHAU LODGE LAKE OHAU 600 BRAEMAR ROAD TWIZEL OMARAMA 400 OTEMATATA Fitness: Easy • Skill: Easy • Traffic: Low • Grade: 2 KUROW 200 DUNTROON OAMARU 0 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 260 280 300 The Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail starts at the White Horse Hill Campground, AORAKI/MT COOK 1 WHITE HORSE HILL CAMPGROUND which is 2km north of Mt Cook Village. MOUNT COOK VILLAGE From here, a 7.2km off-road trail takes you to Mount Cook Airport, BURNETT MOUNTAINS where riders will need to make a short MOUNT COOK AIRPORT helicopter flight across the Tasman River to Tasman Point. Travelling in TASMAN POINT a helicopter across a glacially-fed Tasman Valley braided stream with New Zealand’s highest mountain in view is a must Track NEUMANN RANGE do. The helicopter can carry up to 6 FRED’S STREAM passengers at a time (depending on weight limits). TASMAN RIVER JOLLIE RIVER BEN OHAU RANGE Helicopter Line: 0800 650 651 [Mt Cook Airport, Glentanner Park Centre/ SH80 Fred’s Stream] Jollie Carpark Braemar-Mount Cook Station Rd Heliworks: 0800 666 668 [Mt Cook Airport] From Tasman Point it’s 10.6km to the Jollie Car Park at the top of Hayman GLENTANNER PARK CENTRE Rd. On a clear day this section of trail LANDSLIP CREEK offers views of Aoraki/Mt Cook, which at 3,754 metres towers above a range of snow washed peaks in the Aoraki/ LAKE PUKAKI NEW!Mt Cook National Park. -
ALPS 2 OCEAN CYCLE TRAIL 2 OCEAN ALPS 2 OCEAN CYCLE TRAIL Toilets8 TWIZEL E
6 © AA Traveller 2018 Aoraki / Mount Cook MAP LEGEND WHITE HORSE HILL e CAMPGROUND 80 g open section n a R other route b AORAKI / MT COOK VILLAGE m u highway section h T JOLLIE RIVER CARPARK o start / finish point ekapo w e T g point of interest n a LakeT R Lake Pukaki i-SITE Visitor Centre u Dobson River a 80 Braemar Road LAKE TEKAPO h hill / mountain O n bridge e Geraldine ALPS B 8 Tekapo Canal Road helicopter79 shuttle PukakiCanal TEKAPO B POWER STATION Loch Cameron town LAKE OHAU Lake Pukaki café/restaurant ALPS 2 OCEAN CYCLE TRAIL 2 OCEAN ALPS 2 OCEAN CYCLE TRAIL toilets8 TWIZEL e Lake Benmore g Ohau Weir n car park B a TIMARU Quailburn R e R Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail Cycle Trail a n © Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail Marketing Woolshed n camping n m o g t o s 8 e i r l accommodation e k bridge ir 1 watching, star spotting, and relaxing K state highway OMARAMA in hot tubs beneath a dazzling 8 AORAKI MT COOK VILLAGE Milky Way. TRAIL INFO Lake Aviemore The trail starts at New Zealand’s OTEMATATA to OAMARU 83 Lake Waitaki highest mountain, Aoraki Mt Cook, Sailors Cutting before winding its way down KUROW 2000ft to the coast at Oamaru via S 6 Days Otematata Saddle t M DUNTROON 82 6 days 306km the Waitaki Valley. It’s the longest ar 83 306km ys 1 continuous ride in New Zealand, Ra nge W but there are plenty of food and Elephant Rocks aitaki River accommodation options en route The Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail is plus shuttle services if you need 83 a journey of epic proportions, them. -
Canterbury Protection Strategy
CANTERBURY LAND PROTECTION STRATEGY A REPORT TO THE NATURE HERITAGE FUND COMMITTEE M.A. HARDING CANTERBURY LAND PROTECTION STRATEGY Published by the Nature Heritage Fund PO Box 10-420 Wellington June 2009 Hard Copy ISBN: 978-0-478-14626-4 PDF ISBN: 978-0-478-14627-1 CD-ROM ISBN: 978-0-478-14630-1 CONTENTS 1.0 Introduction ........................................................................................ 1 2.0 Method............................................................................................... 2 3.0 Original Vegetation of Canterbury..................................................... 4 4.0 The Indigenous Vegetation of each Ecological District..................... 8 5.0 Analysis of Representativeness........................................................ 93 6.0 Criteria for Assessing Protection Proposals................................... 103 7.0 Land Protection Strategy................................................................ 108 8.0 Species Cited by Common Name in Text ...................................... 109 9.0 References Cited in Text................................................................ 111 Appendix 1 Plant Communities by Ecological District............................ 118 The Nature Heritage Fund was established (as the Forest Heritage Fund) in June 1990 following the release of Government’s Indigenous Forest Policy. The objective of this policy is to “ maintain or enhance, in perpetuity, the current area of indigenous forest, either by protection, sustainable management or reafforestation -
SECTION 1: Aoraki/Mt Cook to Braemar Road Trail Surfaces
800 AORAKI / MT COOK BRAEMAR ROAD 700 SECTION 1: Aoraki/Mt Cook to Braemar Road 600 35km ELEVATION Fitness: Easy • Skill: Moderate • Traffic: Low • Grade: 2 500 400 0 10 20 30 40 50 KM The Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail starts at the White Horse Hill Campground, AORAKI/MT COOK WHITE HORSE HILL CAMPGROUND which is 2km north of Mt Cook MOUNT COOK VILLAGE Village. From here, an off-road trail 2km takes you to Mount Cook Airport BURNETT MOUNTAINS 8km , where riders will need to MOUNT COOK AIRPORT make a short helicopter flight across the Tasman River to Tasman Point. 8km TASMAN POINT Travelling in a helicopter across a Tasman Valley glacially-fed braided river with New Zealand’s highest mountain in view is Track NEUMANN RANGE a must do. The helicopter can carry up to 6 passengers at a time (depending on weight limits). TASMAN RIVER JOLLIE RIVER BEN OHAU RANGE Heliworks: 0800 666 668 [Mt Cook Airport] SH80 Helicopter Line: 0800 650 651 Jollie Carpark Braemar-Mount Cook Station Rd 18km [Glentanner Park Centre] From Tasman Point it’s 10.6km to the Jollie Car Park at the top of Hayman Rd 18km . This track is rough in GLENTANNER PARK CENTRE places and includes several creek LANDSLIP CREEK crossings. On a clear day this section of trail offers views of Aoraki/Mt Cook, 27km which at 3,754 metres towers above LAKE PUKAKI a range of snow washed peaks in the Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park. From the car park, it’s 16.8km on gravel road to Braemar Rd. -
The Contemporary Retreat of Tasman Glacier, Southern Alps, New Zealand, and the Evolution of Tasman Proglacial Lake Since Ad 2000
2010 Vol. 64 · No. 2 · pp. 141–154 THE CONTEMPORARY RETREAT OF TASMAN GLACIER, SOUTHERN ALPS, NEW ZEALAND, AND THE EVOLUTION OF TASMAN PROGLACIAL LAKE SINCE AD 2000 RobeRt C. Dykes, MaRtin s. bRook and stefan WinkleR With 4 figures, 3 tables and 5 photos Received 28. May 2009 · Accepted 29. July 2009 Summary: The Tasman Glacier is one of many freshwater-terminating glaciers located in the Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park that has retreated significantly since the mid-20th century. Although there have been several observations made of the glacier since the formation of Tasman Lake and the following rapid retreat, the glacier entered a period of rapid terminus disintegration and retreat since c. AD 2000. The retreat of Tasman Glacier between 2000 and 2008 has occurred in two distinct periods: an initial period of relatively slow retreat prior to 2006, followed by a secondary period of rapid retreat between 2006 and 2008. Terminus full width retreat for the period 2000–2006 occurred at a rate of 54 m a-1, accelerating to 144 m a-1 during 2006–2008. During the period 2000–2006, the controlling process of ice loss at the terminus was ice- berg calving resulting from thermal undercutting. In contrast, the retreat between 2006 and 2008 was probably controlled by buoyancy-driven iceberg calving caused by decreased overburden pressure as a result of supraglacial pond growth. As a result, the surface area of Tasman Lake has increased by 86% over the period 2000–2008, with lake volume increasing by 284% between 1995 and 2008. Currently, the volume of Tasman Lake is 510 × 106 m3. -
Bird Density and Diversity in Braided River Beds in the Upper Waitaki:Basin, South Island, New Zealand
Bird density and diversity in braided river beds in the Upper Waitaki:Basin, South Island, New Zealand R. F. MALONFI, A. L. REBERGEN, R. J. NILSSON, and N. J. WELLS' Department of Conservation, Private Bag, Twizel, New Zealand ABSTRACT Wetland birds on 11 rivers of the Upper Waitaki Basin, South Island, New Zealand were surveyed annually between 1991 - 1994. Diversiry, minimum abundance and density of birds were compared. In total 26 species of wetland birds were recorded. Minimum estimated river bird numbers were: 3566 Black-backed Gulls (Zarus dominicanus), 3302 Black-frontedTerns (Stana albostrfata), 3260 Banded Dotterels (Charadrfus'bicfnctus), 793 Black-billed Gulls (Zarus bullerf), 789 Wrybills (Anarhynchus frontalts), 788 South Island Pied Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostra[egus), 421 Pied Stilts (Himantopus himantopus), 85 Black Stilts (Himantopus novaezelandiae), 51 Caspian Terns (Hydroprogne caspia), and 3680 waterfowl and cormorants. Densities of birds ranged fmm 0.17 birds ha" on the Pukaki River to 0.95 birds ha.' on the Lower Ohau River. The Cass, Lower Ohau, Godley, Tekapo and Ahuriri Rivers had higher densities of one or more species than the Upper Ohau and/or Pukaki Rivers. Densities of Black-fronted Terns, Black Stilts, Pied Stilts and Caspian Terns were negatively correlated with altitude, and in general birds preferred river sections with low or moderate flows, and low or moderate vegetation cover. Eight of the 11 rivers surveyed had more than 1 % of estimated total populations of one or more of three globally vulnerable or endangered species, and in combination rivers of the Upper Waitaki Basin support almost all known Black Stilts, 15%of all Wrybills and 32 % of all Black-fronted Terns. -
South Australian Recreational Cycling Club New Zealand Tour 2018 Nelson-Westcoast- Alps 2 Ocean + Optional Queenstown
South Australian Recreational Cycling Club New Zealand Tour 2018 Nelson-Westcoast- Alps 2 Ocean + optional Queenstown Eric’s last overseas SARCC tour – if you haven’t been on one of these great value adventures, now is your last chance - then again, maybe, another member will be inspired to organise similar exciting overseas Tours ☺ NOTICE:- After many days of doing battle to finalise accommodation for 2018 NZ Tour I have decided to rearrange the Tour – essentially it has the same dates and same content but in a different sequence. Indeed, the rearranged Tour may suit more of you as the three new ventures of Nelson Great Taste Trail , Westcoast Wilderness Trail and Alps to Ocean Trail are now alighned in the first fortnight with Queenstown as the bonus/optional third week. I am not surprised, that what we (SARCC) started to do a decade ago, Cycle touring NZ, has accelerated in popularity. With the highly successful NZ Government investment in eco-tourism Nga Haerenga, The New Zealand Cycle Trail and major expansion of commercial cycle tours – the appropriate accommodation has not kept pace. South Australian Recreational Cycling Club like to roam at our own pace, and will again on another cycle tour in New Zealand, 2018. It costs little and the recipe is simple, you fly across the Tasman, you hire bicycles through Steve Inns Natural High. We find Accommodation cheap, cheerful, comfy and convivial. We hire 12 seat minibuses towing Bicycle Trailers to facilitate linking destinations. Only one in 12 misses a ride in rotation each day. Up to 36 of you are together when travelling which makes the kilometres disappear more quickly and you don’t have to be too miserly with your luggage.