Weed Action Whangarei Heads

A community taking action to stop invasive weeds from taking over the incredible natural environment we all value. Join the fight, in your own backyard or in the bush, and protect what is uniquely ours!

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A community taking action to stop invasive weeds from taking over the incredible natural environment we all value. Join the fight, in your own backyard or in the bush, and protect what is uniquely ours! More about Weed Action...

  • Tradescantia Bio-Control Agents: Come & Get Em!
  • Elaeagnus
  • Cotoneaster
  • Woolly nightshade (tobacco weed)
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Weed of the Month

Back to Weed Search Moth Plant Araujia hortorum Also known as Cruel Plant, Kapok Vine, moth vine, milk vine, milk weed, wild choko vine, Araujia sericifera, Physianthus albens What does it … Read more...

What’s New

Bi Annual Newsletter January – June 2020

Want in on the Action?! Here’s what’s been happening in the world of weeds at the Heads… Supporting Landowners and Volunteers In January, another annual event was conducted for residents with the invasive ground cover Tradescantia fluminensis to collect their own population of bio-control beetles Neolema ogloblini aka ‘Shiny’ from our nursery site for translocation. […]

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Upcoming Events

  • Tamaterau Weed Action - January 20, 2021 @ 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

  • Taking Back Reotahi - January 24, 2021 @ 9:00 am - 11:30 am

  • Tamaterau Weed Action - January 27, 2021 @ 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

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  • Tamaterau Weed Action
  • Headland Farmpark Weed Action
  • Wharf Rd Weed Action
  • Kohinui Catchment Landcare

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