News
The Friends of Pukekura Park are pleased to announce the publication of online interactive resources for visitors and schools.
Highlights of the Park
The Festival of Lights has a wonderful array of lights and music to enjoy. Open every evening to walk, or sit or explore; our summer pleasure. See the programme here http://festivaloflights.nz/
Activities & Events
Please see below for our activities calendar. If you would like to join us, please contact us now.
22 March 2018
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
We are fortunate to have Lynn Bublitz as Guest Speaker for this event – Travelling through the backblocks of China in 2017, a great opportunity to share in the amazing experiences of a unique journey through remote China taking in cultural and horticultural experiences and delights!!!!! This will be a most interesting lecture.
We invite you to put your name forward for the Committee of Friends of the Park or join in with other volunteer activities the group undertakes, such as gardening at The Gables on Thursday mornings, driving the buggy around the park, leading guided walks through the park for out of town visitors etc. Please talk to Adrienne Tatham if you would like more information about these activities.
About “The Friends”
Friends of Pukekura Park are first and foremost people who love Pukekura Park, Brooklands Park and the associated bush Reserves and wish to safeguard its special character.
- We are a social group, we meet in the evenings several times a year, usually with a speaker and occasionally enjoy a day trip locally or further a field.
- We produce a magazine three times a year to keep members up to date with happenings within the Park, plus providing historical and ecological information relating to the Park, and, of course, there's our Friends' website!
- Some members train to be guides and take tour groups through the Park, others act as tail-end charlies to ensure no one gets lost!
- Volunteers drive the buggy so that less able visitors can enjoy the Park.
- Other volunteers assist Park staff with gardening and pruning tasks.
- A Friends committee works closely with Stuart Robertson, NPDC Parks Manager and Chris Connolly the Curator for Pukekura Park.
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