Magazines | Friends Of Pukekura

Volume 1, Number 1 (November 2006)
‘Beauty Spot’ and ‘New Manager Man of Many Parks’
Track Notes Karl K Rossiter

‘Birds to look for in Pukekura Park’ and ‘Friends Support Tui Treat’
Techniques for propagating the older Rhododendrons (and Camellias) Ken Davey
Friends Need Friends Craig Saxton

Executive Committee Adds Two New Members

Volunteers Please

Cuttings Margaret Rossiter

PUKEKURA PEAKS FOR BUSY SEASON: Planting, Nursery site, Brooklands Zoo, Brooklands seating, Kunming Garden

Friends receive special thanks for support efforts
Volunteers Please

Volume 2, Number 1 (May 2007)
‘Beauty Spot’ and ‘Recycling’
Forefathers and Foresight… our challenge as Caretakers of the Future Karl K Rossiter
Untitled re: 1934 photo of Park Administrators George Fuller
The History of Pukekura Park - a living legacy    Elise Smith
Who planted the Kaimata Street shelter belt ? David Medway
‘Cuttings’ and ‘Canopy conundrum ‘
Park Scrap-booking    Dell Pope
A special Park    Dorothy Anderson
Buggy Claire and Allan Purdy
Pukekura Park and Brooklands recognised for their significance
The Drinking Fountain
Member comment    Ian Barry

May 2007 Supplement

Tea House Refurbishment Jenny Goddard

Volume 2, Number 2 (October 2007)
New Zealand Pigeon eating Loquat fruits in Pukekura Park David Medway

Let’s protect the food sources Karl K Rossiter
The first Pukekura Park tea rooms David Medway
The Tea House wisterias    David Medway
Digital award challenge for Friends    Karl K Rossiter
Spring is in the air Donna Christiansen
Fernery entrance    Margaret Rossiter
Pukekura Park Ramblers    Marie-Nui Biss
Palm Lawn    Margaret Rossiter
Pukekura Park horticulturist Chris Vork    Margaret Rossiter
Planned Works in Pukekura Park Chris Connolly
George Fuller, orchids and Pukekura Park Chris Connolly

Volume 2, Number 2 (October 2007)    Supplement
The identity of the Hatchery Lawn notable camellia David Medway

Volume 3, Number 1 (February 2008)
Fred Parker – donor of Pukekura Park’s original orchid collection – George Fuller
Friends of Pukekura Park archive receives a unique contribution from the McDowell family    Karl Rossiter
Autumnal displays – Donna Christiansen
Overlooked yet ecologically essential David Medway
Summer & Celebrations    Chris Connolly
Managing the trees of Pukekura Park and Brooklands    Karl Rossiter
Time to review the tree policy for Pukekura Park and Brooklands    Karl Rossiter
Pukekura Park ramblers
Renaming of Recreation Grounds remembered    Karl Rossiter
Many spades make planting easy!    George and Bev Moratti
The earliest known botanical survey of Pukekura Park David Medway
Original ferns of the Pukekura Park Fernery David Medway

Volume 3, Number 2 (June 2008)
The first trees planted in Pukekura Park    David Medway
The importance of introduced plants as a winter source of nectar for Tui in Pukekura Park and Brooklands    David Medway
First Impressions    John and Susan O’Sullivan
Recent walks in Pukekura Park Elise Smith
Tui and flowering Kowhai    David Medway
Specimen trees in Pukekura Park and Brooklands Bryan Gould
Creating “The Serpentine” David Medway
The Pukekura Park Portal Project Elise Smith
From the Fernery Donna Christiansen
Border renovations Pukekura Park and Brooklands Ian Hutchinson
Some host plants of the Hanging Tree Orchid (Earina mucronata)in Pukekura Park and Brooklands    David Medway

Volume 3, Number 3 (October 2008)
Brooklands Zoo update Eve Cozzi

Tui and flowering Kowhai David Medway

Specimen trees in Pukekura Park and Brooklands Bryan Gould

Creating "The Serpentine" David Medway

The Pukekura Park Portal Project Elise Smith

From the Fernery Donna Christiansen

Border renovations - Pukekura Park and Brooklands Ian Hutchinson

Some host plants of the Hanging Tree Orchid (Earina mucronata) in Pukekura Park and Brooklands David medway

Volume 4, Number 1 (February 2009)

How Monument Hill acquired its name    Ron Lambert
Some highlights in the Park    Ian Hutchinson
Call for garden volunteers Chris Connolly
Brooklands in 1916 “beautiful gardens and bush”    David Medway
Pukekura Park Water Carnival    Chris Rickards
Mapping Pukekura Park and finding the history of plants and places Elise Smith
Pukekura Kete reveals information vital for planning process Elise Smith
Summer walks in the Park Elise Smith
SCANZ and Pukekura Park    Fiona Cayzer
Visitors impressions    Donna Christiansen

Volume 4, Number 2 (June 2009)

New Zealand ferns in the Fernery at Pukekura Park in September 1928 David Medway
Autumn update Ian Hutchinson
Autumn walk in the Park    Val Smith
Some early working bees in Pukekura Park    David Medway
Photos from recent guided walks Elise Smith
The tale of a whale    Ron Lambert
Presentation to the NPDCl on 9 June 2009 relating to proposed new access road into the Bowl of Brooklands from Pukekura Raceway FoPP inc
Work in the Park    Chris Connolly

Volume 4, Number 3 (October 2009)
Those were the days......    Elise Smith
More about the Tea House Wisterias       David Medway
Treasures of Taranaki    Donna Christiansen
The Park environs George Fuller
Spring update    Ian Hutchinson
Linking 60 Springs into Pukekura Park frog research    Nathan Hills
The demise of a plant collection    David Medway
Kaka and Camellia flowers    David Medway

Volume 5, Number 1 (February 2010)
The Gables celebration    John O’Sullivan
The Gables garden project    Ian Hutchinson
The planting of the Fillis Street native botanical reserve David Medway
Walks on the wild side Elise Smith
The Gables Colonial Hospital – The Brooklands era    Ron Lambert
Some recent working bees in Pukekura Park    David Medway

Volume 5, Number 2 (June 2010)

Carrington Blockhouse and Fort Herbert Ron Lambert
The Superintendent’s new residence fuels a controversy    David Medway
Autumn update    Ian Hutchinson
Autumn update    John O’Sullivan
Recent activities    Donna Christiansen
Wanderings and purposeful ambles Elise Smith
Karaka fruits and Tui in Pukekura Park and Brooklands David Medway

Volume 5, Number 3 (October 2010)

Bark Beauty    Elise Smith
The planting of Kauri Grove    David Medway
Spring update    Ian Hutchinson
Give us a sign Donna Christiansen
The Brooklands Puriri    David Medway
Karaka fruits as a source of food for birds in Pukekura Park and Brooklands David Medway

Volume 6, Number 1 (February 2011)

More Bark Beauty    Elise Smith
The planting of Horton Walk    David Medway
Some summer highlights in the Park    Ian Hutchinson
The Summer season    Judi Harre
The Mary Morris Memorial Walk    John O’Sullivan
The Swan Plant Project    John O’Sullivan
A novel nest site for Starlings David Medway

Volume 6, Number 2 (June 2011)

More Beautiful Bark    Elise Smith
Ye Mercury: Pukekura Park’s Own Newspaper    Ron Lambert
The creation of “Manhattan Island”, and Pukekura Park’s first fernery David Medway
Park autumn update    Ian Hutchinson
Photos
Collospermum hastatum flowers may provide a previously unrecorded food source for Vespula wasps    David Medway

Volume 6, Number 3 (October 2011)

Podocarp bark in Goodwin Dell area    Elise Smith
The thinning of Kauri Grove    David Medway
Park spring update    Ian Hutchinson
Rugby World Cup displays    Donna Christiansen
Animal enrichment    Maxine Jenkins

Volume 7, Number 1 (February 2012)

Banded Tui sighted at Brooklands David Medway
Summer scene and planned upgrade    Donna Christiansen
Some summer highlights in the Park    Ian Hutchinson
W. W. Smith and the first breeding of Kiwis in captivity    David Medway
The Tulip Trees of Pukekura Park David Medway
Lorenzo has an operation    Jolene West

Volume 7, Number 2 (June 2012)

Another old Camellia identified David Medway
Weta Hotels John O’Sullivan
Why there are so many Pohutukawa trees in Pukekura Park    David Medway
From the Botanical Records Officer    Ian Hutchinson
Park autumn update    Ian Hutchinson
The Monarch Butterfly haven at Brooklands Zoo Anna Willetts
W. W. Smith and the Monarch Butterfly    David Medway

Volume 7, Number 3 (October 2012)

From the Botanical Records Officer    Ian Hutchinson
A Fleeting Venture - Pukekura’s “Rheinland”    Ron Lambert
How Hatchery Lawn got its name    David Medway
Park spring update    Sheryl Clyma
Fernery upgrade    Donna Christiansen
Brooklands Zoo’s Aquatics Anna Willetts

Volume 8, Number 1 (February 2013)

From the Botanical Records Officer    Ian Hutchinson
Park summer update Sheryl Clyma
The creation of the main lake in Pukekura Park    David Medway
More Beautiful Bark    Elise Smith
Fernery redevelopment update    Donna Christiansen
Hand-reared Rainbow Lorikeets Anna Willetts

Volume 8, Number 2 (June 2013)

Gems on a Guided Walk    Val Smith
Park autumn update Sheryl Clyma
From the Botanical Records Officer    Ian Hutchinson
More Beautiful Bark    Elise Smith
Four springflowering Aloes of value to Tui in Pukekura Park David Medway
Animal Reactions    Jolene West

Volume 8, Number 3 (October 2013)

Schefflera ‘Condor’ flowers in Pukekura Park    David Medway
Park spring update    Sheryl Clyma
UC Davis Arboretum acknowledges Dr George Mason’s generosity.
Francis Hamar Arden -the “skilled gardener” of early Pukekura Park David Medway
Tribute to David Medway
The Camellia Quest    Ian Hutchinson
A cruel tree condemned to death    Ron Lambert
Recent Guided Walks    Val Smith
Brooklands Zoo gets its blues    Anna Willetts

Volume 9, Number 1 (February 2014)

Refreshing, Presenting, Maintaining Sheryl Clyma
2013 Recap Ian Hutchinson
The Volunteers John O’Sullivan
Photo Collection
It’s a man’s world...... Anna Willetts
Membership Adrienne Tatham
Ancient but Elegant : Pukekura’s Band Rotunda Ron Lambert
Park experience Jasmine Lister
Volunteer work at the Bifengxia Giant Panda research centre, China. Chris Connolly

Volume 9, Number 2 (June 2014)

The Brooklands House    Adrienne Tatham
Walk in the Park    Adrienne Tatham
Walk with the Curator    John Lovel

Shags in the Park. Val Smith
The Legacies of Charles Score Sanders Ron Lambert
Tour of the Park
Autumn 2014 Update Sheryl Clyma
Fernery & Display Houses Donna Christiansen

Volume 9, Number 3 (October 2014)

Fourth of July Ian Hutchinson
Origins and Evolution of the Festival of Lights in Pukekura Park. George Fuller
More Shags in the Park. Val Smith
Stan Lay Drive Ormond Greensill
Pukekura Park Wanderers Walk August 18 Julie Hunt
Opening of our Sister City Garden in Kunming Chris Connolly
Serpents in Eden? – The Saga of the Shed Skins Ron Lambert
Beautiful Bark Elise Smith
People of the Park Adrienne Tatham
Eclectus Parrots Kelly Diana Rees

Volume 10, Number 1 (February 2015)

Longwood Gardens Donna Christiansen
Plant sale at the Band Rotunda Julie Hunt
Allan Vinnicombe Adrienne Tatham
Ray Pope Adrienne Tatham
Summer Update Sheryl Clyma
104 years old and Thriving! Ormond Greensill
The Bicycle Tree Ian Hutchinson
Robert Clinton Hughes Adrienne Tatham
Otter Goings On at Brooklands Zoo Louise McKenna
A Walk in The Park Lyn Bublitz

Volume 10, Number 2 (June 2015)

Seed Dispersal Adrienne Tatham
Metrosideros in the Park Val Smith
Troy Edgecombe Adrienne Tatham
Alex Harfield. Adrienne Tatham
Pukekura Park Projects Chris Connolly
The Brooklands Goliath Ron Lambert
The Oaks Of Pukekura And Brooklands Ian Hutchinson
All things browse-worthy - the benefits of browse Emma Ries

Volume 10, Number 3 (October 2015)

Happenings in the Park Sheryl Clyma
Furlong’s Fountain Ron Lambert
The Life Of George Fuller. Adrienne Tatham
David Leslie Adrienne Tatham
Graeme Neal. Adrienne Tatham
What’s new at the zoo Joelene West

Volume 11, Number 1 (February 2016)

Proposed Newton King Memorial Gates Adrienne Tatham
Seat Dedication Adrienne Tatham
Pukekura Park water management work Chris Connolly
20 years later - The Friends of Pukekura Park
Track clearing in Egmont National Park, 1-6 December 1946 George Fuller diaries
Natasha Phillips, Antony Rogers
What’s new at the zoo? Eve Cozzi

Volume 11, Number 2 (June 2016)

Tall Trees    Adrienne Tatham
Signage and rubbish bins Adrienne Tatham
The Great Beebe Balloon Ascent    Ron Lambert
Volunteering with the Friends of Pukekura Park    Julie Hunt
Familiarity Breeds Contempt    The late George Fuller
My Favourite Trees    Val Smith
Browse a multi-use tool for zoo animals Jolene West

Volume 11, Number 13(October 2016)

The Recreation Grounds Maze Ian Hutchinson
David George Medway LLB, FLS, MRSNZ (1939 - 2013) Ron Lambert
Fungi in the Park Val Smith
George Mason
Spring 2016 Update Sheryl Clyma
Tamarin Conservation Eve Cozzi

Volume 12, Number 1 (February 2017)

Reminiscences from the 40’s
Park Maintenance Sheryl Clyma
In the beginning.... Roger Watkins
Work Experience- Christchurch Botanical Gardens Rose Hogwood
Swan Walk, Pukekura Park.
King Edward Park, Hawera Val Smith
Animal Training Jolene West

Volume 12, Number 2 (June 2017)

The Queen’s Fountain - and the Age of Enlightenment Ron Lambert
Pukekura Park – Living Science Elise Smith
Pukekura Park Recollections David Walter
The House by the Zoo. Adrienne Tatham
Weta at Brooklands Zoo Jasmine Webster

Volume 12, Number 3 (October 2017)

Spring Update Sheryl Clyma
The History, Design and Construction of the Waterfall, Pukekura Park George Fuller
Lapageria rosea Val Smith
Construction and switching on the waterfall.
The Bodhi Tree Shirani Smith
Understanding duck dynamics is fairly straightforward. George Fuller
What’s new at Brooklands Zoo? Eve Cozzi

Volume 13, Number 1 (February 2018)

Thoughts from a new member of the FOPP Gardening group Marion Sephton
The Border at the Gables Adrienne Tatham
Dragons in the Park    Tony Burrell
Kermit    Dave Hunger
Boats in Pukekura Park Adrienne Tatham
Otter Introductions    Jolene West

Volume 13, Number 1 (June 2018)

Hunting Myrtle Rust    Mandy Tatham
Sterile Agapanthus Trial Chris Connolly
Diane Smith    Adrienne Tatham
Pukekura Park’s Charlie    Tom and Molly Nagle
The Yellow Camellia    Val Smith
Winter update    Sheryl Clyma
Six of the best: kauri of note Ian Hutchinson
Palm Lawn: past and present Ian Hutchinson

Volume 13, Number 3 (October 2018)
Memorial Seat Dedication - Heather Allen Adrienne Tatham
Morten Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla) Tony Burrell
Mamaku Adrienne Tatham
Painted Stones in Pukekura Chris Connolly
The Bowl of Brooklands Conifers Ian Hutchinson
The Rifle Butts Adrienne Tatham
Connecting to Conservation at Brooklands Zoo Eve Cozzi

Volume 14, Number 1 (February 2019)

Changing of the Guard / Chris Connolly moves on Adrienne Tatham
Fernery and Display Houses - Constant change Donna Chritiansen
The Brooklands Chimney Adrienne Tatham
The Minor Mystery of George Rhind's Gates Ron Lambert
Clematis in the Park Val Smith
Changing of the Guard / Enter Kristian Davis Adrienne Tatham
Learn more about the adorable capuchin monkey Jolene West

Volume 14, Number 2 (June 2019)

A Touch of the Blues Val Smith
Why was the Dam Built? Swimming in Pukekura Lake Adrienne Tatham
Liam Eliason Adrienne Tatham
The Electric Passenger Buggy John Konijn
Mobility Scooters in the Park Adrienne Tatham
Animal Training Kelly Green

Volume 14, Number 3 (October 2019)

Volume 15, Number 1 (February 2020)

Volume 15, Number 2 (June 2020)

Volume 15, Number 3 (October 2020)

Volume 16, Number 1 (February 2021)

Volume 16, Number 2 (June 2021)

Volume 16, Number 3 (October 2021)

Volume 17, 2022

Volume 18, 2023