Porirua City Council have scheduled “Walkalongs” to give Muri Road residents a good feel for the proposed options to improve pedestrian safety. We will meet at the intersection of Muri Road and Sea Vista Drive.
This month’s update (PDF) is published on behalf of the Predator Free Pukerua Bay project. If you are interested in participating, email predatorfreepkb@gmail.com for more information.
Autumn is definitely with us now – longer, cooler nights means that rats and mice are looking for warmer lodgings. It’s a great time to check your roof cavities and out-buildings for signs of rats and mice and place traps accordingly. We had great success at our house just by moving our trap into the garden shed (previously, it was just outside by the shed door): we caught a mouse and a rat that very night! We have also heard of others putting a little bit of bait at the tunnel entrance as a lure, which has been successful.
March and April’s catch numbers continue to increase.
Total reported catches since 12 November 2016: 262 rats; 375 mice; 10 mustelids (all in the Scientific Reserve); and 32 hedgehogs.
Welcome on board to our newest trappers! At the end of April, we have 102 properties involved in Predator-free Pukerua Bay (about 14 percent of all Pukerua Bay properties). All of the original 90 traps/tunnels provided by the Department of Conservation have now been sponsored – what a great effort from the community! …
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Good news! There is now sensible access along the Muri Station platform and a new gate into our new community garden / food forest area on Muri Reserve. The council have provided us with a mains water connection and have mown and mulched the grass on the site ready for planting.
We would like to run an opening and working bee this weekend. There’s plenty to do, and there is an initial list of jobs in our short term annual garden plan. Any and all donations of time, materials, tools or required professional services will be gratefully received.
Iif you are interested in participating please get in touch with the RA secretary via the Contact Us page!
See the April 2017 meeting minutes (draft).
Welcome
Apologies
Approval of previous minutes
Matters arising from previous minutes
Financial report
Correspondence
Council update
Review of Village Plan — focus group discussion (Kate)
Village Plan priorities for PCC budget 2017–18
NZTA meeting on pedestrian crossing at shops (Iain)
PCC Annual Plan oral submission (Iain)
Project updates:
Muri Rd community consultation (Pauline/Iain)
Heritage trails group update
Community garden update (Jonathan)
Other business
Guided tour of Kokohe Loop Track, part of the Ngā Uruora 20th Anniversary Celebration. Meet on Ames Street side of St Peters Hall, Paekākāriki at 9.30am. Medium level of fitness required. We will return by 11.30am.
Please RSVP to Ngā Uruora Kāpiti Project Inc. at kapitibush@gmail.com or call/text 027 914 6598
Potluck celebration dinner at St Peter’s Hall, Paekākāriki, from 6pm. Eating at 6.30pm, talks from 7.15pm. BYO alcohol and food to contribute. Light refreshments provided.
Please RSVP to Ngā Uruora Kāpiti Project Inc. at kapitibush@gmail.com or call/text 027 914 6598
Pukerua Bay’s village plan sets the direction for the Residents Association’s work with the community, Porirua City Council, and other groups we interact with. The Plan is a living document that needs to be reviewed every few years.
We last revised the Plan in 2011, so it’s time to do it again. We’ll be surveying the whole community, but first we’d like to get the conversation started with a workshop in the School and Community Hall. It will be held on Sunday 30 April from 2.30–4.00 pm.
The workshop will be relaxed, and we hope it will be fun! Everyone is welcome, young and old. If you live here, we want you!
Got an idea of how we can make Pukerua Bay even better?
Come along! We’d love to hear from you!
We will soon have much improved access to the Muri Reserve, thanks to Porirua City Council – here’s the work in progress.
I updated our website’s theme, so it’s a bit nicer to look at, and works better with phones and tablets. The banner image is a photo I took of Pukerua Bay from the air one morning in October 2015, from the Wellington Aero Club Piper MBG (pilot: Chris Forbes). Enjoy!
We have confirmed planting dates for Sunday May 28th, June 25th and July 30th beginning at 9.30am.
