List of Committees and Branches
This calendar of events is typical of what you can attend to learn about tree cropping.
Events are notified by your local branch newsletter, which is included in your membership fee.
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| When: | Branch: | Event: |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 June | ||
| Sun 13 | Wellington Horowhenua | Lesley's, Manakau |
| 2010 May | ||
| Sat 22 | Wellington Horowhenua | Lifestyle Field day - Otaki Racecourse 9-4pm |
| Sun 2, 1pm | Nelson | Cider in Graham Valley - orchard, varieties, pressing, tasting... Graham Valley Road |
| 2010 April | ||
| Tues 27, 7:30pm | Northern region | Sandra Jack from DOC to speak on the use of 1080 animal pest poison |
| Sun 25, 1:30pm | Central Otago | Grafted pecan nuts and sundry other tree crops on a recently developed block - bring a packed lunch and share provided hot drinks and snacks beforehand at 12.30 - Hillview Road via Dunstan Road, Alexandra |
| Sun 18, 10:15am | Central Districts | Kaitoke Nursery - nature re-vegetation and landscape plants - bring lunch and ID - to attend YOU MUST PREBOOK with Mark C. before the 6th of April |
| Sat 17, 9:30am | Nelson | Arboretum at Tadmor - combined TCA and Farm Forestry day will feature autumn colours - bring lunch, boots - Bushend Road, Tadmor |
| 2010 March | ||
| Sun 28 | Canterbury | With Farm Forestry - crops and valuable timber trees - 3 venues, start Marshmans Road, Ashley |
| Thurs 25th ~ Sun 28th | Canterbury | 2010 NZTCA NATIONAL CONFERENCE - Christchurch FINAL DATE FOR REGISTRATION 14 MARCH 2010 |
| Tues 23, 7:30pm | Northern region | Planning and Planting for a Carbon Neutral Future in New Zealand - Dr Colleen Jamieson, guest scientist, consultant ecologist |
| Sun 14, 1pm | Bay of Plenty | Visit to a recently established truffiere - Tauranga Direct Road, Hamurana (15 minutes from Rotorua) |
| Weekend 13 – 14 | Northern region | Kumeu Show – we need volunteers for organisation and help on our stall please |
| Sat 13, 10:30am | Waikato & Thames-Coromandel | Field Day at Waynes - Wide range of farm forestry cum habitat - bring a chair, lunch and mug - Limeworks Loop Road, Te Pahu |
| Sun 7, 10:30am | Central Districts | 2 properties - Margo’s property, Egmont Village, heritage veges, fruit & nut trees & livestock, bring your lunch - Woodleigh Nursery, South Road Oakura, SH45, woodland garden, plants from mainly China & Asia |
| Sun 7, 1:30pm | Central Otago | 'Allsorts' - a look at a really varied lifestyle block - Helens, Letts Gully Road |
| 2010 February | ||
| Sun 28, 11am 7:30pm | Northern region | Russell Fransham Subtropicals, THEN Tawapou Coastal Natives - Bring your own cut lunch, cup & teabag - Earthsea Rise, off Clements Road, Matapouri Bay Northland |
| Sat 27, 10:30am | Waikato & Thames-Coromandel | Art of the Good Life Expo - public involvement in sustainable practices - activities and workshops - Hamilton Gardens |
| Tues 23, 7:30pm | Northern region | Signing of the Charitable Trust, to develop collections of Fruit and Nut trees in perpetuity. NZTCA National President Murray Redpath will be present, along with representatives from other organisations. |
| Sun 21, 10:30am | Waikato & Thames-Coromandel | Field Day and AGM (1pm) with Adrienne and Peter - shelter, firewood, orchard, poultry - bring a chair, lunch and mug - Rotokauri Road, Hamilton |
| Sun 21, 10am | Hawkes Bay | An hour of Gingkos, then An hour of Figs - start at Corner Howard Street & St Georges Road, Havelock North |
| Sun 21, 1pm | Coastal Otago | Fielday at Anne's suburban orchard and garden; then AGM at 3:30 - please help with some committee work - Brownville Crescent, Maori Hill, Dunedin |
| Sat 20, 9:30am | Central Districts | Biodynamic Workshop - Peter and Rachel - Springvale Road, Wanganui |
| Tues 16, 7pm | Hawkes Bay | Hawkes Bay Treecroppers Annual General Meeting - The Green Shed, Centre for Land and Water, 21 Ruahapia Rd, Hastings |
| Sun 14, 1pm 12 noon | Bay of Plenty | A.G.M. - Hosts: Thelma & John - Ongare Point Road, Katikati |
| Sun 14 | Wellington Horowhenua | AGM |
| Sat 13, 1:30pm | Northern region | Budding Workshop Afternoon - with Mark and Louise - Bring a fixed blade knife and a pair of secateurs - Scenic Drive Titirangi |
| Sat 13, 4pm 1pm | Nelson | What You Do With What You've Got - preservation through the seasons - Appleacre, Coastal Highway |
| Thurs 11, 7:30pm | Franklin | AGM and talk by Ian Cooper, “Plantings in Pukekohe” - Leslie Comrie Room, upstairs at the Franklin Arts Centre |
| Sun 7, 9am on | Bay of Plenty | Bee Friendly - Bee Group Exhibition, plant list and plants for sale - Katikati A & P Show, Main Road, Katikati - by Bee o P Branch Bee Group |
| Sun 7, 1pm | Central Otago | AGM, then Grafting and budding workshop with Ben Elms - Kane Road, Hawea Flat |
| Sat 6, 1:30pm | Northern region | Field day South - Our first gathering for the year - Property of Priscilla & Edward - Come see the progress, and identify some trees - Otau Mountain Road Clevedon. |
| 2010 January | ||
| Sun 31, 10:30am | Central Districts | Branch AGM - with Mike and Frances, Levin |
| Sat 23, 6pm | Nelson | AGM and Potluck Tea with Evan and Carole - bring contribution & cutlery etc - See a productive home garden in suburbia - Aratia Way, Richmond |
| 2009 December | ||
| Sun 13, 1pm | Bay of Plenty | Xmas BBQ, all members welcome. There will be a committee meeting prior to this - Hosts: Margaret & John, Capamagian Drive, Katikati - please bring... |
| Sun 13, 11am | Canterbury | Red Beech sustainable forestry block & AGM - with John and Rosalie - New Road, View Hill, Oxford |
| Sun 6, 10am | Hawkes Bay | Sharing experiences of successes and failures in Hawkes Bay Tree Crops - Roger's place, Wakarara Road, Tikokino |
| Sat 5, 6pm | Nelson | Christmas Barbeque - bring items for sales table, BBQ or finger food - Pinehill Road, Ruby Bay |
| 2009 November | ||
| Sat 28, 10:30am | Waikato & Thames-Coromandel | End of year function with Neville and Jocelyn - cuppa, walkabouts, bring share-able lunch - Lochiel Road, RD2, Hamilton |
| Sat 28, noon | NZ MACADAMIA SOCIETY | Special Field Day - Torere Macadamias, east of Opotiki SH35 - more info... |
| Sun 22, 1–3pm | Coastal Otago | Fruit thinning - Paul's property in Pinehill |
| Sun 15, 10:30am | Central Districts | Bee Keeping field day with Anne Hulme - bring a bee suit, gumboots & gloves, wear NO blue - Springvale Road, Wanganui |
| Sun 8, 1pm | Bay of Plenty | Growing Pecans - Varieties, row spacing, damage control, pollination, harvesting, drying - Canon Road, Katikati |
| Sat 7, 1:30pm | Franklin | Field Day at two Waiuku home orchards - extensive home orchard; grafting and shaping; worm farms - Bright Road, Waiuku, then Whiri Whiri Road |
| Sun 1, 1:30pm | Central Districts | Sowing & growing seedlings, seed swap, with Levin branch of Soil & health - $2 gate charge - Kuku Beach Road, Te Horo |
| Sun 1, 1:30pm | Central Otago | Talk, and Walk around Cromwell - Frank Buddingh - Tree Health & Diagnostics - Otago Polytechnic, Horticultural Block, Bannockburn Road |
| 2009 October | ||
| Sun 31, 1pm | Nelson | Macadamias - harvesting, cracking - and other crops - Old Coach Road |
| Tues 27, 7:30pm | Northern region | Val Henderson from The SoapNut Shop will talk to us about Soap Nuts - safe, non-allergenic and environmentally friendly cleaning solution |
| Sun 18, 10am | Hawkes Bay Welcome Back! | Guthrie Smith Arboretum, Tutira - a chance to view and learn about a wide variety of trees - gold coin entry donation |
| Sun 11, 2pm | Bay of Plenty | Commercial blueberries, strawberries and raspberries - Thornton Road, Whakatane |
| 2009 September | ||
| Tues 22, 7:30pm | Northern region | Jack Hobbs - "Surviving a Lifestyle Block" - successes and failures on his five acre lifestyle block |
| Mon 21, 7:30pm | Waikato & Thames-Coromandel | Grafting workshop with Stuart Rentoul - bring grafting knife & secateurs - Hill Laboratories, Clyde Street, Hamilton |
| Sun 13, 1pm | Bay of Plenty | Propagation and potting-on, also a tree sales day - Brian and Jan, Sedgemoore Lane, Katikati |
| Sun 13, 10am | Nelson | Learn how to graft at Brandy Creek - Heritage apple scionwood available - bring lunch, a small sharp knife and something for the sales table |
| Sun 13, 1:30pm | Central Otago | Dryland plantings for a variety of purposes - hosted by Dr Barry Wills - Earnscleugh Road (former D.S.I.R. nursery site) between Clyde and Alexandra |
| Sat 1912, 10am | Northern region | Grafting Workshop and shared Lunch - also bring a fixed blade knife and a pair of secateurs - Scenic Drive, Titirangi |
| 2009 August | ||
| Sun 30, 1:30pm | Franklin | Macadamia harvest time! - with Virginia Warren - Harrisville Road, Pukekohe |
| Tues 25, 7:30pm | Northern region | Houshang Hasan - "life experiences of a plant enthusiast" |
| Thurs 20, 7:30pm | Waikato & Thames-Coromandel | Public Meeting - Fruit Driller Caterpillar - Dr John Clearwater & Gordon Lees - Chartwell Room, Hamilton Gardens |
| Sun 9, 1:30pm | Bay of Plenty | Mark's Arboretum - pre-historic palms and cycads, South African Australian and Mexican - Pyes Pa Road |
| Sun 9, 10am | Coastal Otago | Volco Working Bee - weeding planting etc - bring tools clothes food - Volco Park Farm, Mount Cargill Road |
| Sun 2, 10:30am | Coastal Otago | South Otago - Pruning demonstration - Frews Road, Herbert |
| Sat 1, 10:30am | Central Otago | Winter Dinner - Gallery Fare on 6 - prior booking essential - Cromwell |
| 2009 July | ||
| Wed 29, 7pm | Franklin | Potluck dinner and talk - soil science with self-sufficiency - Franklin Arts & Cultural Centre, Pukekohe |
| Tues 28, 7:30pm | Northern region | Dan Godoy - QE II National Trust - help landowners protect significant natural and cultural features on their land |
| Sun 26, 10am | Waikato & Thames-Coromandel | Pruning field day by John Woolford - with Hugh and Mandy, McNicol Street, Hamilton |
| Sun 26, all day | Coastal Otago | North Otago - Pruning with Paul Snyder - Telford Polytechnic - prior registration required |
| Sun 26, 12-3pm | Canterbury | Mid-Winter Harvest Display and Sale, Members Social, and Tree Auction - West Meltom Community Centre |
| Fri 24, 6:30pm | Nelson | Midwinter Bunfight - An entertaining evening at the Mapua Hall (supper room) with Roy Hart and friends. |
| Tues 21, 7-9pm | Canterbury | Climate Change talk by NIWA - Wattling Room, Canterbury Horticultural Centre, Hagley Park |
| Sun 12, 1pm | Bay of Plenty | Pruning demonstration day at an organic property; secateurs could be useful - Woodlands Road, Waihi |
| Sat 4, 10am | Waikato & Thames-Coromandel | Annual Tree and Plant Sale - Hamilton Gardens |
| 2009 June | ||
| Tues 23, 7:30pm | Northern region | Mid Year Pot luck Dinner - After Dinner Speaker is Pauline Isaachsen the bamboo specialist in Oratia |
| Sun 21, 11am | Canterbury | Farm Forestry Silverwood trial, dry hard site with low input - after lunch deeper into block - Silverwood, road to Mt Hutt |
| Sun 14, 10am | Waikato & Thames-Coromandel | Hazel Seminar and Pollination Workshop by Murray Redpath - Maurice & Margaret, Tokoroa |
| Sat 13, 1pm | Bay of Plenty | Return visit, Walnuts, chestnuts and various fruit trees, with our 2009 Dr Don McKenzie award winner - Cheddar Valley, Ohiwa |
| Sun 7, 10:30am | Central Districts | Hazelnut Pollination Workshop - Murray Redpath with Bill and Linda - RSVP Murray Redpath before 4 June |
| Sat 6, 10:30am | Central Districts | Portable Milling demonstration, various timbers - Tree Farm of Hew and Suse - Omango Valley Road, Hunterville |
| 2009 May | ||
| Tues 26, 7:30pm | Northern region | Brian Quinn - powerpoint presentation on MAF's Plant Health & Environment Laboratory |
| Sun 17, 12 noon | Waikato & Thames-Coromandel | Fruit and nut processing factory, with Davie Klinac - Silverdale Road (University end) |
| Sun 17, 1pm | Bay of Plenty | Garth and Jennifer grow vanilla commercially in Tonga and New Zealand - Te Puna Road, Tauranga |
| Sat 16, 1:30pm | Franklin | Question time! Come and Learn - pruning, planting what where - Viv and Nancy's, Paparata Road, Bombay |
| Sun 10, 10:30am | Canterbury | Visit to 'Waitangi Block' - forestry, vineyard, old specimen trees, hazels, livestock - Akaroa road, before Little River |
| Sat 9, 1pm | Nelson | Appleby Glasshouses - Blackbyre Road, in Appleby |
| 2009 April | ||
| Sat 25, 1:30pm | Marlborough Tree Growers | Amenity plantings on an 8-hectare block with autumn colours - BYO afternoon tea - Brookby Road |
| Sun 19, 10:30am | Central Districts + Wellington-Horowhenua | Steuart and Linda - heirloom potatoes and welding artwork - Warren Road, Tutaenui, Marton |
| Sun 19, 1pm | Bay of Plenty | Return visit, Theo and Pauline's grower's delight - Beach Road, Katikati |
| Sun 19, 1pm | Nelson | A young orchard, mainly macadamias but many others - Hope |
| Sun 19, 11am | Canterbury | Learn about Cider production - Camla Cider - (Road to Hororata) Dunsandel |
| Sat 18, 10am | Waikato & Thames-Coromandel | Part 1: Daltons potting mixes and composts, plus morning tea - Hinuera West Road - Part 2: Lunch at large greenhouse complex of Frans and Tineka, nearby. |
| 2009 March | ||
| Fri 27th ~ Sun 29th | Wellington Horowhenua | 2009 NZTCA NATIONAL CONFERENCE - Tatum Park, Kapiti Coast |
| Sun 22, 10:30am | Waikato & Thames-Coromandel | Self-sufficiency on a beef dry-stock farm - bring lunch and an open mind - Tahuroa Road, Tauwhare |
| Sun 15, 1:45pm | Franklin | A Landscaped Edible Garden - Botanic Gardens - Hill Road, Manurewa |
| Sun 15, 2pm | Bay of Plenty | Olives and organic garden - Gregol Gardens, Stanley Road, Wainui, Whakatane |
| Sun 15, 10:30am | Wairarapa Branch | Walnut field day, starting at Norfolk Road, Carterton; then Nursery Road, Masterton |
| Sun 15, 10:30am | Central Districts | Noel and Ngaere - Apple orchard and heirloom chooks - Main Road, Shannon |
| Sun 1, 1pm | Nelson | Property in Hope - living off a small block of land |
| 2009 February | ||
| Sat 28, 10:30am | Waikato & Thames-Coromandel | Field day / AGM / BBQ - bring shared lunch - Maurice & Margaret, State Highway 1, Tokoroa |
| Sat 28, 1~4pm | Coastal Otago | Sutherland Nursery Open Day - Volco Park Farm, Mount Cargill Road |
| Tues 24, 7:30pm | Northern region | Bill Nagle - Managing invasive species - come and discuss the options - Auckland Horticultural Centre, Western Springs |
| Sun 22 | Wellington Horowhenua | Two properties - woodworking with varied plantings; bare block planting planning - Ngatiawa Road, Reikorangi, Waikanae |
| Sun 22, 3pm | Coastal Otago | Branch AGM and BBQ - Andy and Sues |
| Sun 15, 11am | Northern region | Andrea's and John's extensive home orchard - shared lunch and BBQ - Mangawhai |
| Sun 15, noon | Bay of Plenty | AGM (bring your lunch) and fielday at beautiful property - Sedgemoor Lane, Katikati |
| Sun 15 | Canterbury | AGM at Margaret's - Station Road, Aylesbury |
| Fri 13, 6pm | Nelson | Limmer’s Patch & AGM - Bring some finger food or cakes or biscuits for supper - Greenwood St, Motueka |
| Thu 12, 7:30pm | Franklin | AGM - Jack Hobbs on lifestyle block landscaping - Franklin Arts Centre |
| 2009 January | ||
| Sun 18, 2pm | Nelson | Motueka Hazels, Ginkgos - Staples Street, Motueka |
| Sat 17, 10:30am | Central Districts | Helen's Omerga Farm; then Kims property at 12:30 for AGM and lunch - Parewainui Road, Bulls |
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