Weed of the Month October 2025: Climbing Asparagus
This shade tolerant vine can establish in a healthy canopy of bush and once there, it spreads rapidly over the ground and up to 4 metres into the understory. Climbing asparagus prevents the growth of established species as well as the regeneration of native seedlings. It can also ring bark and kill soft-barked shrubs and trees. It has well dispersed seeds and long-lived tubers that resprout easily, requiring follow up control.
Join the Whangārei Heads Mega Moth Plant Movement!
We are embarking on a 5 year mission to minimise moth plant across the Whangārei Heads area. By participating in this knock down effort, you can help make this invasive weed more manageable in the future! See below for ways to get involved and tips for controlling moth plant. You can also join our new […]
The Word On Weeds November 2022
WANTED! Your moth plant pods!
Wanted! Your moth plant pods! Back by popular demand there is now a skip located at Parua Bay Community Centre for you to get rid of your pesky pods. And to dangle a carrot we’re giving away 1st, 2nd and 3rd vouchers to Parua Bay Pub for those of you who post pictures of […]
Whaka ora Reotahi – A Native Habitat Restoration Project
On February 10th we launched Whaka ora Reotahi – A Native Habitat Restoration Project. The project provides the opportunity to make a concerted effort to remove large areas of environmental weeds that are choking and smothering the Reotahi maunga. Whaka ora Reotahi is a collaboration between Weed Action and Aki Tai Here a conservation team […]
FREE Invasive Weed Disposal – Community Weed Amnesty
* Note; this service is available to Whangarei Heads Residents only* Weed Action is trying to make it as easy as possible for you to take action against weeds. Following the success of our previous weed amnesty initiatives, here’s another to help motivate our community. After all, what better time is there than NOW to […]
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. […]
Launching the Forest Recovery Team of Bream Head/Te Whara
With the funding Chairperson Robyn Bigelow & dedicated volunteer Jenny Lawrence gained for Weed Action Whangārei Heads from the Department of Conservation’s Community Funds last year, we were able to engage our community to establish a passionate group of volunteers to combat environmental weeds at Bream Head/Te Whara. Led by two motivated environmental champions: Mike […]
Reotahi Working Bee
Mt Aubrey/Reotahi Reserve is one of the four peaks in Whangarei Heads that is recognised as ecologically significant and is a prime example of Northland coastal podocarp broadleaf forest. Unfortunately the forest is becoming increasingly invaded by environmental weeds, with wild ginger, elaeagnus, cotoneaster, woolly nightshade, taiwan cherry amongst some of the worst offenders that […]
Upping the Ante – Stopping the Spread of Tree Privet
Introducing the Parua Bay Privet Buffer It’s with much excitement, Weed Action can now share with residents our not-so-small project that has been in the pipeline for over a year. During the next few months (September – October) we will be in the process of connecting a network of landowners south of Whangarei Heads Road […]