Over the Easter break nearly the entirety of our office crew went over to Aotea aka Great Barrier Island aka 'the Baz' to catch some of the last...
Aotea in autumn sun
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Our Year in NUMBERS
A roundup of our work in 2020 from the Ecology Division 71 hectares – 246 289 plants – 15 km of streams. What do these numbers mean for our Ecology...
Infrastructure for the future
We have recently installed a new hothouse and shade-house at Rural Design to help us build towards the future. The hot house will allow for us to...
A holiday on Aotea/Great Barrier
Keeping it local! Going on a holiday with your workmates who you literally spend about 90% of your waking hours with might seem like a pretty crazy...
Rural Design Ecology 2019
Rural Design is a leading ecological practice based in Kaiwaka, offering expert consultancy services in land restoration, ecology and landscape...
Seed collection in full swing at Rural Design
Rural Design is hard at work collecting seed for 2018 and the 2019 growing season. Ecologists Heath Worsfold and Jack Warden have been investigating...
Toetoe or Pampas?
Pampas (Cordaderia selloana) is a plague on the northern landscapes of New Zealand. Often confused for the native plant Toetoe (Austroderia) , which...
What is happening to our Fauna?
https://www.theguardian.com/…/study-identifies-key-species-… The article above highlights the importance of monitoring the health of our native...
How Permaculture Can Help Your Land Cope With Climate Change
One way of improving the fertility of your land is through permaculture. Permaculture is an agricultural system centered on utilizing the land based...
Best Native Plants To Use To Reduce Carbon Emissions In Your Farmland
Historically, the agricultural sector has done little to mitigate carbon emissions. This is true to some extent with more farms abandoning...