Tui To Town 2011

The Tui to Town project is now into its fourth season, promoting natural habitat restoration on the Wairau Plain.

Council is encouraging people to report any sightings of tui on the Wairau Plain area around Blenheim or in the Waihopai and also to consider planting suitable native plants to provide habitat for tui and other native birds and insects.

Sightings: to report a sighting of tui on the Wairau Plain either do it online http://www.marlborough.govt.nz/Environment/Land/Ecology-Projects/Tui-to-Town/Report-Tui-Sighting-Form.aspx (www.marlborough.govt.nz), by email to tui@marlborough.govt.nz or phone Council on Ph: 520 7400.

: to report a sighting of tui on the Wairau Plain either do it online (), by email to tui@marlborough.govt.nz or phone Council on Ph: 520 7400.

Sightings have been trickling in steadily this year (about 40 so far) after a high number in 2010 and reasonable numbers in 2008 and 2009.

• In 2008 between the months of June and December 80 tui sightings were reported
• In 2009 over the same seven month period 71 tui sightings were reported
• In 2010 there were 218 sightings between the months of May to December.

Plantings: funding may be available to help with suitable native plantings that are a minimum of 1000 square metres in area within the Wairau Plain area. A contribution of $1 per plant up to a maximum of $1000.00 is available. Have a look at the details on the council website or ring Nicky Eade to discuss.

• 2008 - 4 plantings funded
• 2009 - 8 plantings funded
• 2010 - 11 plantings funded