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Manuka trees on the side of the Piha Rd. More blur action, less than I have used in the B and W pictures, but the first colour one.

Kiri Manuka Honey Body Lotion.

Tiny, tiny, tiny.

 

I've seen these in the bush of New South Wales many times, but really enjoyed this arrangement today because it showed the full lifecycle. I spent a while reading thru my book on native Australian plants, but haven't found its name yet.

 

Hope you enjoy.

Not to be confused with Manuka!

In 2010, Auckland Regional Council purchased Te Muri farm - 407 hectares of land behind Te Muri Beach - as an addition to its outstanding Regional Parks Network. Only 45 minutes from downtown Auckland, Te Muri Beach is a beautiful spot overlooking Mahurangi Harbour, favoured by locals for its seclusion and great walking trail - perfect to commune with nature and enjoy Auckland’s great outdoors.

 

In 2016, Council started public consultations to amend the management plans for Mahurangi Regional Park with the aim to soon open Te Muri Regional Park to the public. Greenfleet is helping to revegetate part of the land with native vegetation. This year we were joined by our NZ #GreenfleetSupporters to help plant 4,000 native seedlings on the site.

 

You have to admit, the view from the planting site is pretty stunning!

 

Find out more about this reforestation project at <a href="http://www.greenfleet.com.au/Ourf…/PlantingSites/TeMuri.aspx"

A private spot thrown open to public viewing.

 

Unedited image taken with and uploaded from my smart phone.

Dwarf mistletoe (Korthalsella salicorniodes) growing on manuka (Leptospermum scoparium) at Port Pegasus, Stewart Island, New Zealand.

Thilakaratne Dilshan man of the match.

Sri Lanka vs India match played on 12 February 2008 at the Manuka Oval in Canberra, Australia.

Active Manuka Honey UMF 10+ has a "Unique Manuka factor"(UMF) activity rating of 10%.

Manuka UMF 10+ reflects level of non-peroxide activity ( 10%), which provides high level of anti-bacterial activity. The honey independently tested by NZ laboratory.

Manuka Honey UMF 10+ allows to improve your health problems and can be used internally and externally.

Internally- all kinds of internal stomach problems. Externally -beneficial for all kinds of ulcers, wounds, burns, sores, and skin problems. Pure natural Manuka honey with no additives.

 

Bushland, Queen Charlotte Sound, NZ

#43 - Game

 

Queanbeyan Tigers vs Sydney Swans Reserves, Manuka Oval

"Recent aerial surveys of 810,000 acres of Hawaii Island forests showed that a fungal infestation of ohia trees is much greater than earlier thought. Using a helicopter and specialized survey equipment, surveyors from a collaboration of state, county and federal agencies flew January 11 – 15, 2016. Satellite imagery of ohia forests in 2014 resulted in an estimate of 15,000 acres infected by this newly identified disease. The latest survey, pending ground verification, estimates the infection has now spread to some 34,000 acres of the ohia forest on the Big Island.

 

Philipp La Haela Walter, the State Resource and Survey Forester for the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) said, “We used two surveyors at a time and flew a total of 8 ½ hours over state, federal and private lands covering about two-thirds of the Big Islands’s ohia forests. Our next steps are to cover the rest of the ohia forests with follow-up flights and to ground-truth the aerial operation. One of our priorities will be to double-check the Kohala area, where Rapid Ohia Death may have been detected for the first time by our aerial survey.”

 

A team of experts from DLNR/DOFAW, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, the Big Island Invasive Species Committee and the National Park Service/Hawaii Volcanoes National Park conducted the aerial survey. The University of Hawaii Cooperative Extension Service and the USDA Agricultural Research Service assisted with planning. In 2014 USDA researchers identified the pathogen that causes the disease.

 

Dr. Flint Hughes, with the USDA Forest Service commented, “Unfortunately Rapid Ohia Death is spreading much quicker than we had hoped. The aerial surveyors noted ohia trees with no leaves or brown leaves, likely impacted by the disease; as well as ohia trees which have been dead for a longer time and those that have been affected by either drought or VOG. It’s important that we differentiate the causes of tree deaths and continue to carefully and closely monitor the spread of Rapid Ohia Death to aid in reducing its spread on Hawaii Island and around the state.”

 

Ohia forests cover approximately 865,000 acres of land across the state and are considered the primary species providing habitat for countless plants, animals and invertebrates. These forests protect watersheds that provide significant agriculture and drinking water across the state.

 

“It’s sad but not unexpected that we have a confirmed case of Rapid Ohia Death in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park,” said Park Superintendent Cindy Orlando. “We are very concerned about the impacts to our cherished ohia that thrives throughout the park, and we will continue to implement the stringent measures developed by our interagency partners to prevent the spread of this devastating disease. We will also continue to sample trees throughout the park,” Orlando said.

 

Dr. J.B. Friday, the extension forester with the UH College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources Cooperative Extension Service explained, “We know that the state Department of Agriculture’s moratorium on the transport and shipment of ohia plants and parts is having a positive effect on curbing the spread. It’s impossible to determine whether the ban on ohia shipping is 100% effective and that’s why we are trying to get the word out to all forest users, nurseries, and lei makers that Rapid Ohia Death is fast killing what is considered one of the most important forest trees in Hawaii.”

 

Research into treatments for the particular fungus that causes Rapid Ohia Death continues at the USDA Agricultural Research Service lab in Hilo. Investigation into how it spreads is also being conducted with potential culprits being: insects, underground via roots, on small wood or dust particles, on clothing and shoes, and possibly on animals. Ultimately scientists hope that by identifying what is spreading the fungus they’ll be able to mitigate its devastating impacts." (Department of Land and Natural Resources State of Hawaii)

 

dlnr.hawaii.gov/dsp/hiking/hawaii/manuka-nature-trail/

  

Good for honey and lots of other things...

Wharariki Beach is a beach west of Cape Farewell, the northernmost point of the South Island of New Zealand.

 

The north-facing sandy beach is accessible only via a 20-minute walking track from the end of Wharariki Road. The road end is approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the nearest settlement, the small village of Puponga. A camping ground is located along Wharariki Road, but the area surrounding the beach is devoid of any development. Wharariki Beach is bordered by Puponga Farm Park, with the wider area more or less surrounded by the northern end of Kahurangi National Park.

 

The beach is flanked to the east and west by cliffs, but due to the flat topography of the area behind it, the beach area and the grassy dunes behind it are quite exposed to winds.

 

Wharariki Beach is perhaps best known for the Archway Islands, featured frequently in photos in New Zealand landscape calendars. It is also the default lock screen image and one of desktop wallpapers on Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system.

Manuka or Kanuka? Do you remember how to tell the difference? ;-)

A window display in Manuka that caught my eye.

bee on manuka, McKee Reserve

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