Written by: Spencer Cooper
2021
I whakaae te karapu ki te whakaheke i te katoa o te kaapuku ka whakahaerea i roto i nga tau e toru kua hipa. Hei whakatutuki i tenei, i tautuhia e te roopu pupuri matomato te whānuitanga o nga waahi ka taea te huri ki tetahi whenua ake 'taiao' me te whakawhiti i enei waahanga ma te pepa panui Club me nga hui o te karapu whakarite. I muri mai i etahi whakarereketanga ki te whaanui o nga waahi ka whakaarohia te huringa i nga waahanga o te papa korowha i timata. He maha nga momo mahi i whakamahia hei whakaora i te mana taiao o nga momo turfgrass taketake pēnei i: NZ piko tihi me te momo Fescue pai. Ko te maimoatanga tuatahi e hiahiatia ana te wawaotanga matū me Haloxyfop me te tarai i nga momo whakaeke (kaore e pai) te momo penei i a Kikuyu me nga otaota rau whanui. Ka roa te whakahaere, ka kaha ake te ahurea me te iti ake o te-matū. I enei ra, ko nga waahi huri noa i te kaupapa (+ - 55 600 sqm) kua waiho hei waahanga mo te papaanga me tetahi waahanga e korero ana te nuinga ki nga korero.
2021
The Club has been committed to reducing the total area of mown and managed rough over the past 3 years. To achieve this, the green-keeping team identified a range of areas that had the potential to be converted over to a more 'naturalized' state and communicated these proposed areas via Club newsletters and organised Club meetings. Following some amendments to the extent of areas proposed the process of naturalizing parts of the golf course commenced.
A range of methodologies have been employed to regain the natural dominance of native turfgrass species such as: NZ brown top bent and fine Fescue species. Initial treatment required chemical intervention with Haloxyfop and spot spraying of invasive (undesirable) species such as Kikuyu and broadleaf weeds. Overtime management could become more cultural and less chemical-based. Today, the areas around the course (+- 55 600 sqm) have become a feature of the site and a characteristic that members often comment positively upon.
