Auckland RENH Kaipatiki Creek Trial - Umbrella Project's Journal

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October 8, 2019

October 16, 2019

Trial Observations grouped by locations, or "sub-zones"

The following links are to Search results for Trial observations showing various aspects of Survey, intervention and monitoring in "sub-zones" related to proximity to road and stream. The observations have been sorted from oldest to most recent, and will automatically update as observations are added or amended.

If something looks really surprising - eg wide sunlit spaces - check the age of the observation in the lower right corner of the thumbnail - eg 7m = 7 months, and 21y = 21 years. There are a few historic reference observations mixed in here.



Zone Bd - NativePlant Trail entry:

KR at Kaipatiki Roadside

KRL just under the roadside canopy where one exists, and down the start of the path leading to Valecrest Place and to the Native Plant Trail

KRS the bank below Kaipatiki Rd from a few metres below the roadside, to a few metres above the streamside

KSS the Kaipatiki Rd streamside

Stream: the stream in 2018-2019

WSS the Witheford streamside

WRS uphill of the Witheford streamside

Native Plant Trail - the path at entry from Kaipatiki Rd downhill to the first corner, viewed either going down, or coming back up; and the pathside flora of this section of path, on the uphill, road-edge side of the path, and on the downhill, forest-edge side

the path's continuation from this corner, going down, to the footbridge across the stream, (or coming back up), and the flora on the upstream, ie Zone Bd, side of this section of path.

Crossing the footbridge, then on the Witheford Reserve side of the stream, up the hill from the footbridge (or looking down) and the pathside flora on the zone Bd side of this section of path, and continuing (passing the fork on the left to the Native Plant Trail ) up the hill towards Valecrest Place and Witheford Drive, (or coming back down) the same section of path, and the pathside flora on the zone Bd side of this section of path


The Tradescantia of Zone Bd is being documented in "Tradescantia monitoring views" of the Kaipatiki Rd streamside, (or pre-intervention and during manual control) and the Witheford streamside, (or pre-intervention and during manual control).


Some of the native flora, some of the fauna, and some of the introduced flora of Zone Bd.




Zone Ca - "Kokopu Pool"

KR at Kaipatiki Roadside

KRL at the bank immediately below Kaipatiki Road

KRS the Kaipatiki Rd bank below the roadside and above the streamside

KRSPF the flora on the Zone Ca side of the path from roadside to footbridge

KSS the Kaipatiki Rd streamside

SS the stream in 2018-2019 (cf in 1997-99)

WSS the Witheford streamside

TWSS the bank above the Witheford streamside

TWSSPF the pathside flora along the downhill, ie nearer the stream, side of the path

TW (Taraire Walk, ie the Native Plant Trail), either going downstream or coming back upstream

TWWRPF the pathside flora along the uphill, ie further above the stream, side of the path

TWWR the bank above the Native Plant Trail (including the waterfall and pool above the post-1997 erosion channel into the stream near the footbridge)

WRSVPP The Zone Ca side of the steps and path up to Valecrest Place


Tradescantia monitoring in Zone Ca

KR the Kaipatiki Rd roadside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

KRL the bank immediately below the Kaipatiki roadside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

KRS the the Kaipatiki Rd bank below the roadside and above the streamside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

KSS the Kaipatiki Rd streamside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

SS the streambed (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

WSS the Witheford streamside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

TWSS the bank above the Witheford streamside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

TW (Taraire Walk, ie the "Native Plant Trail" (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

TWWR the bank above the Native Plant Trail (or pre-intervention and during manual control).


Some of the native flora, some of the fauna, and some of the introduced flora (mainly or all at the roadside) of Zone Ca.



Zone Cb - "Wheki Steps":
KR at Kaipatiki Roadside

KRL at the bank immediately below Kaipatiki Road

KRS the Kaipatiki Rd bank below the roadside and above the streamside

KSS the Kaipatiki Rd streamside

SS the stream in 2018-2019 (cf in 1997-99)

WSS the Witheford streamside

TWSS the bank above the Witheford streamside

TWSSPF the pathside flora along the downhill, ie nearer the stream, side of the path

TW (Taraire Walk, ie the Native Plant Trail), either going downstream or coming back upstream

TWWRPF the pathside flora along the uphill, ie further above the stream, side of the path

TWWR the bank above the Native Plant Trail


Tradescantia monitoring in Zone Cb

KR the Kaipatiki Rd roadside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

KRL the bank immediately below the Kaipatiki roadside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

KRS the the Kaipatiki Rd bank below the roadside and above the streamside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

KSS the Kaipatiki Rd streamside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

SS the streambed (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

WSS the Witheford streamside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

TWSS the bank above the Witheford streamside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

TW (Taraire Walk, ie the "Native Plant Trail" (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

TWWR the bank above the Native Plant Trail (or pre-intervention and during manual control).


Some of the native flora, some of the fauna, and some of the introduced flora (mainly or all at the roadside) of Zone Cb.



Zone Cc - "Ti Kouka Grove, Wheki Steps":

KR at Kaipatiki Roadside

KRL at the bank immediately below Kaipatiki Road

KRS the Kaipatiki Rd bank below the roadside and above the streamside

KSS the Kaipatiki Rd streamside

SS the stream in 2018-2019 (cf in 1997-99)

WSS the Witheford streamside

TWSS the bank above the Witheford streamside

TWSSPF the pathside flora along the downhill, ie nearer the stream, side of the path

TW (Taraire Walk, ie the Native Plant Trail), either going downstream or coming back upstream

TWWRPF the pathside flora along the uphill, ie further above the stream, side of the path

TWWR the bank above the Native Plant Trail


Tradescantia monitoring in Zone Cc

KR the Kaipatiki Rd roadside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

KRL the bank immediately below the Kaipatiki roadside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

KRS the the Kaipatiki Rd bank below the roadside and above the streamside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

KSS the Kaipatiki Rd streamside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

SS the streambed (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

WSS the Witheford streamside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

TWSS the bank above the Witheford streamside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

TW (Taraire Walk, ie the "Native Plant Trail" (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

TWWR the bank above the Native Plant Trail (or pre-intervention and during manual control).


Some of the native flora, some of the fauna, and some of the introduced flora of Zone Cc.



Zone Da - "Kauri Stump Pool":

KR at Kaipatiki Roadside

KRL at the bank immediately below Kaipatiki Road

KRS the Kaipatiki Rd bank below the roadside and above the streamside

KSS the Kaipatiki Rd streamside

SS the stream in 2018-2019 (cf in 1997-99)

WSS the Witheford streamside

TWSS the bank above the Witheford streamside

TWSSPF the pathside flora along the downhill, ie nearer the stream, side of the path

TW (Taraire Walk, ie the Native Plant Trail), either going downstream or coming back upstream

TWWRPF the pathside flora along the uphill, ie further above the stream, side of the path

TWWR the bank above the Native Plant Trail


Tradescantia monitoring in Zone Da

KR the Kaipatiki Rd roadside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

KRL the bank immediately below the Kaipatiki roadside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

KRS the the Kaipatiki Rd bank below the roadside and above the streamside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

KSS the Kaipatiki Rd streamside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

SS the streambed (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

WSS the Witheford streamside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

TWSS the bank above the Witheford streamside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

TW (Taraire Walk, ie the "Native Plant Trail" (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

TWWR the bank above the Native Plant Trail (or pre-intervention and during manual control).


Some of the native flora, some of the fauna, and some of the introduced flora (mainly or all at the roadside) of Zone Da.



Zone Db - "Mama Ti Kouka":

KR at Kaipatiki Roadside

KRL at the bank immediately below Kaipatiki Road
KRL at the bank immediately below Kaipatiki Road
KRS the Kaipatiki Rd bank below the roadside and above the streamside

KSS the Kaipatiki Rd streamside

SS the stream in 2018-2019 (cf in 1997-99)

WSS the Witheford streamside

TWSS the bank above the Witheford streamside

TWSSPF the pathside flora along the downhill, ie nearer the stream, side of the path

TW (Taraire Walk, ie the Native Plant Trail), either going downstream or coming back upstream

TWWRPF the pathside flora along the uphill, ie further above the stream, side of the path

TWWR the bank above the Native Plant Trail


Tradescantia monitoring in Zone Db

KR the Kaipatiki Rd roadside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

KRL the bank immediately below the Kaipatiki roadside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

KRS the the Kaipatiki Rd bank below the roadside and above the streamside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

KSS the Kaipatiki Rd streamside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

SS the streambed (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

WSS the Witheford streamside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

TWSS the bank above the Witheford streamside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

TW (Taraire Walk, ie the "Native Plant Trail" (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

TWWR the bank above the Native Plant Trail (or pre-intervention and during manual control).


Some of the native flora, some of the fauna, and some of the introduced flora (mainly or all at the roadside) of Zone Db.



Zone Ea - "Inanga Pool":

KR at Kaipatiki Roadside

KRL at the bank immediately below Kaipatiki Road

KRS the Kaipatiki Rd bank below the roadside and above the streamside

KSS the Kaipatiki Rd streamside

SS the stream in 2018-2019 (cf in 1997-99)

WSS the Witheford streamside

TWSS the bank above the Witheford streamside

TWSSPF the pathside flora along the downhill, ie nearer the stream, side of the path

TW (Taraire Walk, ie the Native Plant Trail), either going downstream or coming back upstream

TWWRPF the pathside flora along the uphill, ie further above the stream, side of the path

TWWR the bank above the Native Plant Trail


Tradescantia monitoring in Zone Ea

KR the Kaipatiki Rd roadside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

KRL the bank immediately below the Kaipatiki roadside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

KRS - This bank is unstable, especially the lower half, ie the streamside, where it is also probably vertical for the last 1.5m, beneath a veil of hanging Tradescantia which presently covers the streambed.

The bank is mostly occupied by a dense mass of shrub and vine weeds, the control of which manually would be greatly aided by the presence of the Tradescantia, which could be withdrawn form the outer boundaries of the zone to help suppress and rot the shrub/vine weeds as they are cut.

A rock culvert from roadside to stream in the adjacent zone Eb, constructed in 1999 to reduce erosion by the outfall of a large stormwater pipe draining the road and the school grounds on the other side of the road, ends at the stream where outfall has eroded 2-3metres of the opposite bank.

No intervention is planned on the Kaipatiki Rd bank and streamside of this Zone during the current year of this Methodology Trial.

KRS the "Tradescantia monitoring views" of the Kaipatiki Rd bank below the roadside and above the streamside and any other Tradescantia monitoring.

KSS the "Tradescantia monitoring views" of the Kaipatiki Rd streamside and any other Tradescantia monitoring.

SS the streambed (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

WSS the Witheford streamside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

TWSS the bank above the Witheford streamside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

TW (Taraire Walk, ie the "Native Plant Trail" (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

TWWR the bank above the Native Plant Trail (or pre-intervention and during manual control).


Some of the native flora, some of the fauna, and some of the introduced flora (mainly or all at the roadside) of Zone Ea.



Zone Eb - "Mamaku Run":

KR at Kaipatiki Roadside

KRL at the bank immediately below Kaipatiki Road

KRS the Kaipatiki Rd bank below the roadside and above the streamside

KSS the Kaipatiki Rd streamside

SS the stream in 2018-2019 (cf in 1997-99)

WSS the Witheford streamside

TWSS the bank above the Witheford streamside

TWSSPF the pathside flora along the downhill, ie nearer the stream, side of the path

TW (Taraire Walk, ie the Native Plant Trail), either going downstream or coming back upstream

TWWRPF the pathside flora along the uphill, ie further above the stream, side of the path

TWWR the bank above the Native Plant Trail


Tradescantia monitoring in Zone Eb

KR the Kaipatiki Rd roadside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

KRL the bank immediately below the Kaipatiki roadside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

KRS and KSS - This bank is unstable, especially the lower half, ie the streamside, where it is also probably vertical for the last 1.5m, beneath a veil of hanging Tradescantia which presently covers the streambed.

The adjacent bank of Zone Ea is mostly occupied by a dense mass of shrub and vine weeds, the control of which manually would be greatly aided by the presence of the Tradescantia, which could be withdrawn form the outer boundaries of the zone to help suppress and rot the shrub/vine weeds as they are cut.

A rock culvert from roadside to stream, constructed in 1999 to reduce erosion by the outfall of a large stormwater pipe draining the road and the school grounds on the other side of the road, ends at the stream where outfall has eroded 2-3metres of the opposite bank.

No intervention is planned on the Kaipatiki Rd bank and streamside of this Zone during the current year of this Methodology Trial.

KRS the "Tradescantia monitoring views" of the Kaipatiki Rd bank below the roadside and above the streamside and any other Tradescantia monitoring.

KSS the "Tradescantia monitoring views" of the Kaipatiki Rd streamside and any other Tradescantia monitoring.

SS the streambed (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

WSS the Witheford streamside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

TWSS the bank above the Witheford streamside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

TW (Taraire Walk, ie the "Native Plant Trail" (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

TWWR the bank above the Native Plant Trail (or pre-intervention and during manual control).


Some of the native flora, some of the fauna, and some of the introduced flora (mainly or all at the roadside) of Zone Eb.



The following links are to locations in which most of the observations are yet to be uploaded.




Zone Fa - "Little Pine hillock (at roadside), Wheki Pool, Hutmakers' slide":

KR at Kaipatiki Roadside

KRL at the bank immediately below Kaipatiki Road

KRS the Kaipatiki Rd bank below the roadside and above the streamside

KSS the Kaipatiki Rd streamside

SS the stream in 2018-2019 (cf in 1997-99)

WSS the Witheford streamside

TWSS the bank above the Witheford streamside

TWSSPF the pathside flora along the downhill, ie nearer the stream, side of the path

TW (Taraire Walk, ie the Native Plant Trail), either going downstream or coming back upstream

TWWRPF the pathside flora along the uphill, ie further above the stream, side of the path

TWWR the bank above the Native Plant Trail


Tradescantia monitoring in Zone Fa

KR the Kaipatiki Rd roadside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

KRL the bank immediately below the Kaipatiki roadside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

KRS the the Kaipatiki Rd bank below the roadside and above the streamside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

KSS the Kaipatiki Rd streamside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

SS the streambed (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

WSS the Witheford streamside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

TWSS the bank above the Witheford streamside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

TW (Taraire Walk, ie the "Native Plant Trail" (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

TWWR the bank above the Native Plant Trail (or pre-intervention and during manual control).


Some of the native flora, some of the fauna, and some of the introduced flora (mainly or all at the roadside) of Zone Fa.



Zone Fb - "Little Pine Hillock (at roadside), Fuchsia Pool, Sooty Mould Forest":

KR at Kaipatiki Roadside

KRL at the bank immediately below Kaipatiki Road

KRS the Kaipatiki Rd bank below the roadside and above the streamside

KSS the Kaipatiki Rd streamside

SS the stream in 2018-2019 (cf in 1997-99)

WSS the Witheford streamside

TWSS the bank above the Witheford streamside

TWSSPF the pathside flora along the downhill, ie nearer the stream, side of the path

TW (Taraire Walk, ie the Native Plant Trail), either going downstream or coming back upstream

TWWRPF the pathside flora along the uphill, ie further above the stream, side of the path

TWWR the bank above the Native Plant Trail


Tradescantia monitoring in Zone Fb

KR the Kaipatiki Rd roadside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

KRL the bank immediately below the Kaipatiki roadside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

KRS the the Kaipatiki Rd bank below the roadside and above the streamside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

KSS the Kaipatiki Rd streamside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

SS the streambed (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

WSS the Witheford streamside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

TWSS the bank above the Witheford streamside (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

TW (Taraire Walk, ie the "Native Plant Trail" (or pre-intervention and during manual control).

TWWR the bank above the Native Plant Trail (or pre-intervention and during manual control).


Some of the native flora, some of the fauna, and some of the introduced flora (mainly or all at the roadside) of Zone Fb.

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