The New Zealand Ecological Restoration Network, Christchurch, for the establishment of a network to share experience and resources in native habitat restoration. Caring for our biodiversity - Russell Langdon, Ashburton, for the development of the Hawthorn Wood Wild Fowl and Wetland Reserve and a captive breeding programme for endangered waterfowl. Palmerston North City Council, Palmerston North. Seresin Estate concentrates on improving soil health, including mulching under vines and suppressing weeds with compost. Other species are planted between vine rows to encourage insect species that parasitise pests.
Canopy management is the first line of defence against disease.
The winery waste water is used for irrigation, prunings are mulched, and olive and native plants are used on banks to minimise erosion. The company has established a worm farm to compost staff lunchroom waste. Paper and cardboard waste is recycled or used as mulch. The New Zealand Ecological Restoration Network was set up as a collaborative effort by established Canterbury organisations to share experience and resources in native habitat restoration. The Addington Bush Society, which started with a group of eight Addington families who joined their backyards to plant native trees and shrubs, provided the initial management for the Network.