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2009

• 17 November 2009, Hutt News  ::  Guided tour of the far side of hills
  Three-hour walks for all levels of fitness.  The Friends of Belmont Regional Park are joining forces with Friends of Maara Roa for two guided walks exploring Cannons Creek Valley on the western side of the hills.


• 10 November 2009, Kapi-Mana News  ::  Going bush in Cannons Creek Valley
  Friends of Maara Roa and Friends of Belmont Regional Park have joined forces for an event in Cannons Creek Valley.  Two guided walks have been planned for members of both groups and the public.

2008

• 11 November 2008, The Hutt News  ::  MIRO on the right track
  Award for years of pest control, bird monitoring work.  In a Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC) ceremony to honour environmental champions, MIRO was named joint winner of the Rata Community Partnership Award with Friends of Maara Roa.


• 12 August 2008, Kapi-Mana News  ::  Reserving the status of Belmont Regional Park
  The fate of much of Belmont Regional Park — preservation or multiple-use, including wind farms, roads and tourism — is back on the agenda after four years.


• 5 August 2008, Kapi-Mana News  ::  Spreading the seeds: 'Human birds' find a way
  Conservationist kids are becoming 'human birds' to help our feathered friends recreate their native habitat and reclaim it from the introduced pest, gorse.


• 26 June 2008, Citylife  ::  Letters: To The Editor - Our Waterways
  Your feature on the Porirua Stream alerts readers to the need to care for "our waterways".  But what is happening to all the other streams that enter that harbour?


• 17 June 2008, Kapi-Mana News  ::  35,000 Trees Planted by Volunteers already!
  Thanks to everyone who has helped so far with the Maara Roa Forest Project in Cannons Creek Valley, Belmont Regional Park.

2007

• 1 September 2007, Dominion Post  ::  Digging into hard yakka on foreign soil
  Two French students have been getting practical experience on a community conservation project.


• 5 January 2007, Dominion Post  ::  Saving bush for the people, bringing back the birds
  Sylvia Jenkin: Community Service category winner in The Dominion Post's annual Wellingtonian of the Year awards.

2005

• 29 December 2005, Dominion Post  ::  A little bit of everything
  Takapu Track loop walk takes in open farm tops, regenerating forest, shady streams and flax swamps in a compact loop around a little-known corner of Belmont Regional Park.


• 15 June 2005, Porirua City News  ::  The seeds of change
  People were busy doing their bit for the environment in Porirua on Arbor Day last week.


• 8 June 2005, Porirua City News  ::  Nuts for Nature
  Glenview School in Cannons Creek has students who are pretty cool when it comes to conservation.


• 23 March 2005, Porirua City News  ::  Public voice their concerns over block's future
  The proposed sale of the Waitangirua Block of Belmont Regional Park could face some heavy opposition following a recent public meeting.


• 2 March 2005, Porirua City News  ::  Dunne concerned over park's future
  Ohariu-Belmont MP Peter Dunne is lobbying government ministers and Greater Wellington regional council trying to ensure the survival of Belmont Regional Park.


• 26 January 2005, Porirua City News  ::  Residents concerned over park plan
  State landowner Landcorp has offered its part of Belmont Regional Park up for sale, including the Maara Roa conservation area in Cannons Creek.


• 1 January 2005, Dominion Post  ::  Porirua bush telegraph
  A community project that is restoring a valley of native bush behind Cannons Creek in Porirua — and now is open for guided walks.

2004

• 17 December 2004, Dominion Post  ::  Council to look at Waitangirua farm purchase
  Greater Wellington regional council is considering buying Waitangirua farm.

2003

• 13 August 2003, Dominion Post  ::  Tree planting effort rewarded
  Mr Hodges, of Waitangirua, has received a conservation award from minister Chris Carter recognising his efforts to improve the environment around Brandon Intermediate School in Cannons Creek, where he taught for 25 years.


• 25 March 2003, Dominion Post  ::  Anger over cost of fires
  Firefighters and police are angry at the $80,000 cost of fighting two deliberately lit fires that threatened to cut off Porirua's electricity supplies and spread across drought-ravaged hills to the Hutt Valley.

2002

• 4 November 2002, Dominion Post  ::  Auntie Tinka saluted
  Porirua Civic Awards.


• 6 June 2002, Dominion Post  ::  Schools honour Arbor Day
  Children at Porirua schools marked Arbor Day yesterday by planting trees.


• 23 February 2002, Evening Post  ::  Traps cull possums in Cannons Creek
  Possum numbers on the Cannons Creek side of Belmont Regional Park are coming down and the area's residents can take most of the credit.