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Planting plan fills a gully

Sunday, 28 June 2026

Jimmy Kirk gets stuck in.
Jimmy Kirk gets stuck in.
Volunteers do the spadework in Mangakōtukutuku Gully.
Volunteers do the spadework in Mangakōtukutuku Gully.
Cory Smith shows off his botanical tattoos.
Cory Smith shows off his botanical tattoos.
Tamara Barrowcliffe gives a native tree a new home.
Tamara Barrowcliffe gives a native tree a new home.
Aimee Nooyen.
Aimee Nooyen.
Phil Haultain and Blake Jacquier.
Phil Haultain and Blake Jacquier.
Cory Smith and Aimee Nooyen, Hamilton City Council community restoration advisor.
Cory Smith and Aimee Nooyen, Hamilton City Council community restoration advisor.

Dozens of keen conservationists descended on Hamilton’s Mangakōtukutuku Gully on Sunday to give nature a hand. Waikato Times visual journalist Mark Taylor was there.