Wanganui Conference March 2008

It was my pleasure to open the Dunes Conference in Wanganui on March 5. I congratulate your organisation for what I have been told, was a very successful and informative conference. Not only were ideas shared, and information gleaned from other parts of the globe, but new friends were made through the networking.

I was impressed by the passion in which many of the participants felt, for the maintenance and retention of sand dunes, the natural environment and natural vegetation. You have captured a fascinating part of the world’s coastal processes. Your research and shared information should be spread throughout coastal centres for debate.

Thank you for visiting Wanganui and allowing us to host your inaugural conference.

Dot McKinnon
Deputy Mayor Wanganui

Speakers Presentations

Message to the Dunes Restoration Trust - Steve Chadwick, Minister of Conservation [18 Kb]

Ammophila Arenaria dispersal and invasion in New Zealand - Konlechner T.M. and
Hilton M.J. [14 Kb]

Ten Years of Research and Implementation - H. R. Spence, D. O. Bergin, M. J. Dean [80 Kb]

Where have all the moa bones gone? The archaeology of dune environments - Jonathan Welch
[31 Kb]

Sebaea ovata, dune slacks and coastal change - Jim Campbell [7.3 Mb]

Patea dunes: lessons from a greenwaste dump site - Graeme La Cock [1.7 Mb]

Seed production & quality relating to the mechanical seed processing of the indigenous coastal
sand-binding plant Spinifex sericeus - Robert Southward [7.8 Mb]

Waverley Wind Farm - Ruth English [214 Kb PDF]

Coastal Dunes at Ocean Beach, Cape Kidnappers - W.Y. Heh, S. Jamieson,
E. Robinson [125 Kb PDF]

What's up with Weedbusters? - Carolyn Lewis [1.2 Mb PDF]

Guest Speakers

Anthony Harris presentation was based upon:
Harris.A.C 1970: Coastal Beetles of the Manawatu Area. Bulletin of Natural Sciences, Vol 1, Jan, 1970. pp 45-88. Victoria University of Wellington Biological Society, Wellington, NZ

Additional Information

River City Press Conference Newspaper Article [301 Kb PDF]