A wooden boardwalk curves through a lush forest with dense greenery. Sunlight filters through the canopy, creating dappled shadows on the path. Ferns and leafy trees surround the tranquil scene.

SOSSI volunteers build a new bridge…

Follow along as SOSSI volunteers build a new bridge along the Waterfall Gully creek – new episodes released every Monday….

And finally…

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Farewell Allan Parker, 1937-2016
ByPeter Jackson February 7, 2016August 26, 2016

SOSSI founding Chairman Allan Parker passed away this Auckland Anniversary weekend. SOSSI management committee and Auckland Council representatives reflect on his involvement with Shakespear Open Sanctuary. Allan and Elaine Parker purchased a property on Everard Avenue adjoining the newly formed Shakespear Regional Park in the early 1970’s. At that stage the park was little but…

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Planting 2018 all done
ByPeter Jackson October 26, 2018October 26, 2018

The planned planting site for 2018 was changed after the storm in May 2017 which caused a major slip adjacent to the Lookout Track. This massive rainfall neared 200mm and this slip at the end of the airstrip was the major site of damage in the park. It is hoped that the plants will help…

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Alan Parker steps down
ByPeter Jackson August 1, 2013June 15, 2014

At our recent AGM Allan Parker stood down as Chairman, having overseen the Society and the Sanctuary since their inception 10 years ago. Along with Jean Bell (who died last year) he was also awarded a Community Volunteers Award 2013 by the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board of the Auckland Council. Matt Maitland, Open Sanctuary…

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Sunday at Shakespear
ByPeter Jackson November 3, 2014May 18, 2017

The next Sunday event is on 21 May, 2017, 9.30am at the Park Office, Te Haruhi Bay. (NB: please refresh your browser to get the latest date! Try CTRL + F5 for PC, Cmd + R for Mac) ) Note that we’re starting a bit earlier to allow time for a short talk (topic to…

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Trappers wanted
ByPeter Jackson April 10, 2013June 15, 2014

The Trapping Team aims to intercept and remove any predators within the sanctuary to allow native species to flourish, and to encourage more species from other sanctuaries to become established at Shakespear. Trappers are assigned a line of traps that are checked regularly. You can help trapping We are looking for volunteers to join the…

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Planting days for 2014
ByPeter Jackson March 28, 2014August 6, 2014

STOP PRESS: one more day to go, 17th August Thanks to the hard work of the teams at the SOSSI nursery and Botanic Gardens, we have about 19,000 plants to go in this year. This is about twice as many as last year so we need lots more volunteers to help to plant them….

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