Who are the Cooks Beachcare Group?

• We are local resident and ratepayer volunteers protecting our valuable dunes in conjunction with local and regional councils, DOC, and the local community.
• There are Beachcare groups all over New Zealand with over a dozen on the Coromandel. 

What do we do?
Replace invasive exotic weeds with naturally occurring native dune plants using:

• weekly morning working bees (mainly weeding and rubbish removal).
• planting days during Autumn and/or Spring.

Why do we do this work?
Dunes planted in native plants help:

• protect the dunes and repair storm damage
• support our native birds, lizards, and insects

Plants and technical advice are supplied by Councils. Cooks Beachcare and the community supply the enthusiastic labour. And all work is done without significantly restricting views or beach access.

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An NZ Herald video on the Cook Memorial Planting

QUEENS BIRTHDAY WEEKEND PLANTING DAY A huge thank you to all who braved the cold and wet conditions to get so much planting completed.

WHENUAKITE SCHOOL POSTERS Check out these amazing posters from the students of Whenuakite Middle School