

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Hurunui Weeds Workshop & Biocontrol Site Visit
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 02:45 am – Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 am
- **Event Description**: Find out about invasive weeds threatening Hurunui's precious native ecosystems, and why it is important to stop their spread. You'll hear from experts who will discuss effective W**d control methods, helping people recognise and remove garden weeds, and the use of biological control agents. The event concludes with a visit to a biocontrol site to see sawfly damage to Old Man's Beard. 

Topics are: 
~ Garden-escapee weeds and community education - Dr John Clemens, botanist and biosecurity adviser for special projects with ECan, Christchurch
~ W**d control methods, physical and chemical, and drone use – Noel Crump, ECan biosecurity officer, Cheviot
~ Biocontrol – using live organisms to control weeds – Arnaud Cartier, entomologist, Bioeconomy Science Institute, Lincoln                                                                        

Register by 20 February. For full details about the event's  location and programme, please contact us on hurunuibiodiversity@gmail.com or go to our website https://hurunuibiodiversity.org/hurunui-weeds-workshop/
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/woodend/hurunui-weeds-workshop-and-biocontrol-site-visit/200029552393406
- **Event Categories**: workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 16

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Woodend
- **state**: CA
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: Amberley, North Canterbury
- **lat**: -43.31467509
- **long**: 172.66984606
- **full address**: Amberley, North Canterbury, 134 Main North Rd, Woodend 7610, New Zealand, Woodend

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Hurunui Biodiversity Trust (https://allevents.in/org/hurunui-biodiversity-trust/24152319)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 02:45 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Amberley, North Canterbury, 134 Main North Rd, Woodend 7610, New Zealand, Woodend
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Hurunui Biodiversity Trust
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Hurunui Weeds Workshop & Biocontrol Site Visit ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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