Current Projects
Keri keri Inlet
Eco-land Ltd was invited by the client to provide a simplified landscape design that displayed plantings that enhanced the land whilst maintaining the flexibility of land use. Working with a strict budget and progressive plantings over 4 years the majority of the plan is complete.
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Kauri Cliff’s Farm
Eco-land Ltd was invited by Kauri Cliffs Farm to provide Native Plant Revegetation plans and implementation pricing enabling the replanting of a 10ha cut over Pine forest in indigenous tree species. The 4year staged planting plan has seen the successful establishment of 50,000+ native plants. The plantings were done in a manner that promotes future indigenous tree harvest. The planted forest has been registered with MAF and harvest rights have been secured for future land owners should they wish to harvest.
Eco-land Ltd provided design, planning, planting and maintenance of the planted area until the trees were established. Tree’s were grown by Eco-lands Nursery at Kaeo or supplied by Keri Keri Plant Production and Alternative Nurseries.
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Pakaraka Subdivision
Eco-land Ltd was invited by the developer / owner to implement a wetland plantings opposite State Highway 1 Pakaraka. The planting was initiated as part of an existing subdivision plan provided by the owner. Eco-land selected the native plants for the site and conceptual created the planting plan as we planted. The15,000 native plants were successfully established by Eco-land Ltd with the tree maintenance being implemented by farm employees.
Native tree’s were grown by Eco-lands Nursery at Kaeo or supplied by Keri Keri Plant Production and Alternative Nurseries at Waipu
Eco-land also planted and established 1500 olive trees.
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| Pakaraka planting mulching olives | Pakaraka wetland plan |
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Mataka
Eco-land Ltd was invited to B.Sabriers property at Mataka to design and implement the planting of a large pond catchment area. The landscaping included the remodelling and shaping of ponds, native and exotic planting’s, walk bridge construction and walk track formation. The work expanded to other areas of the property and in the following years 50000+ plants were planted and established by Eco-land Ltd on an extremely steep and difficult coastal property. Additional walk tracks and garden areas were designed and implemented.
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| Mataka Ponds | Mataka Rock Pools |
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| Mataka Landscaping |
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Paroa Bay
Eco-land Ltd was invited to design and implement native plantings of a coastal hill face. The insensitive subdivision of the Dragon Hill Farm into 4 titles rendered the Sustainable land management design inoperative. As a result the function of the land was removed and land management became difficult. A property owner wishing to revegatate their only grassed area with native plants for simplicity of management invited Eco-land Ltd to established 17000 native plants and created a subtropical orchard. A simple hand dug walk track system was also created.
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| Subtropical garden Paroa Bay |
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Waiare Rd
Eco-land was invited to implement planting of a mixed species forestry venture that is to provide firewood and high value timber to the owners of lifestyle block. A small area of native revegetation has also been implemented.
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Ecolands Kaeo
At Eco-lands we have be progressive transforming a rundown grazing block into a energy efficient, carbon neutral, diversified land based production unit. Sustainable Land Management Design is being implemented as time and resources enable. Most earth works are completed with water storage and storm retention ponds in place and access tracks formed. Many plantings have occurred, fruit orchards and timber forests being extended each year. Paddocks for livestock and open space are becoming more refined and maintained yearly. Regenerating native forest is being managed and worked to ensure a quality forest and ecological resource is available to future generation. Pest management is maintained to a level that locally present Kauri snail populations are maintained and enhanced.
Our eco-friendly self designed and built house is still to be completed. Most materials were sourced from the farm or local district. The timber was milled onsite and used in a rough sawn state. Rocks from the land have been included in the floor where possible to reduce the need for concrete and to store the suns heat. The house is dedicated to solar energy through design and solar panel modules. We have no grid power to site.
Our household at present is approx 60% self supported in food and uses 90% renewable energy for electricity. We are still developing an extensive garden and after 5 years of effort are starting to get life into otherwise dead soil.
Our transition from a run down grazing block to that of a diversified sustainable farm is slow and limited by finance but its enjoyable and rewarding at the same time. We cherish the fruit when it ripens on the tree and become inspired not to waste it or that of other farm produce. Our children grow as hunters and gathers within our garden and fruit trees. They grow with the ducklings, chickens, pigs, lambs and calves. They play with the horses, dogs and cat and chase the butterflies across the land without fear.
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| Eco-Lands Chickens | Eco-Lands Rabbits |
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| Eco-Lands Ponds |