Open SpaceTM magazine
Check out the QEII Open Space magazine, Nov 2009 (PDF 1.7MB)
Download November 2009 articles:
Safeguarding dryland grey scrub in North Canterbury
QEII covenants on council-held land
Restoring the hills on Mangarara Station
Find out more about Open Space magazine ....
Next issue: Late March 2010
Covenant Fencing
Find out about effective fence designs that provide QEII covenant protection.
Allowing access to a covenant by a stile or kissing gate.
Factors to consider when bulldozing fencelines.
Tips on how to combat corrosion on coastal fences.
A guide to relative costs for effective fence designs that provide QEII covenant protection.
Maintenance and stock training are the keys to success with electric fences.
A joint project constructed a difficult fence by hand around a totara gully protected by a QEII covenant.
Some tips for fencing bush margins
There is a wide range of fencing styles, individual farmer preferences, regional variations and costs in New Zealand.
QEII Trust has two key principles for fencing of forest remnants.
How to stop goats climbing fence stays.
Hand-made Farm Fence ... #852 gives detailed instructions on building farm fences.
An old style rabbit netting fence built in the 1950s has been retained as part of a covenant fence.
How to turn pine trees into fence posts and battens.
When covenants are alongside streams, an added benefit resulting from fencing is the improvement of water quality in catchment areas.
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What's New
- Sir Brian Lochore thanks Wairarapa and Tararua covenantors
- New brochure: Protecting wetlands with QEII covenants
- Yellow mistletoe restoration in the Wairarapa
- QEII Athol Patterson Bursary - Massey University
- Carbon credits
3,000th QEII covenant
Unique riparian treeland protected in Southland.
Find out about the 3,000th QEII covenant
Brochures
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Frequently asked questions about open space covenants |
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Assisting landowners to protect special features on their land Download PDF, 222KB |
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QEII covenants: Protecting and enhancing wetlands on private land |



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