Trees for SurvivalTrees for Survival

Planting trip to Mataia, a farm at Planting trip to Mataia, a farm at Glorit, Kaipara on SH 16.Glorit, Kaipara on SH 16.

On Tuesday we took a bus On Tuesday we took a bus and set off to Glorit. We and set off to Glorit. We hadn’t got far before the hadn’t got far before the bus overheated and bus overheated and broke down in Auckland broke down in Auckland city. We had to get off city. We had to get off the motorway and put the motorway and put some water in….. Then some water in….. Then the engine cover the engine cover jammed and our Dads jammed and our Dads went to the rescue.went to the rescue.

Another bus arrived after Another bus arrived after about half an hour and about half an hour and we continued on out to we continued on out to the farm.the farm.

Calling for help!

Oh no! The engine cover’s fallen off.

Our Arrival at Glorit HallOur Arrival at Glorit Hall

We scrambled off the bus, glad to stretch We scrambled off the bus, glad to stretch our legs and met the landowners Gill and our legs and met the landowners Gill and Kevin Adshead and their daughter and Kevin Adshead and their daughter and son in law Jenny and Shane Hood.son in law Jenny and Shane Hood.

The site was familiar to us because Gill The site was familiar to us because Gill had sent photos and given us the history had sent photos and given us the history of the area along with information on of the area along with information on what was going on and why we were what was going on and why we were planting there.planting there.