Sports ground maintenance
Planned maintenance for our sports grounds around our district. The work is to improve turf quality for sports codes.
In spring and autumn we carry out weed spraying. Signs will be displayed onsite when the contractor is working.
Ground maintenance program
Anzac Park | Awapuni Stadium | Barry Park | Childers Road Reserve | Harry Barker Reserve | Hatea-A-Rangi Reserve | Heath Johnston Reserve | Nelson Park | Patutahi Soccer Ground | Te Araroa Domain | The Oval | Te Karaka | Uawa Reserve | Waikirikiri Reserve | Wainui Reserve | Watson Park
Anzac Park
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June |
Oct |
| Fertilising |
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| Under sowing |
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| Weed spraying |
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Spray Conquest for flat weeds and cape daisy.
Recommend re-entry to ground is 2hrs after application.
Spray Ruck is a pre-emergent spray applied prior/during rain so it gets washed in.
Recommend re-entry 2hrs after application |
Awapuni Stadium
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Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
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| Fertilising |
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| Soil topdressing |
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| Undersowing |
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| Weed spraying |
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| Barry Park |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
Oct |
| Fertilising |
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| Soil topdressing |
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| Undersowing |
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| Weed spraying |
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Spray Katana/Simazine to remove rye/poa so couch can come through.
Recommend re-entry to ground is 12hrs after application.
Spray Conquest for flat weeds and cape daisy.
Recommend re-entry to ground is 2hrs after application.
Spray Ruck is a pre-emergent spray applied prior/during rain so it gets washed in.
Recommend re-entry 2hrs after application |
| Childers Rd Reserve |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
Oct |
| Fertilising |
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| Soil topdressing |
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| Under sowing |
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| Weed spraying |
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Spray Conquest for flat weeds and cape daisy.
Recommend re-entry to ground is 2hrs after application. |
| Harry Barker Reserve |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
Oct |
| Fertilising |
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| Under sowing |
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| Weed spraying |
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Spray Conquest for flat weeds and cape daisy.
Recommend re-entry to ground is 2hrs after application.
Spray Ruck is a pre-emergent spray applied prior/during rain so it gets washed in.
Recommend re-entry 2hrs after application |
| Hatea-A-Rangi Reserve |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
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| Fertilising |
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| Under sowing |
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| Heath Johnston Reserve |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
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| Fertilising |
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| Under sowing |
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| Weed spraying |
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| Nelson Park |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
Oct |
| Fertilising |
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| Weed spraying |
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Spray Conquest for flat weeds and cape daisy.
Recommend re-entry to ground is 2hrs after application.
Spray Ruck is a pre-emergent spray applied prior/during rain so it gets washed in.
Recommend re-entry 2hrs after application
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| Patutahi Soccer Ground |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
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| Fertilising |
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| Te Araroa Domain |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
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| Fertilising |
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| The Oval |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
Oct |
| Fertilising |
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| Soil topdressing |
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| Undersowing |
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| Weed spraying |
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Spray Conquest for flat weeds and cape daisy.
Recommend re-entry to ground is 2hrs after application. |
| Te Karaka Reserve |
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Oct |
| Weed spraying |
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Spray Conquest for flat weeds and cape daisy.
Recommend re-entry to ground is 2hrs after application. |
| Uawa Reserve |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
Oct |
| Fertilising |
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| Soil topdressing |
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| Undersowing |
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| Weed spraying |
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Spray Katana/Simazine to remove rye/poa so couch can come through.
Recommend re-entry to ground is 12hrs after application.
Spray Conquest for flat weeds and cape daisy.
Recommend re-entry to ground is 2hrs after application.
Spray Ruck is a pre-emergent spray applied prior/during rain so it gets washed in.
Recommend re-entry 2hrs after application
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| Waikirikiri Reserve |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
Nov\Dec |
| Fertilising |
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| Weed spraying |
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| Imidacloprid to control black field crickets - applied to sports fields when it's raining |
| Wainui Reserve |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
Oct |
| Fertilising |
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| Under sowing |
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| Weed spraying |
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|
√ |
Spray Conquest for flat weeds and cape daisy.
Recommend re-entry to ground is 2hrs after application.
Spray Ruck is a pre-emergent spray applied prior/during rain so it gets washed in.
Recommend re-entry 2hrs after application |
| Watson Reserve |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
Oct |
| Fertilising |
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| Soil topdressing |
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| Undersowing |
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√ |
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| Weed spraying |
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√ |
Spray Conquest for flat weeds and cape daisy.
Recommend re-entry to ground is 2hrs after application.
Spray Ruck is a pre-emergent spray applied prior/during rain so it gets washed in.
Recommend re-entry 2hrs after application
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