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EcoCache Quest – Discover, Inspire, Act!

Online Auckland

Embark on an exciting geocaching adventure with EcoFest! Use geocaching.com to track down hidden caches across Tāmaki Makaurau and beyond. Find one of our limited-edition EcoFest 2025 trackables to unlock…

Free

Street Art Bike Challenge 2025

Online Auckland

EcoMatters is thrilled to host the 5th Street Art Bike Challenge this year, where Aucklanders get out and about by bike to find street art and go in to win…

Free

Te Atatū Seed Library & Clothes Rack

Te Atatū Peninsula Library and Community Centre 595 Te Atatū Road, Te Atatū Peninsula, Auckland

At the Te Atatū Peninsula Community Hub, we have a FREE Seed Library and a Community Clothing Rack. Seed Library The seed library is ready with different seedlings, herbs and…

Free

Walk Waiheke with Us

Waiheke Walking Festival Waiheke Island

The 2025 Waiheke Walking Festival takes place March 21st to April 6th, but with our special, free-to-download app, you can get amongst nature and enjoy the walks Waiheke has to…

Free

World Water Day Photo Competition 2025

Online Auckland

Join Te Whau Pathway Project for their 4th annual World Water Day photo competition! The 2025 theme is Glacier Preservation—but what does that have to do with the Whau River?…

Free

South Auckland Moth Plant Competition – Papakura

Papakura local board area South Auckland

Moth plant spreads quickly and kills our native plants. You can help control this pest plant by organising your community group, whaanau, school, ECE or sports club to collect as…

Free

South Auckland Moth Plant Competition – Manurewa

Manurewa local board area

Moth plant spreads quickly and kills our native plants. You can help control this pest plant by organising your community group, whaanau, school, ECE or sports club to collect as…

Free

South Auckland Moth Plant Competition – Ōtara-Papatoetoe

Ōtara-Papatoetoe local board area

Moth plant spreads quickly and kills our native plants. You can help control this pest plant by organising your community group, whaanau, school, ECE or sports club to collect as…

Free

Henderson-Massey Moth Plant Competition

Henderson-Massey Local Board area 1 Smythe Road, Henderson, Auckland

Join the Henderson-Massey Moth Plant Competition, a fun, family-friendly competition that is all about getting rid of moth plant in your neighbourhood, happening from Saturday 15 March to Saturday 3…

Free

Albert-Eden & Puketāpapa Eco Festival

Varies each event Pt Chevalier, Waterview, Mt Albert, Mt Eden, Kingsland, Balmoral, Epsom, Greenlane, Three Kings, Hillsborough, Waikowhai, Lynfield and Wesley, Auckland

The Local Albert Eden & Puketāpapa Eco Festival takes place from the 5th of April to the 27th. We're delighted to say that with  180+ events already registered, it's going…

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Butterflies in Blockhouse Bay – Treasure Hunt

Blockhouse Bay Shops 556 Blockhouse Bay Road, Blockhouse Bay, Auckland

Find the beautiful butterflies in shops around Blockhouse Bay from 11 March. Write the name of the store you visited on the entry form, downloadable from our website. Be in…

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Pest Free Howick Ward Moth Plant Pod Competition

Howick Ward Howick, Auckland

Join the Moth Plant Pod Competition Community! Whether you're already registered or thinking about signing up for this year's MPC competition with your school, whānau, sports group, or community, this…

Free

Celebrate Waiheke Conservation with Art Exhibition

Waiheke Community Art Gallery 2 Korora Road, Oneroa, Waiheke Island

A collaboration with island-based creatives, The Understory Project sheds light on Waiheke’s transformation from a once barren landscape of sheep farms to the locus of conservation action. Native birds are…

Free

Localised Art Awards (Competition & Exhibition)

Lake House Arts Centre 37 Fred Thomas Drive, Takapuna, Auckland

Lake House Arts, in partnership with Localised Zero Waste Hub, is proud to present the Localised Art Awards, a new competition and exhibition celebrating creativity, sustainability, and innovation. The awards…

Free

Bike Hub Manurewa Volunteer Try Out

Bike Hub Manurewa 1 Dalgety Drive, Manurewa, Auckland

Are you passionate about bikes and keen to give back to your community? We’re on the lookout for local volunteers to join our Bike Hub Manurewa whaanau! At this induction…

Free

Climate Fresk for Kids on Waiheke Island

Waiheke Sustainability Centre 1a Mako Street, Oneroa, Waiheke

Experience the global Climate Fresk Game! Climate Fresk is a fun, interactive yet 100% science-based workshop designed for kids 9-16y. In just 2 hours you will learn the fundamental science behind…

Free

Guided Walk: Birds for Kids

Huia Lodge Discovery Hub Cornwall Park Green Lane West, Epsom, Auckland

Gather your flock (whānau) and join the experts from Birds New Zealand to learn about birds on a fun kids guided walk. Cornwall Park is a favourite spot for many…

Free

Friendship Bracelets with T-shirt Yarn!

Whangaparaoa Library 9 Main Street, Stanmore Bay, Whangaparāoa, Auckland

Do you have old T-shirts that are no longer fit for purpose? Lets learn how to make T-Shirt yarn and use it to make something new togeher! T-shirt yarn can…

Free

Free e-Waste Drop-Off: Business Manukau

The Warehouse Manukau Carpark 54 Cavendish Drive, Manukau City Centre, South Auckland

Get rid of your unwanted, old, or broken tech and electrical items responsibly - for FREE! Battery-operated or plug-in appliances thrown away in landfill have a risk of causing fires…

Free

Bug Hotels

Highland Park Library 16 Highland Park Drive, Auckland

Bugs play a vital role in our backyard ecosystems! Join us to learn about your favorite bugs and build an eco-friendly hideaway just for them. 🏡 Take home your handmade…

Free
Event Series Fair Food Kai Sort

Fair Food Kai Sort

Fair Food New Zealand 624 Rosebank Road, Avondale, Auckland

Join us for a volunteer shift at Fair Food! Our amazing volunteers work at our Avondale Hub, sorting surplus healthy and nutritious food donated by our partner organisations. This kai…

Free

Make a Bug Hotel

Albany Community Hub 575A Albany Highway, Albany, North Auckland

Create a bug hotel for your garden in this woodwork workshop and support your local wildlife! This hands-on workshop blends woodworking and nature, giving kids the chance to build their…

Free
Event Series Feeding Bellies, Not Bins!

Feeding Bellies, Not Bins

Everybody Eats Glen Innes 133 Line Road, Glen Innes, Auckland

Join us for dinner and help us on our mission to reduce food waste.  We turn perfectly good surplus produce, destined for landfill, into delicious, nutritious 3-course meals. With the…

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The Great Big Rescued Food Cook Off

Waiheke Sustainability Centre 1a Mako Street, Oneroa, Waiheke

Join us for a sizzling showdown, 'The Great Big Rescued Food Cook-Off' is back! Grab your aprons for a culinary extravaganza like no other as teams battle it out to…

$10