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Waiheke Walking Festival

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

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

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

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

Pest Free Howick Ward Moth Plant Pod Competition

Howick Ward Howick

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

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

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

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…

Varies each event

Love Your Awa/Stream Workshop at Puhinui Reserve

Totara Park, Wairere Rd 90R Wairere Rd, Manurewa

Join Whitebait Connection and AC Parks at our FREE workshop on freshwater streams at Puhinui Reserve! Workshop Highlights: • Stream Creatures: Discover the fish and invertebrates that live in our…

Free

Pollinator Discovery Trail

Event Series Pollinator Discovery Trail
Howick Historical Village 75 Bells Road, Lloyd Elsmore Park, Pakuranga

Set out on a hunt in the gardens at the Howick Historical Village! Find hidden emblems of birds, bees and other insects and learn about their vital role as pollinators in…

$8 – $16

Behind the Scenes at West Lynn Garden

West Lynn Garden 73 Parker Avenue, New Lynn

This is your opportunity to come and meet our highly experienced gardeners who are always happy to offer practical advice and seasonal information on plants, trees and shrubs in your…

$5

Pollinator Discovery Trail

Event Series Pollinator Discovery Trail
Howick Historical Village 75 Bells Road, Lloyd Elsmore Park, Pakuranga

Set out on a hunt in the gardens at the Howick Historical Village! Find hidden emblems of birds, bees and other insects and learn about their vital role as pollinators in…

$8 – $16

Bat education and detection evening

Goodwood Reserve 6 Goodwood Drive

Join us for an evening session learning about our native bat species, and seeing whether we have them in our midst! We'll have a casual information sharing session, followed by…

Free

Atiu Creek Weedbusting! 10 -11th April

Ātiu Creek Regional Park 414 Run Road, Tapora

This year we need your help maintaining existing restoration planting sites, combatting invasive pest plants in various parts of the park and ensuring the best outcomes for the young plants…

Free

Te Ara Awataha: Volunteering Working Bee (10 April)

21 Kaka Street 21 Kaka Street, Northcote

Join us in growing a regular volunteer group for regeneration working bees! Become a part of our dedicated volunteer group, meeting monthly to help regenerate Northcote’s new greenway. We’re calling…

Pollinator Discovery Trail

Event Series Pollinator Discovery Trail
Howick Historical Village 75 Bells Road, Lloyd Elsmore Park, Pakuranga

Set out on a hunt in the gardens at the Howick Historical Village! Find hidden emblems of birds, bees and other insects and learn about their vital role as pollinators in…

$8 – $16

Citizen Science for a Changing Ocean

Sir Peter Blake MERC 1045 Beach Road, Auckland

Join us for a hands-on exploration of research methods used to study coastal marine ecosystems followed by speakers highlighting citizen science initiatives and key issues facing our coasts including climate change and invasive species. Build new skills or deepen…

Free

Butterflies in Blockhouse Bay – Treasure Hunt

Blockhouse Bay Shops 556 Blockhouse Bay Road, Blockhouse Bay

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…

Free

Native Nursery Workshop

Event Series Native Nursery Workshop
EcoMatters Environment Trust - Store and EcoHub 1 Olympic Place, New Lynn

Join Chrissy the seed whisperer to help with native plant and seed propagation. Muck in and learn about how it's done and how native plants contribute to protecting our land…

Free

Pollinator Discovery Trail

Event Series Pollinator Discovery Trail
Howick Historical Village 75 Bells Road, Lloyd Elsmore Park, Pakuranga

Set out on a hunt in the gardens at the Howick Historical Village! Find hidden emblems of birds, bees and other insects and learn about their vital role as pollinators in…

$8 – $16

Flower Pressing Workshop

Event Series Flower pressing workshop
Howick Historical Village 75 Bells Road, Lloyd Elsmore Park, Pakuranga

🌷 Explore the gardens and discover the delicate art of flower-pressing in the beautiful setting of the Howick Historical Village! A favourite pastime of the Victorians, flowers, foliage and ferns…

$25 – $40

Herbal Balm Making Workshop

Epsom Community Centre 202 Gillies Ave, Epsom

Join us for a hands-on workshop where you'll learn to make a soothing herbal balm for cuts, scrapes, and minor skin irritations. Using healing herbs like calendula, plantain, and chamomile,…

$25

Friends of Outlook Volunteer Morning

Outlook Reserve, Greenhithe 7 Oakford Park Crescent, Greenhithe

Outlook Reserve is a hidden gem in Greenhithe. The reserve has a small stream flowing through it which is prone to mild flooding if not maintained. Outlook Reserve is a…

Free

Te Aka Kōtuia: Plant Division Workshop

Maungawhau Nursery Puhi Huia Road

Join us for this hands-on workshop at Maungawhau Nursery where we will cover propagation by plant division. We will learn about a range of species that can be propagated for…

Free

Tree Rescue

332 Brookby Road 332 Brookby Road, Brookby

Roll up your sleeves and join us for a 'Tree Rescue' half-day to help us free up our planted native plants from weeds and give them the best chance of…

Free

Marine Metre Squared – Whau River

McCormick Green 1A McCormick Road, Te Atatū South

Discover the amazing critters that call the muddy estuary their home! There's a lot more the Whau's muddy shores than meets the eye. From burrowing anemones to snapping shrimp, paddle…

Free

Climb the Tree to See the World

Putiki Road, Waiheke 15 Putiki Road, Ostend

Treeverse Waiheke: and introduction into tree climbing on ropes. I'm an Arborist and like to share my knowledge and passion about trees and climbing by encouraging people (kids and adults)…

Koha

Pollinator Discovery Trail

Event Series Pollinator Discovery Trail
Howick Historical Village 75 Bells Road, Lloyd Elsmore Park, Pakuranga

Set out on a hunt in the gardens at the Howick Historical Village! Find hidden emblems of birds, bees and other insects and learn about their vital role as pollinators in…

$8 – $16

The Secret Sounds of Nature

Kaipātiki Project EcoHub 17 Lauderdale Road, Birkdale

Join us for an immersive deep listening sound experience where we will find out what nature sounds like at the micro-scale. We will start with a talk on "The Voice…

Free

Pollinator Garden Weeding Bee

Pest Free Kaipātiki’s Puāwai Building 3 Ross Avenue, Glenfield

Following a successful planting day last August, the native pollinator garden at Ross Reserve is now in need of weeding and re-mulching. This event will start early to avoid the…

Free

Tamariki Discover: Autumn

Huia Lodge Discovery Hub Cornwall Park Green Lane West, Epsom

Join us on an exploratory walk through Cornwall Park, where curious minds will discover special taonga (treasure) in the park. Collect fascinating facts and tremendous textures as you explore the…

Free

Centorian Reserve Care

Centorian Reserve Windsor Park Centorian Drive

Come and discover this hidden gem of a reserve (Centorian Reserve), tucked away just off Constellation Drive but a little oasis in this urban spot. We will be caring for…

Free

Ōtanerua Eco Fete

Ōtanerua Reserve 19A Otanerua Road, Hatfields Beach.

Come along and find out about conservation work in your local neighbourhood! Guided nature walks Learn about ecological restoration, pest plant management and predator control Find out how to test…

Free

Pollinator Discovery Trail

Event Series Pollinator Discovery Trail
Howick Historical Village 75 Bells Road, Lloyd Elsmore Park, Pakuranga

Set out on a hunt in the gardens at the Howick Historical Village! Find hidden emblems of birds, bees and other insects and learn about their vital role as pollinators in…

$8 – $16