Come and join us for a few hours in our Blockhouse Bay nursery. We'll be running workshops teaching a range of nursery activities including plant propagation, repotting and weeding.
Come along for an interactive session on plant identification! We will learn about permaculture plants for the food forest and garden. Plant cuttings and seeds will be available to take…
Come down and join us for a volunteer shift at Fair Food! Our wonderful volunteers work out of our Hub in Avondale, hand-sorting healthy and nutritious surplus food supplied by…
Come along to the launch of the New Lynn Community Hub Seed Library! Help us foster local food resilience and biodiversity through sharing knowledge and resources. Seed exchange and growing…
A tasty selection of Auckland’s best food trucks, music, and entertainment. There are plenty of free activities to keep the kids busy, including the ReCreators upcycled craft workshop. The Whau…
Join us for a free trapping training course at the Ark! Our specialist trapper, Ken, will provide practical training on how to set and maintain various types of traps, including…
Find out how sustainable living works in practice. Interested in community living, sustainable housing, and permaculture? Come and visit Earthsong Eco-Neighbourhood in Ranui for a day of workshops, activities, stalls,…
Replace plastic wrap in your home. Join us and get all the materials and guidance you need to make your own beeswax wrap to take home. This workshop is open…
Bring your garments back to life! Learn how to mend in a creative way in this two-hour session with Xin Cheng at Blockhouse Bay Library. Join us for a restorative…
Step behind the fence and explore stunning home gardens with our neighbourhood walking tour! Our local guides will lead you through a leisurely three-hour walk through the Whau area, with…
Join us for our community garden open day. Bring the whole family and enjoy a fun day with mini-workshops, plant sales, demonstrations, and refreshments. This is a wonderful opportunity to…
Step into our world where community spirit, creativity and sustainability unite! Join us at our Growers & EcoMakers Market, where we celebrate eco-friendly wonders and highlight the craftsmanship of our…
Join mycologist Christopher Smith for a fascinating foray into the wonders of mycology!Mycology translates as the ' study of fungi', a group that covers mushrooms, yeasts, and more. In this session:…
Come down and join us for a volunteer shift at Fair Food! Our wonderful volunteers work out of our Hub in Avondale hand sorting healthy and nutritious surplus food supplied…
Join Judy Keats, from Compost Collective, to find out the ins and outs of using Bokashi fermentation as an effective food waste processing system. It can be used for fresh…
Seva Sound Baths restore, revitalize and rejuvenate. These workshops will be hosted for free, to anyone and everyone involved in sustainability mahi in the Auckland region over EcoFest. Whether you…
A guided walk through a number of key sites along the edge of Te Wai o Pareira from Taipari Strand to Tawa Esplanade that introduces and informs participants about the…
Sorry, this event is postponed until Saturday 18 May. It falls! It's free! Catch it while you can!There’s never a better time than the present to learn how to collect…
Learn about how native plant propagation can contribute to protecting our land, streams, and ecosystems. The seeds you nurture will be used in stream restoration projects in the local area.…
Come down and join us for a volunteer shift at Fair Food! Our wonderful volunteers work out of our Hub in Avondale, hand-sorting healthy and nutritious surplus food supplied by…
Gear up for a fun, 30-minute group ride to the Kelston Night Market! To help you enjoy all that Kelston Night Market has to offer, everyone who joins the ride…
Come down and join us for a volunteer shift at Fair Food! Our wonderful volunteers work out of our Hub in Avondale, hand-sorting healthy and nutritious surplus food supplied by…
Join WasteWise at the Avondale Library for a recycling talk. Learn what materials can be recycled and make a tote bag using old T-shirts. Recommended for school-age children with parent/carer…
Please note the start time of this event has been changed since our flyer went to print. At Te Atatū Peninsula Community Centre, Kōtare-Kingfisher, this composting workshop will be facilitated by…
Help bring health back to our urban streams by joining Pam on a Project Twin Streams LYS morning in Glen Eden. Learn about stream restoration and monitoring, and have a…
Come join us for a morning of seed-raising, sowing, planting, harvesting, composting, worm farming, and more spring garden projects. This is a great opportunity to share your knowledge, learn new…
Come down and join us for a volunteer shift at Fair Food! Our wonderful volunteers work out of our Hub in Avondale, hand-sorting healthy and nutritious surplus food supplied by…
Learn about the environmental restoration of our native streams and monitoring of surrounding flora and fauna.
Come down and join us for a volunteer shift at Fair Food! Our wonderful volunteers work out of our Hub in Avondale, hand-sorting healthy and nutritious surplus food supplied by…
Come and join us for a few hours in our Blockhouse Bay nursery. We'll be running workshops teaching a range of nursery activities including plant propagation, repotting and weeding.
Come down and join us for a volunteer shift at Fair Food! Our wonderful volunteers work out of our Hub in Avondale, hand-sorting healthy and nutritious surplus food supplied by…
Come along to the Arataki Visitor Centre during EcoFest 2024 and take part in a wonderful Twilight Walk with Annette Lees, author of After Dark: Walking into the Nights of…
Come along for a chat with our friendly Nature team and get to know your pest plants; find out which weeds you should bin, bag, or put in a barrel;…
If you live in the Waitākere Ranges Local Board area, you can dispose of invasive weeds free of charge at the community weed bins and help prevent pest plants from…
If you live in the Waitākere Ranges Local Board area, you can dispose of invasive weeds free of charge at the community weed bins and help prevent pest plants from…
Nau mai, haere mai. Come for a guided walk and wetland care session at one of Glen Eden's hidden treasures, the Wirihana and Kowhai Reserve Wetland. Discover a gorgeous sliver…
Join Judy Keats in this workshop, where you will become familiar with a selection of edible weeds and find out about noxious weeds and how to manage them successfully. Edible…
Come down and join us for a volunteer shift at Fair Food! Our wonderful volunteers work out of our Hub in Avondale hand sorting healthy and nutritious surplus food supplied…
Come and join us on the first day of the school holidays for some family fun! Entry for this all day event is by donation and all online registrations go…
PLEASE NOTE THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO SATURDAY 20 APRIL At the Te Atatū Library, this workshop will be facilitated by Adam and is for beginners and experienced Bokashi composters…
Join a 1-hour workshop. Hear real stories, play games, and learn easy ways to make a big difference in the environment. Choose 1 new action for you. Let's make a…
Evening Entomology Excursion: A Bug Hunt! What bugs hide in our bush? Come and help us find out. Professional entomologists from Auckland Museum and Auckland University will help you identify…
If you live in the Waitākere Ranges Local Board area, you can dispose of invasive weeds free of charge at the community weed bins and help prevent pest plants from…
If you live in the Waitākere Ranges Local Board area, you can dispose of invasive weeds free of charge at the community weed bins and help prevent pest plants from…
Apologies this event has been cancelled. Enjoy a slow Nature Bathing walk where you’ll discover a greater connection to nature and leave feeling grounded and rested. This walk is 3…
Hop on a bus from New Lynn Community Centre and go on an adventure to Te Wao Nui a Tiriwa (the great forest of Tiriwa) to visit the Arataki Visitor…
Seva Sound Baths restore, revitalize and rejuvenate. These workshops will be hosted for free, to anyone and everyone involved in sustainability mahi in the Auckland region over EcoFest. Whether you…
