Junior Ranger Explorer Walk Join your Auckland Parks Ranger for an exciting opportunity to explore, learn, and discover the wonders of our fascinating park environments. Become an Auckland Parks Junior…
Join us for an exciting Event for all ages, making Seed Bombs! Head along and get your hands dirty making your very own Seed Bombs! A seed bomb is little…
How do orange peels and onion skins from your kitchen become clean energy and fertiliser? What else can go in your food scraps bin and be transformed? Learn all about the journey of…
This event has been postponed to Thursday 16th April 2026. A community day celebrating Waiheke’s youngest adventurers! 🎯 Purpose To promote Waiheke Island Playcentre and bring together the island’s early…
You CAN transform Rodney clay soils to friable topsoil using biochar, bokashi, and new composting techniques! Since using gypsum does not work well in kaolinite clay soils these new methods…
Take a theatrical journey deep into an ocean full of amazing sharks — from the prehistoric past to today. You won’t need diving gear to swim with these majestic creatures;…
Flit between the flowers and discover how pollination works in Cornwall Park's ecosystem. Huia Lodge is open from 10 am - 4 pm Thursday to Tuesday 12 pm -4 pm…
🪴🎨 Get creative with New Lynn Community Hub these school holidays 🌱🖌️ Paint your own design on a terracotta pot, with optional microgreen planting. Afterwards, it's yours to keep 🧑🎨💭…
This whānau-friendly workshop loves foo, hate waste, Join Wei at Glen Eden Library for this Love Food Hate Waste whānau-friendly workshop. Learning to grow your own edible plants and use…
Due to severe weather, the event on 26th March has been cancelled. Please sign up to one of the other four dates. Discover the neighbourhood of Manurewa on a fun…
Hands-on | Family-friendly | Drop-in workshop Discover the tiny creatures that keep our gardens healthy. Join us for a hands-on workshop where you’ll build a small bug hotel using natural…
🌸Get creative and go green at our Kids Craft Workshop! 🌸 Join us at SUSTAINABLE PAPAKURA for a fun, hands‑on session where tamariki turn EVERYDAY SCRAP RESOURCES into an item…
Step back in time at Historical Village, when everything was homemade and homegrown and sustainability was a way of life. Get an insight into the work done every day in the…
Join Kaipātiki Project for a fun and practical workshop led by certified Soil Food Web Lab Technician Rebecca Swan from Growing Point. Discover the hidden life inside compost! In this…
Join us at the Beautification Trust Open Day to explore how you can contribute to a cleaner, greener South and East Auckland! Discover our mission to connect and empower communities…
Enjoy a guided tasting of carefully selected organic wines, paired with an introduction to sustainable wine-making practices. This relaxed and informative session offers an opportunity to learn more about how…
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…
Ever wondered what happens to recyclable materials? Want to know how Reclaim processes the recyclables that we collect? Join the experts for an educational tour of our Auckland facilities! …
Join Ali at St Heliers Community Library to learn how to compost without attracting pests. This workshop shares practical setup tips and DIY solutions you can use at home. Learn…
Join us for a free family movie screening featuring the beloved animated film WALL-E. Set in the future, WALL-E is a lovable little robot left behind to clean up Earth…
Make a seasonal wheel and learn what and when you can grow and eat. Facilitated by Gardens4Health.
Be an eco-warrior with a fun and eco-friendly craft! Tamariki will turn recycled materials into seed paper that can be planted to grow flowers, herbs, or veggies. Make them start…
Pick 'N' Mix Textiles for Adults & Teens Support sustainability and get creative with the Thread Exchange! 🪡 This hands‑on programme encourages the re‑use of fabric and showcases how fun…
Celebrate Ecofest at Botany Library! Support the re-use of textiles with the Thread Exchange. Cut out a sewing project with a specialised machine, and assemble the project in the library…
Making sustainable seafood choices is one of the most important things consumers can do to help support ocean conservation. Navigating information on sustainable fisheries can sometimes be tricky. Join this…
Join BirdCare Aotearoa whānau for a guided hīkoi (walk) along Te Unuhanga ō Rangitoto (Mercer Bay loop). This is a special place for our mana whenua Te Kawerau ā Maki,…
Help us reduce food waste by joining us for a 3-course dinner at one of our pay-as-you-can Auckland Restaurants. Bring friends and whānau and be part of something special. We…
Help us reduce food waste by joining us for a 3-course dinner at one of our pay-as-you-can Auckland Restaurants. Bring friends and whānau and be part of something special. We…
This fun, hands-on 2-hour workshop takes the mystery out of caring for your bike. We will cover how to adjust the saddle and handlebars, fix a puncture, lube a chain…
A traditional Irish music and storytelling performance that explores what is being lost in a changing climate—and how we might meet the emotions this brings with care, courage, and connection.…
Would you like to participate in some citizen science? Drop by Huia Lodge Discovery Hub from the 2nd to the 19th of April to collect a Cornwall Park bird survey,…
Show us Wairau through your eyes – the wai, the whenua and the tāngata who live, work, learn and play here every day. Enter the Through My Lens photo competition for a…
Our destination is ‘here, now’ - not ‘there, then’ Join Forest Circles for Women at Awaruku Bush Reserve in Torbay. Bring your inner and outer worlds together - growing your…
Journeys We Have Travelled brings together five Auckland-based artists — Louise Clement, Tracye Eriksen, Leanne Gibbons, Ellen von Collas and Tracey McKeown Working primarily with recycled and repurposed materials, the artists transform discarded…
Bring your food scraps and get fit as you learn to compost! Join us in caring for the active composting systems and worm farms at Ostend Garden. This is a…
Nau mai haere mai! Whakatipu Mana Kai is running a wānanga for kids to get hands-on with rēwana bread for Eco Fest 2026! The session will include kōrero and art…
Join Ali at St Heliers Community Library for this fun, hands-on worm farming workshop for kids and whānau. Dive into the fascinating world of tiger worms and discover how these…
Make & Protect! This Pēkapeka (native long-tailed bat) Upcycling Sewing workshop uses reclaimed fabrics to create your very own Pēkapeka soft toy. This hands-on activity not only builds sewing skills…
Come and join Kaipātiki Project for a hands-on, behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to nurture and protect our local nature reserves! Sign up to spend the morning outdoors, breathing…
🧵Complete those projects or learn to mend together!🧵 Got a tear, a button missing or a rip you’ve been ignoring? Trying to find motivation to finally use that cute sewing…
Our monthly hikoi celebrating the beauty, history and life of our local stream - Harania Awa Learn all about stream restoration and waste clean-ups, then get involved in our…
Take a theatrical journey deep into an ocean full of amazing sharks — from the prehistoric past to today. You won’t need diving gear to swim with these majestic creatures;…
Flit between the flowers and discover how pollination works in Cornwall Park's ecosystem. Huia Lodge is open from 10 am - 4 pm Thursday to Tuesday 12 pm -4 pm…
Florence Saves Clothes will combine a Westmere garage and the fun mobile mending van into a pop-up ‘open studio’ space from April 17 to 20. Come and learn more about…
Marine Mammals VR Experience with Blake Trust Explore how to support our Moana (ocean) through VR (Virtual Reality). Whānau have the opportunity to journey through a facilitated learning space on…
Enjoy a guided tasting of carefully selected organic wines, paired with an introduction to sustainable wine-making practices. This relaxed and informative session offers an opportunity to learn more about how…
Join Ali at St Heliers Library for a fun, hands-on Love Food Hate Waste workshop where kids discover how easy it is to grow their own food. In this interactive session, kids…
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…
Learning to ride a bike is one of those big childhood milestones and being part of that experience as a parent or caregiver is a thrill. If you are wondering…
Ever wonder what exists in the waters around your neighbourhood? Now's your chance! Join Adrian from The Whau River Catchment Trust as he brings equipment and water samples to show…
POSTPONED UNTIL SUNDAY 18TH APRIL DUE TO WEATHER WARNINGS Learn how tiger worms turn food scraps into compost and make a worm farm to take home. Registrations essential at: compostcollective.org.nz/events/tags/kids Ages 4+
Join us to learn how to make your own terrarium! (Suitable for kids aged 7–12 years) We’ll start with a short introduction, then you can create your own using the…
Show your care for the environment by what you wear! Learn core jewellery techniques, and show off your skills by designing and creating unique jewellery from local beachcombed sea glass…
Join Sue at Sir Edmund Hillary Papakura Library for this Love Food Hate Waste workshop and get tips and tricks for how to create tasty snacks for your Whānau! You’ll…
This event has sold out. Experience Auckland’s largest wetland at a unique VIP kayak tour to raise funds for wetland restoration at Matuku Link on World Rivers Day. Only once…
Join us at Kelmarna Community Farm for this weekend-long hands on earth building intro. A cob oven is an excellent introduction to earth building materials and methods, all transferable to…
