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Worm Farm and Bokashi Workshop – City Centre

Auckland Central City Library 44/46 Lorne Street, Auckland CBD

Join Wei at Auckland Central Library, for this fun, interactive worm farming and bokashi workshop for kids and whānau. Dive into the fascinating world of tiger worms and discover how…

Free

Healthy Homes Workshop

Waitākere Central Library 3 Ratanui Street, Henderson

It is easier than you think to keep your home healthy, comfortable and dry while improving your whānau’s health. In this workshop, you will be provided with budget-friendly tips and…

Free

Toy Makeover & Adopt a Toy

Botany Library Level 1, Botany Town Centre Sunset Terrace, East Tāmaki

Celebrate EcoFest and the school holidays at Botany Library! Adopt a donated toy or bring your own and give it a brand-new look using recycled fabrics, beads, and craft supplies.…

Free

Māra Iti – Limited space māra – updated

72 Williamson Avenue, Grey Lynn, Auckland 72 Williamson Avenue, Grey Lynn

This event has been moved to 15 April. Join us and learn how to grow a māra at home, even with limited time and space. We’ll be covering simple, space-conscious…

Free

Ethical Investing with Mindful Money – City Centre

Ellen Melville Centre 2 Freyberg Place,Central Auckland

Are your investments in line with sustainable living? Supporting the kind of future you believe in?  Did you know there are simple actions you can take to make your KiwiSaver…

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Composting for Apartment Dwellers with Bokashi – City Centre

University Of Auckland Bee Sanctuary 19 Eden Cres

Join Amanda (from Compost Collective & EcoMatters) at the University of Auckland’s Bee Sanctuary for a free composting workshop designed for Auckland Uni students and City Centre residents. This beginner-friendly…

Free

Titiwai: The Magic of Glowworms

Kaipātiki Project EcoHub 17 Lauderdale Road, Birkdale

Looks like night sky, but not in the sky?   Glowworms: Titiwai /Glowworms are some of Aotearoa’s most iconic nighttime residents, their tiny blue-green lights twinkling like stars along streams,…

Free

Cornwall Park Bird Survey

Cornwall Park Bird Survey
Huia Lodge Discovery Hub Cornwall Park Green Lane West, Epsom

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,…

Free

Ark in the Park

Ark in the Park
Ark in the Park, Waitākere 35 Falls Road, Waitākere (after the golf club)

Spend time in nature and develop conservation skills while protecting wildlife in the Waitākere Ranges. You will protect our treasured wildlife in Ark in the Park, New Zealand's largest open…

Free

Taihinui Historical Reserve

Taihinui Historical Reserve
Taihinui Historical Reserve 8 Te Kawau Pass, Greenhithe

Join the Greenhithe Community Trust at Taihinui Historical Reserve this EcoFest 2026 Love tramping off the beaten track and exploring wild bush? This group is made for you. Be part…

Free

Upcycled Sun Catchers – Birkenhead

Birkenhead Library 204a Hinemoa Street

Come and join us for this EcoFest and school holidays event! In this workshop, our friends from The ReCreators, will show you how to create vibrant Sun Catchers, which can…

Free

Junior Ranger Explorer – Dingle Dell

Dingle Dell Reserve, meet at the Dingle Road entrance 29 Dingle Road, St Heliers

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…

Free

Throw and Grow: Make a Seed Bomb!

Whangaparaoa Library 9 Main Street, Stanmore Bay, Whangaparāoa

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…

Free

The Power of Food Scraps

Waimāhia (Clendon) Library 17 Palmers Road, Manukau, Auckland 2103

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…

Free

Little Island Carnival – new date

Waiheke Island Playcentre Albert Crescent 5a, Ostend

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…

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Rodney Soils Workshop

tbc TBC in Waitoki

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…

$5

Swimming with Sharks

Swimming with Sharks
Auckland Museum Auckland Domain, Parnell

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;…

Pay What You Can

Exhibition: Pollination

Exhibition: Pollination
Huia Lodge Discovery Hub Cornwall Park Green Lane West, Epsom

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…

Free

Plant Pot Painting

New Lynn Community Centre 45 Totara Ave, New Lynn

🪴🎨 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 🧑‍🎨💭…

Free

Grow Your Own Greens – Glen Eden

Glen Eden Library 12-32 Glendale Road

 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…

Free

Manurewa Lunch and Ride

Manurewa Lunch and Ride
Manurewa Library 7 Hill Road, Manurewa

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…

Free

Build an insect hotel

Dig It! Community Garden - 14 Erson Avenue, Royal Oak 14 Erson Avenue

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…

Free

Kids Holiday Programme

Kids Holiday Programme
Sustainable Papakura 67 O'Shannessey Street, Papakura

🌸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…

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Candle making

Candle making
Howick Historical Village 75 Bells Road, Lloyd Elsmore Park, Pakuranga

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…

$14

Microbes: A Magical Microscopic Workshop

Kaipātiki Project EcoHub 17 Lauderdale Road, Birkdale

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…

Free

Beautification Trust Open Day

38 Holmes Road, Manurewa Holmes Road 38

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…

Free

Organic Wine Tasting

Organic Wine Tasting
Awaroa Winery 324 Waiheke Road, Onetangi

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…

$25

Fair Food Super Sorters

Fair Food Super Sorters
Fair Food 2/624 Rosebank Road, Avondale, Auckland 1026

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

WALL-E Free Family Movie

Lopdell Theatre 418 Titirangi Road, Titirangi

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…

Free

Tamariki Seasonal Gardening Wheel Craft

Epsom Library 195 Manukau Road

Make a seasonal wheel and learn what and when you can grow and eat. Facilitated by Gardens4Health.

Free

Make Your Own Seed Paper

Auckland Central City Library 44/46 Lorne Street, Auckland CBD

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…

Free

Pick ‘N’ Mix Textiles for Adults & Teens – Botany

Botany Library Level 1, Botany Town Centre Sunset Terrace, East Tāmaki

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…

Free

Pick ‘n’ Mix @ Botany Library

Botany Library Level 1, Botany Town Centre Sunset Terrace, East Tāmaki

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…

Free

Sustainable Seafood Workshop

MERC | Marine Education & Recreation Centre 1045 Beach Rd, Torbay, Auckland, New Zealand

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…

Free

Lamentation for our Changing Climate

Artworks Theatre 2 Korora Road,. Oneroa

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.…

$17.50 – $27.50

Cornwall Park Bird Survey

Cornwall Park Bird Survey
Huia Lodge Discovery Hub Cornwall Park Green Lane West, Epsom

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,…

Free

Rēwana Wānanga with Whakatipu Mana Kai

Arataki Visitor Centre 300 Scenic Drive, Oratia

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…

Free

Sew a Pēkapeka (bat) – Tamariki Workshop

Waitākere Central Library 3 Ratanui Street, Henderson

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…

Free