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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

Eco-Paint and Pastel-Making Workshop – Cancelled

Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery 420 Titirangi Road, Titirangi

SORRY THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED Learn to Create Non-Toxic Earth Pigment Paints and Pastels Join practicing eco-artist Holly Clarke for this one-day workshop exploring the art of making eco-friendly…

$150.00

Climate Cafe – Auckland Central

Auckland Art Gallery Wellesley Street East, Auckland CBD

Informal. Relaxed. Great company. Whatever you want to chat about regarding the climate crisis and what to do about it in Tāmaki Makaurau – Auckland. There is so much happening.…

Free

Bharatiya Community Garden Workshop

Bharatiya Mandir Hindu Temple 254 Balmoral Road, Sandringham

Join us for a relaxed and informative morning with two hands-on sustainability activities! Rainwater Harvesting Installation with Laurie Dee Discover how easy it is to collect rainwater for your garden!…

Free

Greening the City Centre

Aaiotanga Community Space 22 Emily Place, Central Auckland

Imagine a greener  central Auckland city center. Picture balconies, rooftops, courtyards and alleyways buzzing with pollinators. Growing herbs in a nearby community garden? Do you know a space in the…

Free

Garden Party at Highland Park Library

Highland Park Library 16 Highland Park Drive

Join the garden party at Highland Park Library! Discover the amazing world of bugs with special guest speakers! Learn why your favorite insects are so important and how you can…

Free

Waiheke Homemade Chilli Sauce Fest

Wild Estate 82 Onetangi Road

Join this fantastic annual showcase of Waiheke's homemade chili sauces, salsas, jams and chutneys as a maker, voter or both! Entry to the chili sauce competition is open to any…

Free

Surfdale Neighbours Day

Surfdale Hall 6 Hamilton Rd

Kia ora Surfdale! Let’s get together and celebrate our awesome little village and the amazing people who make it so special. Join us for a relaxed afternoon of kai, playground…

Free

Feeding Bellies, Not Bins

Event Series Feeding Bellies, Not Bins!
Everybody Eats Glen Innes 133 Line Road, Glen Innes

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…

Koha

Reachout’s Walk n Refreshments

56 Korora Rd 56 Korora Rd, Oneroa

Join Reachout Gardeners for a scenic walk to our Wellness Gardens, followed by refreshments! Meet us at 56 Korora Rd in Oneroa (by Fossil Bay) at 10 AM for an…

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Fair Food Kai Sort

Event Series Fair Food Kai Sort
Fair Food New Zealand 624 Rosebank Road, Avondale

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

Power Up your Apartment Building

Ellen Melville Centre 2 Freyberg Place,Central Auckland

Is your apartment building ready for the future? Power up your Apartment Building for resilience and  efficiency Imagine:-Seamless EV charging for residents.-Uninterrupted power with solar/batteries during outages.- Reliable backup systems…

Free

Feeding Bellies, Not Bins

Event Series Feeding Bellies, Not Bins!
Everybody Eats Glen Innes 133 Line Road, Glen Innes

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…

Koha

Meat Free Mondays Dinner at Waiheke Island 

Waiheke Sustainability Centre 1a Mako Street, Oneroa

Join one of the most popular events on Waiheke! ‘Meat Free Mondays International Dinners’ This month we visit Algeria to enjoy a plant-based meal inspired by and hailing from Algeria!…

$15

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

Fair Food Kai Sort

Event Series Fair Food Kai Sort
Fair Food New Zealand 624 Rosebank Road, Avondale

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

Fruitvale School Pop up Wheels Event

Fruitvale Primary school 40 Fruitvale Road, New Lynn

Fruitvale School are hosting a Pop-Up Wheels event in collaboration with EcoMatters Bike Hubs. Bring along your bike and learn how to maintain and look after it,  learn skills like carrying…

Free

Upcycled & Recycled Jewellery Making Workshop

Waiheke Sustainability Centre 1a Mako Street, Oneroa

Join Hadas Ore in making jewellery from recycled materials as well as found or ready-made materials. Hadas has been making jewellery since she was 10 years old and collecting beads…

$25

Practical Preserving At Home – Kimchi

Kelmarna Community Farm 12 Hukanui Crescent, Ponsonby

Practical Preserving At Home: Kimchi with Ellen Schindler Keen on a way to boost flavour in your food while helping improve gut health? What about with a delectable, spicy condiment that you can…

$26 – $40

Feeding Bellies, Not Bins

Event Series Feeding Bellies, Not Bins!
Everybody Eats Glen Innes 133 Line Road, Glen Innes

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…

Koha

DugOut – Special Screening

Waiheke Community Cinema Artworks Complex 127-129 Ocean View Road

Humankind has been using dugout canoes for over 8,000 years. But this doesn’t mean that building one from scratch is easy, as film-maker Benjamin Sadd and artist James Trundle, both…

$17

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

Grow Your Own Microgreens workshop – Mount Albert

Mount Roskill LIbrary 546 Mount Albert Road, Three Kings

Join us in the world of microgreens, sprouts, and homegrown salads in this interactive workshop. Learn how to cultivate these nutritious greens at home, from seed to harvest, and create a…

Free

Fair Food Kai Sort

Event Series Fair Food Kai Sort
Fair Food New Zealand 624 Rosebank Road, Avondale

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

Welcome To Waiheke Potluck

Waiheke Sustainability Centre 1a Mako Street, Oneroa

Haere mai new Waiheke residents!  Have you come to live on Waiheke in the last year or so and are looking to learn more about being sustainable at home or…

Free

Feeding Bellies, Not Bins

Event Series Feeding Bellies, Not Bins!
Everybody Eats Glen Innes 133 Line Road, Glen Innes

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…

Koha

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

Green Advocacy: Your Voice Matters

University of Auckland campus 34 Princes Street, CBD

Do you want to make your voice count in shaping New Zealand’s laws?  Join us, a student-led group of law students from the University of Auckland, as we dissect the…

Free

Collaborate for Climate II

Gribblehirst Community Hub 5 Cabbage Tree Swamp Drive

We, the Community Climate Action Network, invite you to our second “Collaborate for Climate” event. This informal hui will be focused on sharing climate projects happening across the region while…

Free

Fair Food Kai Sort

Event Series Fair Food Kai Sort
Fair Food New Zealand 624 Rosebank Road, Avondale

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

KiwiSaver 101: Money and Happiness – Waiheke

Waiheke Sustainability Centre 1a Mako Street, Oneroa

Learn how to feel good while you save for your future, with award-winning ethical KiwiSaver Plan, Pathfinder. Investing shapes the world we live in, join this session to discover how…

Free

Feeding Bellies, Not Bins

Event Series Feeding Bellies, Not Bins!
Everybody Eats Glen Innes 133 Line Road, Glen Innes

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…

Koha

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

Fair Food Kai Sort

Event Series Fair Food Kai Sort
Fair Food New Zealand 624 Rosebank Road, Avondale

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

Foodtogether Pop-Up

Event Series Foodtogether
Bayview Community Centre 72 Bayview Road, Bayview

Bayview Community Centre is supporting social enterprise Foodtogether to offer fresh and affordable fruit & vegetables at a weekly ‘Pop-Up’. There are various options that you can pre-order using the Foodtogether ‘Community Co-Op’ service.  The…

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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

Tech Careers in a Changing Climate

Ellen Melville Centre 2 Freyberg Place,Central Auckland

Target Audience: Product and technology professionals, including agilists, engineers, designers and innovators. Join us for a forward-looking event designed to help technology and product professionals explore the impacts our industries…

Free

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