Waitohu Stream Dune Planting Day
All TagsThe Waitohu Stream and Dune Care Group was established around 25 years ago in response to flooding and the degradation of the local dune and stream ecosystems. Since then, the group…
Ōtaki River Planting Day: September 2025
All TagsAn early dowsing of rain didn’t dampen the spirits of the crowd gathered for a morning of planting along the Ōtaki River. Everyone got stuck in, especially the grandchildren and…
Ko Tōku Waikanaetanga Tēnei: Edgewater Park Planting Day 2025
All TagsOn a sunny Monday in Edgewater Park, under a Tangaroa moon phase, you could be forgiven for thinking there was a gala going on. Mana whenua, tamariki, community volunteers, Greater…
Kōanga AWE: Te Mauri o Wharemauku
All TagsOn a beautiful kōanga (spring) morning, on a Tangaroa-ā-mua o Mahuru (16 September 2025), 20 kaiako (teachers and educators) and haukainga (local iwi) gathered along the Wharemauku Awa, ready to…
Meet Peter – from model trains to Metlink bus lanes
All TagsPeter reckons Wellingtonians could win an award for how many people you can fit in a mini. The Kinetic bus driver has been behind the wheel for five years on Metlink…
Connect with nature this Matariki at a community planting day
All TagsVolunteers are invited to join Porirua City Council, Greater Wellington, Ngāti Toa Rangatira and community-led restoration group Ngahere Korowai for a planting day in Belmont Regional Park on Saturday 29…
Going batty for conservation: Telling stories of taonga species
All TagsKāpiti kaiako and event facilitators (left to right) Sharlene Maoate-Davis, Anna Bailey, Alicia Rangi-Bloomfield, Amanda Dobson …
It’s time for whānau fun in the sun with Greater Wellington’s summer events
All TagsGreater Wellington’s line-up of summer events celebrates the natural splendor of our regional parks, with exciting activities designed to create whanaungatanga and lasting memories with friends and whānau. Events kick off mid-December and run through to March 2024.…
