Waitohu Stream Dune Planting Day

  • Published Date 17 Nov 2025
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The 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…

Volunteers and seedlings on the dunes at a Waitohu Stream planting day

Ōtaki River Planting Day: September 2025

  • Published Date 17 Nov 2025
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An 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…

Kōanga AWE: Te Mauri o Wharemauku

  • Published Date 17 Nov 2025
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On 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…

A concrete underpass people gathered at one end

Unchain your pedal potential: Bike the Trail 2024

  • Published Date 08 Feb 2024
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  • News article topic Parks
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Wheels are in motion for Bike the Trail on Sunday 25 February, hosted by Greater Wellington, Hutt City and Upper Hutt City councils. The free whānau event invites our region’s…

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It’s time for whānau fun in the sun with Greater Wellington’s summer events

  • Published Date 01 Dec 2023
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  • News article topic Parks
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Greater 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.…

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