Past events

Join Forest and Bird Youth, North Canterbury Branch Forest and Bird and The Estuary Trust for an Estuary tree planting and Q & A event with City Council and ECan candidates at the Southshore Spit reserve.

Restoring Takuranga Hauraki
Promoting bi-culturalism and climate action

We are helping the Port Hills rangers create a corridor of native bush up a valley behind Sumner (off Evans Pass Rd). On this working-bee, we'll be trimming the long grass from around the native plants and using it to mulch them.

The Sanctuary is an ECan reserve on the Christchurch side of the Waimakariri river. Help Brad Smith the ECan ranger for The Sanctuary to restore biodiversity to the area by planting native trees.  

Associate Professor Greg Holwell is a naturalist, zoologist and behavioural ecologist in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.

Rohe Kōreporepo – The Swamp, The Sacred Place

On 13th August, Forest and Bird are joining with Sustainable Coastlines to plant native plants at Kaiapoi Island along the banks of the Waimakariri river. Meet at 9.45am, planting 10-12.30, lunch provided afterwards.

The next opportunity to get involved in planting will be at the Eves Valley Reserve  on Sunday 31st July starting at 9am. The postponement date is Sunday, 7th August.

We are helping the Port Hills rangers create a corridor of native bush up a valley behind Sumner (off Evans Pass Rd). On this working-bee, we'll be planting natives.

Casey Wills and Erin Grierson, Auckland Zoo Birdkeepers 

Casey Wills and Erin Grierson, Auckland Zoo Birdkeepers – The latest on the Waitakere Ranges Kokako

Come and join us for a morning of tree planting at Karaka Cove Matherson Road Red Beach.

Parking on Mathesons Rd, walk up the path towards Whangaparaoa road and take the right fork.

Free BBQ after the planting