Nature events by EcoMatters
We are celebrating Matariki with an emphasis on the whetu, Waiti, the star representing the freshwater environment and all our plants and animals that live in and around this Waitahurangi streamside area. Read More
Join us for Mai Matariki Community Day - Come Plant, Eat & Connect this Māori New Year Season. Read More
Come along to celebrate Matariki by putting native plants in the ground along the Waitahurangi Awa, and removing pest plants. Read More
Come along to plant native plants along the Whau Awa! Put on your gumboots and let's turn this area into thriving stream habitat. Read More
Come along and show some love to the Waari Stream in Sunnyvale. We'll remove some gnarly invasive weeds, care for the native plantings from last year, and prepare the area for more planting this winter. Read More
Join Joanne Hakaraia-Olson for a one-day rongoā Māori workshop, and learn to harvest and prepare rongoā (remedies) that carry the mauri (life force) of the ngahere (forest). Read More
Come along to save the Waitahurangi Awa from pest plants, and to help this stream that flows through Titirangi Golf Club to thrive. Read More
Come and help save the Whau Stream on Dundale Ave from rubbish and invasive weeds at this community stream clean up. Read More
Join us to put native plants in the ground along the Sunnyside Stream. The plants will provide food and shelter for native birds and critters, and stabilise stream banks and mitigate erosion. Read More
Come and help save the Whau Stream tributary from rubbish and invasive weeds at this community stream clean up. Read More
Join Meg for a working bee to help spruce up the garden for spring. There’ll be a range of tasks to choose from—like pruning, weeding, composting, and maintaining our food forest and garden structures. Hot soup will be provided, and other kai contributions are welcome. Read More
How can we be good neighbours and help each other in times of heavy rain? Learn about how water flows through your neighbourhood, in this workshop that will be translated to Mandarin and Cantonese. Read More
Come and help save the Mānutewhau Awa from rubbish at this community stream clean up. Read More
Learn to grow your own kai from seed using bio-intensive methods with gardener Kane Hogan—hands-on skills, practical tips, and inspiring stories from urban garden projects. Read More
Come along to save the Waitahurangi Awa from pest plants, and to help this stream that flows through Titirangi Golf Club to thrive. Read More
Come along to this weeding bee and help save Scroggy Stream from invasive weeds. Read More
Got invasive weeds? Live close to the Waitākere Ranges? Get rid of them at your local community weed bin. Read More
Got invasive weeds? Live close to the Waitākere Ranges? Get rid of them at your local community weed bin. Read More
Got invasive weeds? Live close to the Waitākere Ranges? Get rid of them at your local community weed bin. Read More
Come along to this weeding bee and help save Scroggy Stream from invasive weeds. Read More
Come and help save the Whau Stream tributary from rubbish and invasive weeds at this community stream clean up. Read More
Come along and show some love to the community native planting on the banks of the Sunnyside Stream in Sunnyvale. Read More
Come along to save the Waitahurangi Awa from pest plants, and to help this stream that flows through Titirangi Golf Club to thrive. Read More
Got invasive weeds? Live close to the Waitākere Ranges? Get rid of them at your local community weed bin. Read More
Got invasive weeds? Live close to the Waitākere Ranges? Get rid of them at your local community weed bin. Read More