Conservation Volunteer Bookings

On International Volunteer Day, we want to thank our amazing volunteers for all of the hard mahi you do. We invite you to join us for a day at in the stunning Tawatawa reserve and get to know your local community.

The Southern Environmental Association (SEA) have been working hard to restore the reserve by tackling invasive weeds. Learn about native flora and fauna, meet new people and have some fun!  Tools, gloves, training and transport provided.Tools, gloves and a special morning tea will be provided.

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We have teamed up with Mountains to Sea for a day of restoring the banks of the Kaiwharawhara stream through rubbish collection and clearing the banks of invasive species. one of the few remaining tributaries with a natural estuary mouth into the harbour. The streams of this important valley have high native fish values, providing habitat for short jaw kaakopu, banded kaakopu, kaaro and giant kaakopu. Transport, gloves, training and tools provided.

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The Brookby Wildlife Habitat Trust is an exciting restoration project located on the Auld Farm in Brookby near Ardmore.

With the help of the local community and volunteer groups the Brookby Wildlife Habitat Trust is returning fragile wetlands back to their natural state and ensuring the survival of the very unique creatures that call this special environment home. 

The aim is to plant 4000 plants to protect the Alfriston- Ardmore headwaters of the Papakura Stream improving the water quality of the catchment as well as increasing plant biodiversity and the endemic wildlife and aquatic life in and around the stream.

Activities for this project are likely to be helping in the nursery and planting. 

 For more information and to register please call 0800 56 76 86 within New Zealand or +64 9 623 7287 internationally or email info@conservationvolunteers.co.nz

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Do you want to help create habitat for our native lizards, insects, and birds such as tui and kaka? Lend a hand with pest weed and predator control at the Forest at the Heart of Wellington on Mount Victoria. Volunteering is a great way to get to know Wellington's natural places and to meet new people. Tools, training, and transportation provided.

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On this day we will be restoring sites identified as Key Native Ecosystems (KNE) on Wellington's southern coast which are areas of importance for native wildlife and plants. Enjoy a day at the beach by helping us restore the dunes. Free transport to and from projects provided!

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Litter, particularly plastic, has a major impact on wildlife with birds and fish becoming entangled or mistaking the litter for food, eating the plastic and feeding it to their young. As the plastic breaks into small fragments in the water it leaches potentially toxic chemicals into our rivers and seas, threatening our ocean wildlife and us. By coming out to one of our clean up days you will be making a difference to the amount of rubbish that enters this toxic cycle and creating awareness about steps that we can take to prevent further degradation by recycling and encouraging others to do so too.

Join us and help us to protect and clean this area along the Tamaki River!

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Come and join us to support the lovely little Paekawakawa Reserve in Island Bay. Be part of restoring and enhancing a beautiful reserve, while enjoying the fresh summer air with great people! This fun and rewarding opportunity will involve helping native plants and wildlife flourish by removing rubbish from the reserve. We look forward to you joining us & making Island Bay a little bit more amazing! Gloves and rubbish bags provided.

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Get to know your local community at our working bee with local community group, Friends of Tawa Bush. Tawa Bush was once filled with forest giants such as kahikatea and rimu as well as an undergrowth of ferns and nikau palms. Join us as we protect the forest by tackling invasive weeds. Tools, training and transport provided.

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On this day we are supporting the Churton Park Revegetation Group at Wingfield Reserve. Located near the upper tributaries of the Porirua Stream, Wingfield Reserve has undergone a radical transformation by the Churton Park Revegetation Group. Over the past decade, plantings have seen this site change from mainly exotic species into a healthy native riparian environment. 

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Do you want to experience native wildlife at Zealandia and be able to help out at the same time? This is the day for you! Come lend a hand to the Perimeter Vegetation Team at Zealandia, the world’s first fully-fenced urban ecosanctuary. You will have the opportunity to see some of the trails as you work to maintain the integrity of the fence that protects the wildlife inside. Tool, training, and transportation provided!

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Join us for a day of freshwater restoration along the little stream outside Zealandia. Afterwards we will get to go to Zealandia to explore the native flora and fauna. Transport, gloves, tools and training provided.

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Conservation Volunteers in partnership with Foundation North, local iwi Ngati Paoa and Auckland Council are running a series of community events to assist with improving the health of Omaru Creek and the Tamaki Estuary at Te Whanake/Pt England which have a history of poor environmental condition.  

Ways we can monitor and improve the health of the waterway are by cleaning up rubbish, removing pest plants, planting native plants, mulching, weeding and water and environmental monitoring.

Come and help on one or more of these project and be a part of transforming your local river.  We'd love to have your help.

Bookings are essential.  Phone 0800 56 76 86 or email info@cvnz.org.nz

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Nestled along the upper reaches of the Waitemata Harbour in Paremoremo lies Sanders Reserve. It’s a fantastic 16.5ha multi-use recreation area with great views of the Harbour.

A local community group, Sustainable Paremoremo have been working hard on the restoration of this area over the past few years by planting over 20,000 native trees. These trees need some attention to ensure their survival. CVNZ have partnered with this small volunteer group with the aim of helping maintain the area.

We'd love to have your help.  Come and enjoy the amazing views and at the same time give the young plants a helping hand to get established.

Bookings are essential.

phone 0800 56 76 86 or email info@cvnz.org.nz

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The Papakura catchment has seen a lot of change over the years with land clearance and loss of stream bank habitat. This project area is part of a large catchment and it will take a lot of community effort working together to restore the streams that flow to the Manukau Harbour. 

This is the start of a big, exciting, potential series of projects that will enhance the health of the catchment. The plants will help to stabilise banks, prevent erosion, reduce sediment entering the water as well as providing habitat for birds, lizards and insects.

This is within the Forest and Bird’s South East Wild Link project area and these native plants and trees will provide potential important habitat for Kaka, Bellbirds, Kereru and Tui as well as New Zealand’s only native mammal, the long tailed bat.    

We are restoring a section of the Papakura Stream with native plants and trees. We will be working with the local community and will also have groups of volunteers helping with the site preparation, planting and maintenance of the site. The plants will be eco sourced and provided by Te Whangai Trust. 

We need your help, join us for a fun day!!

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The Wairau Estuary in Milford is connected to the inland Wairau Valley Catchment, which stretches several kilometres into the industrialised and commercial heart of the Wairau Valley.

Extensive environmental testing has revealed the presence of common contaminants in the watercourse from industrial land, high traffic roads, and recreational activities in the estuary.  Despite this, up to nine native freshwater fish and crustacean species are found in this waterway.

With support from the passionate locals in Milford and Castor Bay and technical advice from Auckland Council’s Healthy Waters Team, the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board has committed funding to support a cleaner and healthier Wairau Estuary and beach in Milford.  

Conservation Volunteers New Zealand is coordinating with community members and volunteer groups to improve the health of the stream by running rubbish clean-ups and planting days along the edges of the estuary. We’d love to have your help and stay for a sausages’ sizzle at the end of the activities!

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