Cranford Basin Planting
Mairehau, Canterbury

We are working in conjunction with Christchurch City Council to plant a forest of 40,000 kahikatea trees in a wetland area that will provide stormwater retention services as well as enhancing urban biodiversity. Matariki Tu Rakau is part of the One Billion Trees programme, helping people to plant living memorials that honour members of their communities. Matariki Tu Rakau was launched on 25 April 2018 to mark the 100-year anniversary of the end of the First World War.

Meeting point: 103 Philpotts Rd, Mairehau. Park on the street and walk in, or drive in and park off the track. For more accurate directions, put #63 into your GPS.

Please bring your own gardening gloves and spade if you have one. Bring a water bottle and your own food.

We'd love to see you there, so please register below, or contact Donna (dlusby@cvnz.org.nz) 021 457 568 to let us know you're coming.

COVID-19 update

We will be following the advice from government and local council on all Covid-19 restrictions.

This project will go ahead in Alert Level 2 with a maximum of 100 volunteers. Registrations are essential.