Events

Coastal Connections Activity Day (Primary Schools)

Environmental Education event

Waihōpai Planting Site Celebration (Community Event)

Start off the year and look forward to 2023 action at the Waihopai Planting Programme site. Come on down and find out what happens here.

Thomsons Bush Waihōpai Walk and Activity Day (Primary schools)

Activity day with schools at the Waihopai Planting Programme site. Search for seeds. Learn about growing a forest and increasing biodiversity. Explore the Waihopai as a place and make the connections.

Enviroschools Primary Schools Hui (Primary schools)

Growing plants for the Waihōpai (Community event)

Get students and the community hands on taking action Learning NZ native plant ID and what plants to plant at the Waihopai and other restoration sites in Southland – right plant right place.

Waihōpai Planting Day (Community event)

Taking action - hands on at site Site – where (connection to site) and why you are planting (restoration, biodiversity…) Learning how to plant a plant NZ native plant ID

Te Awa Activity Day - Mataura (Primary schools)

Make connections to your awa, water quality and mahika kai.

Te Awa Activity Day - Oreti (Secondary schools)

Make connections to your awa, water quality and mahika kai.

Enviroschools Primary Schools Eco building workshop (Primary teachers)

Enviroschools Secondary Schools Hui (Secondary schools)

Waihōpai Planting Day (Community event)

Taking action - hands on at site Site – where (connection to site) and why you are planting (restoration, biodiversity…) Learning how to plant a plant NZ native plant ID

Maintenance at the Waihōpai (Community event)

End of growing season/before winter tidy up. Learning that maintenance an important part of any restoration project.

Growing plants for the Waihōpai (Community event)

Get students and the community hands on taking action Learning NZ native plant ID and what plants to plant at the Waihopai and other restoration sites in Southland – right plant right place.

Biodiversity/Fish Activity Day pt1 (Primary schools)

More details to follow

Biodiversity/Fish Activity Day pt2 (Primary schools)

More details to follow

Waihōpai Projects Day (Community event)

Planning for improving the Waihopai Project site – what can add value? Come along and share your ideas on what you would like to see.

Matariki (Primary teachers)

TBC – More details to follow

Flying Creatures – Te Manu / Bird Activity Day (Primary schools)

Activities you can do when you cannot always see birds with a noisy class of students!

Beeswax workshop sessions (Primary schools)

Set Plastic Free July Challenge (Primary and Secondary schools)

Challenge starts! Promote plastic free July for in school and at home over the holidays