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What an amazing day! On September 15, 2019, over 150 locals turned up to Harbourview-Orangihina Park in Te Atatu Peninsula to get stuck into some riparian revegetation. It was a special day, with the inclusion of a small memorial planting of 51 trees and shrubs, dedicated to those who tragically lost their lives in the Christchurch Terror Attack, six months earlier.
Proceedings were opened with karakia from kaumatua Sonny Neha and followed by words from John Tamihere, Chairperson of the Henderson Massey Local Board, Shane Henderson and Chairperson of the Te Atatu Marae Coalition Trust Board, Mihi Te Huia. The day was all set to be magic.
Following the all important health and safety briefing and planting instructions from Sustainable Coastlines and Te Atatu Marae Coalition, the community got stuck into the planting and mulching. The site was almost perfect, the plants being an extension of the riparian strips already there, sheltering the awa that flow through the park. This meant that we could plant a number of more sensitive species such as Rimu, Kauri, Rewarewa and Kawakawa due to the protection offered and the sheltered site.
Just before lunch, a crowd gathered at a nearby site for the special memorial planting. 51 trees and smaller plants, including two kauri were layed out in a small grove and sheltered by 20 harakeke (flax) to represent the wider community. The plants were first blessed by Imam Mohmed Patel followed by karakia from Matua Hone Pene. Members of the community were asked to step forward to plant the trees in their new home, overlooking the Waitemata Harbour and sunrise. Once all the plants were in the ground, we sang a waiata as a final offering to all.
Following these proceedings, it was about time for lunch – with a delicious biriyani halal option to boot! We refreshed ourselves with a cold Phoenix Organic drink and got geared up for the afternoon shift.
The afternoon was spent getting the last of the tress in the ground and getting everything (almost) mulched. The last volunteer didn’t leave until well after 4pm, by which time we were all completely spent.
Thanks again to our key sponsors who have been able to help make this day happen: Te Atatu Marae Coalition, Ministry of Primary Industries and Matariki Tu Rakau, Auckland Council and the Henderson-Massey Local Board, Kwik-N- Ezy Canopies and Phoenix Organics.
Special thanks to all our volunteers and to everyone involved. What a magic day, let’s do it again soon.
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Sustainable Coastlines and the Te Atatu Marae Coalition invite you to a special day of planting at Auckland’s iconic Harbourview-Orangihina Park. We’ve been working on pulling this day together for a while now and we’re very excited to see it come to fruition. On this day we will be planting approximately 2,500 native riparian and secondary growth species along with new and existing planting areas for the benefit of the awa flowing through the park, the wildlife that relies on them and the people who enjoy them. Special thanks goes to Matariki Tu Rakau for funding this planting day.
This is a great opportunity to get out and contribute to environmental restoration in your local neighbourhood as well and engage with local environmental groups who will be present. So please, come along, bring your family, bring your friends and get ready for an awesome day. There will be lunch, there will be education and there will be good vibes all round.
As part of our special proceedings, we will also be establishing a memorial planting of 51 rōngoa plants, dedicated to those who tragically lost their lives in the Christchurch Terror Attacks earlier this year.
Proceedings will start at 10am at Harbourview-Orangihina Park, near the main carpark, off the roundabout opposite Gloria Ave.
Please contact Fletcher on [email protected]
We had fantastic day out in beautiful Cardrona as part of this year’s Love Your Water tour. A total of 75 volunteers turned up and put in the hard mahi, planting over 750 trees! Thanks to all of our supporters and volunteers for an awesome result.
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As part of our amazing collaboration with The Upper Clutha Tracks Trust, we would like to invite you to join us on Saturday the 14th of September for a community planting day at Cameron Creek – part of the iconic Cardrona River. The event is limited to 70 people, so register now on the form below to secure your spot for you and your friends/family! Please also read on for more information.
Over 10 years, multi-award-winning Sustainable Coastlines has motivated over 90,000 people to remove nearly 1.5 million litres of rubbish from the coast, plant over 100,000 trees and directly educated over 200,000 people across Aotearoa and the Pacific Islands.
The Upper Clutha Tracks Trust is a non-profit organisation dedicated to developing a high-quality network of public trails around Wanaka and the Upper Clutha Basin. They have recently developed a new track alongside the Cardrona River in Albert Town.
We are joining forces to celebrate the opening of this Cameron Creek Track by giving it some love with native plants and trees.
There are some epic spot prizes also on offer including Cardrona Alpine Resort lift tickets and passes for the epic Rhythm and Alps Festival at New Years Eve.
Location: Bottom of Monteith Road, off the Albert Town -Lake Hawea Road. You will see flags on the gate near The Hook.
Planting Time: Meet from 1.30PM and we will plant until 4.00 PM.
After Function: This will be followed by light refreshments from 4.00PM – 5.30PM just down the path at The Hook Wanaka ‘Lake to Plate’ Restaurant, including fresh salmon caught at their doorstep. Here we will celebrate our good work and the opening of the track with the generous support of The Hook, Corona and Yealands Wines.
Look out for the blue Sustainable Coastlines flags and friendly helpers in high-vis gear.
What Sustainable Coastlines provide:
What to bring:
Any questions or ideas you have to support this epic event, please contact:
Sam Judd
021 058 9349
[email protected]
What Sustainable Coastlines provide:
Trees and planting site
A planting tutorial
Gloves
Spades
Refreshments
Health & safety briefing and documents (we’ll happily provide a risk assessment for you)
First aid kits and first aid trained staff
Photographs
What to bring:
Gumboots or sturdy, closed-toe shoes that you don’t mind getting a bit muddy. This is critical for Health & Safety considerations: those not wearing closed-toe shoes will not be able to participate.
Warm and waterproof clothes. At least one warm top layer and a rain jacket.
Sun hat and sunscreen.
Reusable water bottle (filled up and ready to go)Reusable coffee cup for hot drinks your old or unused mobile phone to recycle. As a charity partner of the RE: MOBILE phone recycling scheme, donating your old mobile helps us raise critical funds for freshwater restoration.
Bring a camera (optional). We would love to see your event photos! Use the tag #loveyourwater on social media or email photos to [email protected].
65 People collaborated to help plant 2183 native trees as a result of this event this is a great step to preserving the water quality of this iconic waterway.
As part of our amazing collaboration with the Student Volunteer Army, ANZ, Vodafone and ECan, we would like to invite you to join us on Saturday the 21st of September for a community planting day alongside the Waimakariri River.
Over 10 years, multi-award-winning Sustainable Coastlines has motivated over 90,000 people to remove nearly 1.5 million litres of rubbish from the coast, plant over 100,000 trees and directly educated over 200,000 people across Aotearoa and the Pacific Islands.
The Waimakariri River is the source of over 75% of the drinking water for Christchurch so get involved to give this iconic waterway some much-needed love!
How to get there: Head to the eastern end of Coutts Island Road – Whites Crossing West Picnic Area – and we’ll meet from 10.00am; look out for the Sustainable Coastlines flags and friendly helpers in high-vis gear. We’ll be starting from 10.00am and finishing up around 2.00pm. You can stay for as little or as long as you like, but around noon we’ll all come together for some tasty food and some Phoenix Organics Drinks.
What does the day involve?
9:45am Registration opens at Coutts Island Road – Whites Crossing West Picnic Area, Tea and coffee served.
10:00am Karakia from local iwi, opening words from Sustainable Coastlines and Stakeholders.
10:15am Safety briefing and planting demonstration.
12:30pm Return to home base for lunch.
13:00pm Photo and quick formalities, back to planting for those who wish to stay.
14:00pm(ish) Event finishes
What Sustainable Coastlines provide:
Trees and planting site
A planting tutorial
Gloves
Spades
Refreshments
Health & safety briefing and documents (we’ll happily provide a risk assessment for you)
First aid kits and first aid trained staff
Photographs
What your students will need to bring:
Gumboots or sturdy, closed-toe shoes that you don’t mind getting a bit muddy. This is critical for Health & Safety considerations: those not wearing closed-toe shoes will not be able to participate.
Warm and waterproof clothes. At least one warm top layer and a rain jacket.
Sun hat and sunscreen.
Reusable water bottle (filled up and ready to go)
Reusable coffee cup for hot drinks
Your old or unused mobile phone to recycle. As a charity partner of the RE: MOBILE phone recycling scheme, donating your old mobile helps us raise critical funds for freshwater restoration.
Bring a camera (optional). We would love to see your event photos! Use the tag #loveyourwater on social media or email photos to george@
Your old or unused mobile phone to recycle. As a charity partner of the RE: MOBILE phone recycling scheme, donating your old mobile helps us raise critical funds for freshwater restoration.
Bring a camera (optional). We would love to see your event photos! Use the tag #loveyourwater on social media or email photos to [email protected].
Sustainable Coastlines, Conservation Volunteers New Zealand and The Department of Conservation invite you to help restore and rejuvenate The Punakaiki Coastal Restoration Project as part of the ANZ Love Your Water Tour 2019.
Over 10 years, multi-award-winning Sustainable Coastlines has motivated over 90,000 people to remove nearly 1.5 million litres of rubbish from the coast, plant over 100,000 trees and directly educated over 200,000 people across Aotearoa and the Pacific Islands.
Planting native trees, shrubs and grasses on the banks of waterways is one of the best things that we can do to enhance the wellbeing of people and the planet. Plants remove sediment and excess nutrients, they provide shelter, shade and habitat to birds and stream organisms and they help to capture carbon dioxide, which contributes to the ongoing battle against climate change.
The Punakaiki Coastal Restoration Project – which started in 2008 – is located on a 75-hectare coastal strip of land adjacent to the Paparoa National Park on the Northern end of the Barrytown flats.
The goals of the project are to restore the rare sandplain forest that previously covered the area before being cleared for agriculture and mining, this type of forest typically contains large stands of Nikau palms, Rata, and Kahikatea as is evident in the adjoining Nikau scenic reserve, the only remaining unmodified example of sandplain forest in the Punakaiki area. To date, the project has planted 175,000 trees with 15,000 local and international volunteer days onsite since 2019.
The project also aims to protect the surrounding habitat of the threatened Westland Petrel which numbers around 15,000. Their only breeding colony is located in the hills behind the project site and is one of only a few mainland petrel colonies left in New Zealand due to habitat destruction and introduced pests. By planting the area surrounding their breeding colony this will ensure that the land is never developed and pressure placed on the Petrels breeding success will be minimised into the future.
How to get there: Head to 75-hectare coastal strip of land adjacent to the Paparoa National Park on the Northern end of the Barrytown flats and we’ll meet from 10.00am; look out for the Sustainable Coastlines flags and friendly helpers in high-vis gear. We’ll be starting from 10.00am and finishing up around 2.00pm. You can stay for as little or as long as you like, but around noon we’ll all come together for some tasty food and some Phoenix Organics Drinks.
What will Sustainable Coastlines Provide?
The Sustainable Coastlines Charitable Trust is working in collaboration with the Student Volunteer Army and invites your school to join us to plant trees alongside the Waimakariri River.
Over 10 years, multi-award-winning Sustainable Coastlines has motivated over 90,000 people to remove nearly 1.5 million litres of rubbish from the coast, plant over 100,000 trees and directly educated over 200,000 people across Aotearoa and the Pacific Islands.
The Waimakariri River is the source of over 75% of the drinking water for Christchurch so get involved to give this iconic waterway some much-needed love!
On any day(s) and time that suits you, from Monday the 19th of August to Friday the 20th of September, we would be happy to invite your school to:
1) Host one of our educators at your school for a presentation about kaitiakitanga (guardianship) and water quality. This has proven educational outcomes and helps motivate students for planting trees.
2) Join us at the Waimakariri River for a tree planting activity.
Location: Head to the eastern end of Coutts Island Road – Whites Crossing West Picnic Area one of our team members will meet you there.
Please feel free to call George on 0274436743 if you have any questions. We are looking forward to getting you along to this amazing event.
UPDATE:
With rain forecast for the week before and after, we were blessed to have our planting day on 7 September free from rain. We planted 939 trees at Long Bay Reserve, which could not have happened if it wasn’t for our awesome partner, Arena Living, who sponsored the day.
The enthusiastic bunch of 69 tree planters were made up of Area Living staff and retirees, Long Bay College and Westlake Boys High School students and staff, Kaipatiki project coordinators, local residents, and others who were just keen to be a part of this awesome day.
Following the introduction and heath and safety briefing by Programmes Manager Fletcher Sunde, Kaipaitki and Sustainable Coastlines staff lead everyone to the planting site and conducted thorough planting demonstrations. Having the experience of these instructors on the day meant that every plant planted on the day had the best chance of becoming a full grown adult.
The volunteers worked hard, with the wet and heavily grassed terrain making for challenging planting conditions. The species of choice for this planting were harakeke (flax), kānuka, mānuka, marbleleaf, and tī kōuka (cabbage tree). All the trees were sourced locally from either Paremoremo Prison nursery or the local Auckland Council nursery.
New World Long Bay refuelled the team with chicken rolls before we planted the remaining few hundred trees. In classic Kiwi style, planting wrapped up just before the All Blacks were about to kick off.
Thanks to all those who came!! We look forward to seeing you next time!
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Sustainable Coastlines and Arena Living invite you to be a park of an awesome, fun day of riparian restoration at the beautiful Long Bay Regional Park. Long Bay is one of Auckland’s jewels and we’re excited to be given the opportunity to be part of its rejuvenation. The planting event will be run on September 7th from 10am until early afternoon
This will be a special day with the involvement of Kaipatiki Project, who will be bringing along their new cohort of restoration coordinators to help facilitate your planting experience. We’ll also be delivering our well known Love Your Water presentation on freshwater ecosystems and threats to give you some additional motivation.
Places are limited for this event so please register on the form below to confirm your attendance.
For more information, please contact Fletcher on [email protected]
Long Bay Regional Park is situated about 20 minutes north of Auckland City. There are two entrances to the park, marked on our map here. Please park in the parks designated the walk to the planting area along the highlighted path (please do not walk along the roadway). We will have volunteers on hand to guide you. There is a drop-off spot for the elderly and disabled next to the planting site, please see the map.
This free lunchtime talk will be facilitated by Judy from the Compost Collective and offers an introduction to two basic composting systems that can be used in the home and garden: traditional composting bins and bokashi buckets. Come and discover what suits you best!
Confirmed participants will receive a $40.00 discount toward the purchase of a composting system that can be redeemed online.
During winter we will be hosting a series of free movie nights at The Flagship Education Centre. Bring your beanbag, best friend or just yourself along and be prepared to be educated or amused (depending on the theme). There will be a cash bar on the night with thanks to our good friends at Yealands Wines, Corona and Phoenix Organics. Doors open at 7pm with the movie kicking off at 7.30pm.
Thursday 5th September we will be showing ‘The True Cost’. This is a story about clothing. It’s about the clothes we wear, the people who make them, and the impact the industry is having on our world. The price of clothing has been decreasing for decades, while the human and environmental costs have grown dramatically. The True Cost is a groundbreaking documentary film that pulls back the curtain on the untold story and asks us to consider, who really pays the price for our clothing?
Filmed in countries all over the world, from the brightest runways to the darkest slums, and featuring interviews with the world’s leading influencers including Stella McCartney, Livia Firth and Vandana Shiva, The True Cost is an unprecedented project that invites us on an eye-opening journey around the world and into the lives of the many people and places behind our clothes.
To celebrate Wynyard Quarter turning eight we are hosting a sustainable party at The Flagship. Come and see how fabulous a party can look without using tons of single-use plastic. Make your own bunting using coffee sacks and squeeze some lemons at the lemonade stand for your very own thirst quencher. Free fun for everyone.
This Event Has Been Postponed due to Unsafe Weather Conditions Forecasted
This year, as part of the continued collaboration between AURANGA and Sustainable Coastlines, we invite you to be part of something special, the rejuvenation of the Islands of Dury Creek. We’re taking on the restoration of three small islands in the Manukau Harbour – 15.2 hectares of natural islands you probably didn’t even know existed – and we need your help!
Please join us from 10am to 2pm on Sunday August 25th at 389 Bremner Rd, Drury to be a part of this awesome kaupapa.
We will be running one of our famously fun and engaging tree planting events and you’ll get the chance to visit somewhere we guarantee you’ve never been before. This will be a memorable event of significance to the community of this area. You will be part of the first public group to walk on these islands, which were previously inaccessible and are not yet open to the public. This will be a family fun day suitable for all ages so bring your kids, your nanna and your best mate as well.
AURANGA is a place that has been designed with the community at its heart, but building a new community on a greenfields site comes with a responsibility to the natural environment. This is why the partnership between Sustainable Coastlines and AURANGA is so important. AURANGA is serious about contributing to improved waterways and is planting tens of thousands of native plants in rain gardens, wetlands and along stream banks and the estuary. Approximately 190,000 plants will complete the island restoration. These natural features, along with large and cleverly designed parks, reserves, esplanades, walkways and cycle-paths all contribute to a healthier environment. We would like to invite you to be a part of this ecological invigoration.
For more information contact Fletcher on [email protected].
