EcoFest

EcoFest A month long celebration of our unique environment to inspire sustainable living across Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland!

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🌏 World Environment Day 2026 🌿Climate action doesn't always have to look huge. Sometimes it looks like planting herbs on...
28/05/2026

🌏 World Environment Day 2026 🌿

Climate action doesn't always have to look huge. Sometimes it looks like planting herbs on your windowsill, learning to mend your clothes, showing up to a community clean-up, catching the train or riding your bike, sharing kai, or spending a little more time connected to nature 🌳

This World Environment Day, EcoFest is celebrating the power of collective small actions, the everyday choices that help shape a healthier, more resilient future for Tāmaki Makaurau

"Now for Climate" is a reminder that the best time to care for our planet isn't someday, its now 💚

Through workshops, walks, working bees, film screenings, repair cafes, kai events, and hands-on experiences, EcoFest is all about making climate action feel accessible, hopeful, creative, and community led.

Every action counts. Every person matters. What's one small thing you're doing now for climate?

EcoFest might be over for another year, but the kaupapa is still going strong in North Auckland 🌿Kaipātiki Project is he...
07/05/2026

EcoFest might be over for another year, but the kaupapa is still going strong in North Auckland 🌿Kaipātiki Project is here year-round to help you stay connected to the parts of EcoFest you loved most, right here in your local neighbourhood!

🌿 Torohē Nuku/Explore Nature
Plant and Revive: Join our community planting days this winter and help us regenerate and revive local ecosystems all year round.
kaipatiki.org.nz/trees

🍴 Kīnaki Kai Reka/Foodies' Fix
Grow Your Own: Our teaching garden offers weekly opportunities to get hands-on with growing your own food, plus workshops to deepen your skills and knowledge.
kaipatiki.org.nz/food

🚲 Waka Hourua/Clean Transport
Shift Your Travel: Our events provide encouragement, practical guidance, and community connection to help you gradually shift your transport habits. Follow our socials for tips and challenges as we inspire our supporters to try just one trip differently.
kaipatiki.org.nz/travel

🌱 Mauri Noho/Conscious Living
Live Clean & Green: Our new Clean Collective campaign makes it easy to get involved in creating a cleaner, greener neighbourhood – from litter pick-up events to everyday habits and more.
kaipatiki.org.nz/clean

EcoMatters Environment Trust, Beautification Trust, Kaipātiki Project, Waiheke Resources Trust & Sustainability Centre

EcoFest might be over for another year, but the kaupapa is still going strong on Waiheke Island 🌿 Keen to connect with y...
03/05/2026

EcoFest might be over for another year, but the kaupapa is still going strong on Waiheke Island 🌿 Keen to connect with your community, learn new skills, and make a real difference on our motu? Come join one (or more!) of Waiheke Resources Trust's projects.
wrt.org.nz/volunteer/

🌿 Torohē Nuku/Explore Nature
Help us protect and revitalise Waiheke's natural environment through our wetlands restoration and freshwater monitoring projects. Every pair of hands makes a difference.
wrt.org.nz/restore/

🍴 Kīnaki Kai Reka/Foodies' Fix
From food rescue, gardening to composting, our Nourish projects build food resilience and bring people together around the table.
wrt.org.nz/nourish/

🚲 Waka Hourua/Clean Transport
Visit WRT's Bike Hub, a community-driven, not-for-profit, do-it-yourself-with-help bicycle workshop and a hub for everyone who loves cycling on the island.
wrt.org.nz/bikehub/

🎨 Te Whaihanga/Makers Mayhem
Thinking of a creative workshop or get-together? We have a perfect space for you! Our solar-powered, fully equipped centre is available to hire - welcoming, creative, and ready for your community gathering.
wrt.org.nz/centre/

Waiheke Resources Trust is here year-round to help you stay connected to the parts of EcoFest you loved most!

EcoMatters Environment Trust, Beautification Trust, Kaipātiki Project, Waiheke Resources Trust & Sustainability Centre

EcoFest might be over for another year, but the kaupapa is still going strong in South & East Auckland 🌿 The Beautificat...
01/05/2026

EcoFest might be over for another year, but the kaupapa is still going strong in South & East Auckland 🌿 The Beautification Trust is here year-round to help you stay connected to the parts of EcoFest you loved most, right here in your local neighbourhood!

🚲 Waka Hourua/Clean Transport
Visit the team at Bike Hub Manurewa, learn basic repairs, build your confidence on two wheels, or join a community ride! With second hand bikes for sale, it could be the perfect opportunity to break up with the petrol pump and try a different way of commuting.
beautification.org.nz/bike-hub-manurewa

🍴 Kīnaki Kai Reka/Foodies' Fix
Leave what you can andf take what you need from our pātaka kai - growing, sharing, and making the most of good food.
beautification.org.nz/paataka-kai

🎨 Te Whaihanga/Makers Mayhem
Pop into our upcoming Repair Café and Mending Circle on Saturday 9th May and give your beloved items a second life! Our skilled volunteers are here to help you repair and restore a variety of items and you might even learn a new skill!
beautification.org.nz/events-1/manurewa-repair-cafe-and-mending-circle-4

🌿 Torohē Nuku/Explore Nature
Join our working bee along the Papakura Stream on Saturday 2nd May and give back to te taiao by clearing out invasive pest plants! We hold these giveback days frequently to help support the restoration of our local streams and parks.
beautification.org.nz/events-1/papakura-stream-giveback-day-3

🌱 Mauri Noho/Conscious Living
Visit the Manurewa Community Recycling Centre where you can give items a second life and reduce waste going to landfill. Whether you're dropping off hard to recycle items, donating, or finding something new-to-you, it's an easy way to live more consciously.
beautification.org.nz/manurewa-community-recycling-centre

EcoFest is just the beginning, there's lots you can do to connect with your local community and te taiao! Find your local Enviro Hub and keep the ripple going 💚

EcoMatters Environment Trust , Beautification Trust , Kaipātiki Project , Waiheke Resources Trust & Sustainability Centre

EcoFest might be over for another year, but the kaupapa is still going strong in West Auckland 🌿EcoMatters is here year-...
30/04/2026

EcoFest might be over for another year, but the kaupapa is still going strong in West Auckland 🌿

EcoMatters is here year-round to help you stay connected to the parts of EcoFest you loved most, right here in your local neighbourhood! Here are some ways you can continue your journey with EcoMatters:

🍴 Kīnaki Kai Reka/Foodies' Fix
Every Bite - Cook with Confidence, with the Deaf Wellbeing Society’s Natasha
📅 Wednesday 6 May 2026, 5.30pm-8pm
📍 Auckland Deaf Society, 16 Hillsborough Road, Three Kings
Come and cook with Natasha and an NZSL interpreter! Learn easy recipes together, share kai and have fun. Bookings essential: ecomatters.org.nz/events

🎨 Te Whaihanga/Makers Mayhem
Make a Matariki Star: Harakeke Weaving & Māori Tikanga
📅 Sunday 5 July 2026, 10.30am - 11.30am
📍 EcoMatters, 1 Olympic Place, New Lynn
Come together this Matariki to weave your own harakeke (flax) star and celebrate the season with creativity and connection. Suitable for ages 8+. Bookings essential: ecomatters.org.nz/events

🌿 Torohē Nuku/Explore Nature
Dundale Stream Care Session
📅 Saturday 9 May 2026, 10am-12.30pm
📍 Reserve in front of 66a Dundale Avenue, Blockhouse Bay
Come and help us at the Whau Stream to clean up rubbish and debris plus do some mulching, so we can get it ready for planting. More info: ecomatters.org.nz/events

🚲 Waka Hourua/Clean Transport
Visit an EcoMatters Bike Hub
📅Open hours vary, see ecomatters.org.nz/bikehubs
📍 Forrest Hill, Glen Innes, Grey Lynn, Henderson, Manukau, New Lynn, Onehunga, Pakuranga, and Queens Wharf
Our Bike Hubs are friendly places where we welcome anyone who is interested in riding a bike. More info: ecomatters.org.nz/bikehubs

🌱 Mauri Noho/Conscious Living
Rongoā Māori workshop
📅 Saturday 2 May 2026, 9.30am - 12.30pm
📍 EcoMatters, 1 Olympic Place, New Lynn
Discover the traditions of Rongoā Rākau in this hands-on workshop exploring Māori plant-based healing. Learn key principles, native plant identification, and how these taonga are gathered and used. Bookings essential, by koha: ecomatters.org.nz/events

EcoMatters Environment Trust Beautification Trust Kaipātiki Project Waiheke Resources Trust & Sustainability Centre

EcoFest might be wrapping up, but your connection to te taiao doesn't have to 🌿If you've been feeling inspired to get ou...
23/04/2026

EcoFest might be wrapping up, but your connection to te taiao doesn't have to 🌿

If you've been feeling inspired to get outside more, explore your local spaces, or try something new - Geocaching is a simple way to keep the momentum going.

To learn more about and why you should give it a try, read the new blog with the link in comments! 🔗



EcoMatters Environment Trust Waiheke Resources Trust & Sustainability Centre Kaipātiki Project Beautification Trust Auckland Council

It’s the final day of EcoFest, and it’s Earth Day 🌏💚EcoFest might be wrapping up... but for you, this could be the begin...
21/04/2026

It’s the final day of EcoFest, and it’s Earth Day 🌏💚

EcoFest might be wrapping up... but for you, this could be the beginning of something special. Your local environment hub is the perfect place to keep the momentum going ✨

You can join:
🌻 Year-round workshops,
🐦 Volunteering,
🎉 Inspiring connections,
🚴‍♂️ Easy ways to live more sustainably.

Find your people, and let's make a difference together:
🏝️ Waiheke – wrt.org.nz
🚲 West Auckland – ecomatters.org.nz
🌱 North Shore – kaipatiki.org.nz
🌻 South/East Auckland – beautification.org.nz

It’s been a month full of ideas, action, togetherness, and connection across Tāmaki Makaurau. Let’s keep the momentum going 💚

Calling all teachers and homeschool parents! 📢Come and test the draft CONSERVATION game created by Earthcare Game! Play ...
20/04/2026

Calling all teachers and homeschool parents! 📢

Come and test the draft CONSERVATION game created by Earthcare Game! Play the game, share ideas for using it in the classroom and learn some te reo Māori that will be part of the bilingual te reo Māori-English edition of CONSERVATION available soon.

The CONSERVATION game is a fun way to explore how we can care for the earth, connect with nature and help conserve the planet’s resources 🌿

📅 Wednesday 22 April, 7:00 - 8:00pm
📍Children's Room, 115 Mt Eden Road, Mt Eden, Auckland

Register with the link in the comments!

🌏 EcoFest wraps up on Earth Day — 22 April!Let’s end this epic month of sustainability on a high note 🌿💚Join us for one ...
18/04/2026

🌏 EcoFest wraps up on Earth Day — 22 April!

Let’s end this epic month of sustainability on a high note 🌿💚

Join us for one of the final events of EcoFest 2026 and celebrate Earth Day with your community. It’s your last chance (until next year!) to connect, learn, and take a step towards a greener Tāmaki Makaurau.

Check out what's on 👇🏻

🌱 Meet the Gardener – Edible Edition
🗓️ Tue 22 April, 2:00 pm to 2:45 pm
📍 Auckland Botanic Gardens

🫙Using Seasonal Produce Workshop
🗓️ Tue 22 April, 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm
📍 East Coast Bays Library

🐝 Exhibition: Pollination
🗓️ Tue 22 April, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
📍 Huia Lodge Discovery Hub

🌿 Native Seedling Sessions
🗓️ Tue 22 April, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
📍 EcoMatters Nursery

Check out all the events on offer to celebrate Earth Day 🌏 👉🏻 https://bit.ly/EcoFestEarthDay2026

Tomorrow at the Beautification Trust! Join the conversation and be part of the solution 🌏✨Climate Fresk is a fun, intera...
17/04/2026

Tomorrow at the Beautification Trust! Join the conversation and be part of the solution 🌏✨

Climate Fresk is a fun, interactive workshop that brings climate science to life, helping you understand global systems to everyday choices.

You’ll walk away with:
🌱 A clearer understanding of how our climate works
🤝 The confidence to connect the big picture to your daily life
💡 Simple, practical ways to take action

Check out the details of the Climate Fresk tomorrow:
🗓️ Sat 18 April, 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm
📍 Beautification Trust, 38 Holmes Road, Manurewa

Register now:
https://ecofest.org.nz/event/climate-fresk-manurewa/

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