Native Planting at Ātiu Creek Regional Park

This beautiful and seldom-visited park has extensive harbour frontage with large tracts of native forest, supporting a range of flora and fauna which provides habitat for the nationally threatened New Zealand dabchick and brown teal. It is a stunning coastal area that is now under intensive regeneration - and we need your help! Come along to this community planting day and get ready to dig deep. This year, we are planting approximately 2,100 native plants and trees that have been grown from eco-sourced seeds collected within the park, and propagated at our on-site nursery. Volunteers are welcome to meet us onsite, or we can provide transport from our office in Eden Terrace for a limited number of volunteers. Seats are limited so please contact us in advance at info@cvnz.org.nz or call 0800 567 686 to reserve a seat. For those meeting us at the park, please note there is limited cellphone coverage and the event location is only accessible with CVNZ team leaders. You will receive the address once you register. Please ensure you arrive by 9:15am to meet the team leaders, who will escort volunteers through locked gate access to the planting site. Entry operates convoy-style, so if you arrive late, you will miss the opportunity to join the planting. We will finish our planting at 12:30pm and wrap up with a free BBQ for all our volunteers. If you need to leave early, a team leader will be able to escort you out the park. This event is made possible through funding from Auckland Council Regional Parks.

Please register for this event by going to our booking portal. What to wear: Appropriate outdoor clothing (lightweight long-sleeved clothing and tough trousers are needed to protect yourself from cuts and scratches and insect bites/stings). Please wear sturdy, comfortable footwear and something you don't mind getting muddy (gumboots, hiking shoes, work boots, trainers). CVNZ will supply all of the tools and equipment required for the day. Please bring with you a hat, raincoat/waterproof jacket, sunblock, a snack, full water bottle and any medication you may need (hayfever medication, inhalers etc). We will have extra water to refill bottles, sunblock, snacks and insect repellent with us on the day.

We have 3 Saturday dates available:

• 4 July
• 25 July
• 15 August

All events are from 9:15am to 1:30pm.

Getting started:
The first step is to express your interest by filling out the form below. We will then put you in touch directly with the organisation for more information on the role and how to proceed.

Ref: 6838

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