We’re excited to report that this years Corporate Tree Planting Challenge, in celebration of World Environment Day, was a huge success with more locations, more teams and more impact than ever before! Held on Friday the 9th June in Wellington and Auckland and in sites across Australia on the 2nd June, it was a tree […]
Conservation Volunteers New Zealand (CVNZ) invites you to show your support and commitment to our unique environment by ‘casting your vote’ for us at The Opportunity Party (TOP)’s charity giveaway……each of your ‘votes’ for CVNZ provides $3 towards the work we and our many volunteers do in protecting and restoring our natural environment. These funds […]
Last week marked our first volunteer team from Lion who came out in force to help us prepare an area of Pt. England Reserve for an upcoming community planting day. Twelve Lion staff members rolled up their sleeves and trudged through the mud for hours on end to clear the area of invasive pest plants […]
A huge thank you and well done to the 380 staff from Pernod Ricard Wineries who got out and got their hands dirty on Thursday 1st June at 4 sites across New Zealand for their annual Responsib’All Day. Tools in hand, they rolled up their sleeves and worked all day long to help out at […]
A huge thank you to the fantastic teams from Corys Electrical who got stuck in to help Conservation Volunteers New Zealand to kick off the planting season at key sites across the country. On Saturday 6th May, teams from Corys planted trees at Atiu Creek by the Kaipara Harbour, Quarantine Island in Port Chalmers and […]
Conservation Volunteers invites you to participate in our World Environment Day Tree Planting Challenge on Friday, 9 June 2017. We have identified key sites in both Auckland and Wellington and across Australia that need your help. Teams will be challenged to plant as many trees as they can in a two hour period, competing against […]
A huge thank you to the fantastic team from Qantas in Auckland who came out on Friday 24th March to lend a helping hand to Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei at their site at Whenua Rangatira. The team of ten volunteers got stuck into removing invasive kikuyu grass that was threatening to strangle and prevent the growth […]
Animal pests (rodents and possums) compete with native birds for food and raid their nests for chicks and eggs. They also feed on a wide range of native plants, lizards and invertebrates. Your parks need your help to prevent this destruction. Conservation Volunteers New Zealand in partnership with Auckland Council are now looking for volunteers […]
Conservation Volunteers New Zealand is about to host our first annual Business Clean Up Day Challenge. On Tuesday, 28 February, organisations around New Zealand and Australia will take part in the Clean Up Challenge at the key locations listed below. Teams will be challenged to clean up as much rubbish as they can in a […]
Conservation Volunteers New Zealand (CVNZ) has strengthened our ties with Landcorp by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 22nd September 2016. Our Chairman, Gerry Morvell and Landcorp’s General Manager Environment, Phil McKenzie signed the MoU at Landcorp’s Wellington office. The MoU allows for both parties to work together on a range of planting and […]