Conservation Volunteers New Zealand (CVNZ) is a national, not-for-profit, community-based organisation that is dedicated to involving volunteers and staff in conservation projects for the betterment of Aotearoa’s environment. Each year we engage thousands of volunteers on meaningful conservation projects across the country as well as delivering training and employment programmes designed to create pathways into […]
Forest at the Heart of Wellington grand finale event
On Saturday, 18th September, our Wellington team had over 60 volunteers join us for a final planting day to celebrate the completion of our Forest at the Heart of Wellington project. It was a great celebration of all of the work that has gone in to planting 100,000 trees over the last six decades in Wellington, […]
Dallington Landing Red Zone Planting Project
Dallington Landing, Rotary Forest of Peace and Remembrance Christchurch’s red zone, formerly residential housing, and vacant space since the February 2011 earthquake is being replanted in natives as part of the Rotary Forests of Peace and Remembrance. This is a New Zealand wide project to celebrate the centenary of the Rotary Foundation and aims to establish 100 forests throughout the country over the next decade. The forests are intended to tackle climate change through the reestablishment of native eco systems in as many communities as possible around […]
Task Force Green
Following significant flooding resulting from a one in a 100 year rain event in Canterbury in late May, the government has offered assistance to affected farmers and landowners through their Enhanced Taskforce Green (ETFG) programme, and CVNZ have come on board to help out. ETFG is administered by the Ministry for Social Development (MSD) and is a relief programme that can be instigated when there is a […]
CVNZ Record Tree Planting for World Environment Day
Last week, on Friday 4th June, CVNZ ran our fifth annual Corporate Tree Planting Challenge to celebrate World Environment Day and it was (mostly) a huge success. Heavy rains and flooding meant our Christchurch event was postponed but the sun came out in Auckland and Wellington. Our Christchurch event took place on a slightly later date […]