Want to help create a living legacy for our city? Conservation Volunteers New Zealand will be planting 37, 000 kahikatea in Cranford Basin this winter, and we need your help! These seedlings will grow up to become the largest forest of kahikatea in Ōtautahi Christchurch since pre-European times. Help plant this forest and be part […]
The Conservation Work Skills (CWS) programme is a partnership between CVNZ and the Ministry of Social Development that gives keen locals the opportunity to gain first hand experience in the conservation sector. Through tree planting, restoration projects, weed control, predator control, nursery work, community projects big and small, track construction and maintenance, participants are exposed […]
Conservation Volunteers is excited to offer you the opportunity to participate in our World Environment Day Corporate Tree Planting Challenge on Friday 4th June! We have identified locations in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch as well as across Australia that need some extra restoration care. Teams will have two hours to plant as many trees as they can, competing […]
Conservation Volunteers New Zealand (CVNZ) is back for another epic year in 2021. We’re very proud of our achievements in 2020 despite it being a very challenging year for all. We built on lots of great projects such as our Conservation Work Skills Programme, Wasp Wipeout and Hoschtetter’s Frog Recovery, and added new restoration sites including at Sanders Reserve […]
Wasp Wipeout is a collaborative partnership between Conservation Volunteers New Zealand (CVNZ), the Department of Conservation, Stuff media, the Tasman Environment Trust and Councils with the aim of reducing Vespula Wasp populations and to spread awareness of the threats caused by these species. Vespula Wasps The German wasp (vespula Germanica) and common wasp (vespula vulgaris) have been described as […]