Connecting people who love nature and want to make a difference
We’re bringing volunteers together to plant and care for native trees, eradicate pests and weeds, protect threatened species, and help make our natural spaces accessible to everyone. Together, we can all make an impact on restoring our wild places and protecting this beautiful natural environment we are lucky enough to call home.
The achievements made by our community since 2006:
12,000
Project Events
100,000
Days Volunteered
1,320,000 +
Trees planted
120,000 kg
Rubbish Collected
455 Hectare
Area weeded
Volunteer with us
Find opportunities near you to meet like minds and make a difference. Restore your local patch with our knowledgeable staff.
Make a donation
Help support the important work that we do by making a donation or sponsoring a tree today.
Become a partner
CVNZ has long-standing and successful relationships with a wide range of partners. Together, we can achieve so much for our natural environment and unique wildlife.
Latest stories
Our Impacts – 2021
We’re back and our 2021 Impacts Conservation Volunteers New Zealand (CVNZ) is back for another
Beijer Ref partner to protect the Papakura Stream
Beijer Ref partner to protect the Papakura Stream Conservation Volunteers New Zealand is proud and
Tamariki For Tuna – Longfin Eel Educational Resources
Tamariki For Tuna – Longfin Eel Educational Resources Species: Tuna / Longfin eel / Anguilla
Punakaiki Coastal Restoration Project – West Coast, New Zealand
Punakaiki Coastal Restoration Project – West Coast, New Zealand In 2008 the Department of Conservation,
Meet our community
Conservation Volunteers respectfully acknowledges tangata whenua, their rich and dynamic culture and their ongoing affinity and cultural obligations within Aotearoa. As a people Māori are intrinsically linked with the natural world and the well-being of natural resources within their region is the basis of their mana. We pay our respect to tangata whenua and their culture, and to elders both past and present.
