Matairangi Trails invests in trails and regeneration of native bush on Matairangi/Mt Victoria for the enjoyment of cyclists and other users, and we would love your help

We are looking for volunteers to help with tree release and weeding to enable newly planted natives to survive; helping with planting in the winter months.

Care for a community garden space in Ranui Heights!

Do you live in Porirua East and want to grow something positive in your community? With My Garden Spot - Porirua East, you can take care of your very own garden patch at the Awatea Community Garden in Ranui Heights.

It's a simple, flexible way to grow kai (food), learn new skills, and contribute to a greener, healthier neighbourhood. Perfect for individuals, whanau/families, schools, community groups, or anyone who wants to reconnect with the whenua and give back to the local area.

What you'll do:

As a Garden Spot Keeper, you'll be responsible for your own section of the community garden. Your tasks might include:

• Weeding and general garden upkeep
• Planting vegetables, herbs, flowers or natives
• Watering, mulching, and harvesting kai
• Removing rubbish or debris
• Reporting any damage or vandalism
• Sharing ideas to improve the space
• Supporting seasonal planting days and community working bees (if you're keen!)

No green thumb required - just a bit of time, care, and community spirit.

What you'll need:

• A willingness to show up and tend your garden spot
• Enthusiasm to learn, share, and grow with others

How it works:

Why get involved?

• Grow healthy food for yourself and the community
• Meet others and build local connections
• Spend time outdoors and learn new skills
• Help make Porirua East more sustainable and resilient
• Be part of something meaningful in your neighbourhood

Keen to start your Garden Spot? Apply today and let's grow something awesome together at Awatea Community Garden.

The Makara Peak Supporters are made up of keen mountain bikers, runners, walkers and residents with a passion for Makara Peak and a vision to regenerate the native forest.

We have regular weekend volunteer work parties at Makara Peak for both conservation work and trail building and maintenance and are always looking for more volunteers

We provide the how-to, tools, gloves, witty humour, world class banter, food and drink. There's no need to register, just turn up and work for as little or as long as you like. Times and locations of upcoming projects are posted on the Makara Peak Supporters Facebook page.

Fence checkers help to maintain the biosecurity of Zealandia and integrity of our fence by inspecting the fence and surrounding areas. The role involves walking a designated section of the fence on the outside, looking for anything that could cause a biosecurity breach or harm to the sanctuary, and submitting a report.

We need volunteers who are prepared to make a regular commitment, for at least six months (and hopefully more!) who are physically fit and have an eye for detail. This role offers the opportunity to get fresh air and exercise, while being an integral part of the safety of our sanctuary. It is ideal for people living around our fence line or in the surrounding area.

Access to the sanctuary is not needed, so the fence check can be done at a time that suits the volunteer, on the day that they are rostered.

During the summer months it is possible to combine a weekday shift checking the fence with a normal work day but during winter, when the days are much shorter, it is not usually possible to do that, as the check needs to be completed when there is sufficient daylight.

Volunteer with us at Conservation Volunteers Wellington and help with community-led conservation projects throughout the Wellington Region! As a Conservation Volunteer, you'll take part in practical conservation work to help protect and restore our precious green spaces.

Whether you're planting native trees, removing invasive weeds, or picking up litter, your contribution directly supports thriving local ecosystems and a more sustainable future for Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Plus, you'll get to work shoulder to shoulder with passionate community groups.

Do you live in Ngaio, Khandallah, Crofton Downs, Wilton, Wadestown area and want a piece of nature to look after?

Trelissick Park's Adopt-a-Spot gives you the opportunity to care for a spot of natural wilderness. Great for individuals, families, organisations or a group of friends, this scheme is restoring the Park and providing a safe habitat for native flora and fauna.

Your role as a 'spottee' involves weed eradication, rubbish collection, reporting of damage and pollution in the park, and planting locally sourced native trees and plants and subsequently caring for them to more effectively achieve this objective. Everyone who walks through the Park will appreciate your efforts.

At Free for all store we are passionate about sustainability and making a positive impact on the environment and our community. By providing second-hand clothes and bric a brac at affordable prices, we help reduce waste and promote conscious consumerism. We're looking for enthusiastic volunteers to join our team and help with sorting donated clothing and providing exceptional customer service in our shop. We are seeking reliable and friendly volunteers to assist with sorting donations and providing support in our retail space. Sort through donated clothing items, ensuring they undamaged, and appropriate for sale. Categorising Ensure that items are neatly folded, hung, and arranged for presentation on the sales floor. Help with organising and maintaining the back stock of donated items.

Come and join our enthusiastic volunteers in restoring the natural beauty of Trelissick Park/Ngaio Gorge and contribute to our part of Sanctuary to Sea project, Te Araroa walk and the Northern Walkway. New volunteers are needed at our bi-monthly working bees on a Sunday and Wednesday afternoon; finishing with afternoon tea.

If Sunday and Wednesday don't suit, or if you have a favourite part of the Park that you wish to care for, we can get you set-up with an Adopt-a-Spot site. This scheme encourages people to adopt their own spot in the park to look after, at any time convenient to them, rather than working in with the working bee schedule.

The Park has entrances from Ngaio, Crofton Downs, Wadestown and Kaiwharawhara, and is popular with walkers, runners and dog walkers.

Join us at Conservation Volunteers Wellington in protecting Wellington's precious native forests! Our Tree Rescue Restoration project focuses on caring for young native trees that are vital to the health of our ecosystems.

You'll help with tasks like weeding, litter clean up, and other hands-on restoration work to give these trees the best chance to thrive. It's a great way to connect with nature, support local wildlife, and be part of a greener future for Aotearoa- no experience needed!

The Tanera Gully Restoration Team has been working for 10 years to remove weeds and rubbish and restore this part of the Aro Valley as habitat for wildlife.

New volunteers are needed to join the team at their weekly working sessions held each Sunday between 2 and 4pm. Join the friendly group and contribute to the increasing biodiversity of Wellington City, Meet at the shed at the Brooklyn Tanera Park community gardens.

Check our Facebook page on Sunday mornings for wet weather cancellations

Do you have an interest in gardening? Deen Welfare Trust are looking for someone with green fingers to assist with the maintenance, cleanliness and tidiness of our community vegetable garden.

The role involves general garden maintenance - weeding, planting, composting and harvesting. If you love growing things we'd love to have you on our team.

Join our local 350 Poneke group which meets weekly on Wednesday (mostly on Zoom) to campaign for climate change solutions locally and partakes in national mobilisations.

Composting and growing kai is climate action. Regenerative urban farms are climate change ready infrastructure and a way to grow radical hope through food in our times of climate change and biodiversity loss.

We welcome volunteers to get involved with our farm in a range of ways. Volunteers help us with harvesting on Tuesday and Friday mornings, and at our regular working bee sessions on Thursdays 5-7pm and Tuesdays and Fridays 10am-12pm.

You'll be involved in day-to-day farm work including seed-raising, planting, watering, mulching, weeding, compost-turning, repairs and more. Jobs will vary from week to week. We also welcome volunteers with specialist skills, anything from marketing and social media experience to building or plumbing. We'll work with you to find a good fit.

Do you have a love of plants and the outdoors? At this garden and nursery in Porirua you will learn the art of growing NZ native plants and organic food sustainably. This is practical hands-on work which will give you an introduction to working in horticulture or if you just want to tinker in the nursery that's fine too. Learn how to source and germinate seeds: take cuttings: propagate plants: prune: make compost and contribute to keeping native plants from extinction. There is also the opportunity to do woodwork: mechanical repairs: pest control and other practical tasks. People with disabilities are welcome. No covid vaccination or masks required.

Dune Restoration - Plant pingao and spinifex in planting season based in Lower Hutt. Regular meetings on first & third Thursday for weeding and planting.

Cutting Gorse and Blackberry in Lower Hutt. Planting Trees and Shrubs. Putting on Plant protectors. Provides parking. Requires 6 or more volunteers.

Based in Lower Hutt this role involves weeding and mulching. Using a shovel to load the wheelbarrow with mulch and moving the mulch to various areas of the site. Using a rake to spread the mulch.

Green Bikes aims to provide sustainable and affordable transport in the form of preloved and recycled bikes and to turn Porirua into a city of cyclists to aid fitness and to provide free public transportation in Porirua. If you are able to repair and paint bikes your skills would be welcomed.