Past events

Shane Wright - Senior Lecturer Faculty of Science, Biological Sciences, University of Auckland

Have you ever wondered why one beautiful old tree in your neighbourhood is listed and another isn’t? Join us to listen to Dr Susette Goldsmith talking about the listing of heritage trees. Register here on Eventbrite

George Daly will talk about the restoration of some of the Waimea River delta which will provide habitat for less common wetland bird life. Supper is on.

Kea, the world's only alpine parrot, is now listed as Threatened - Nationally Endangered; the second-highest threat level in New Zealand. Lead poisoning continues to be one of the biggest threats to the kea.

Pressures on urban birds—backyards matter
A talk by Margaret Stanley

We are helping the Port Hills rangers create a corridor of native bush up a valley behind Sumner (off Evans Pass Rd). On this working-bee, we'll be trimming the long grass from around the native plants and using it to mulch them.

 Jan Clayton-Greene is talking about South Marlborough's hidden gems. The talk will be an update about the threatened plants of South Marlborough.

Are we prepared to best care for our birds in case of a weather catastrophe? By Lynn Miller, general manager of BirdCare Aotearoa

Ian McLennan, Chair of the Otamahua/Quail Island Restoration Trust, has spent most of his working life in the building industry. He started volunteering on Quail Island in 2004.

This theme acknowledges and celebrates the Marlborough region's 1800km of coastline. 

NOTICE: Our planting day is back on for the 24th. All other details remain the same. 

The Sanctuary is an ECan reserve on the Christchurch side of the Waimakariri river. Help Brad Smith the ECan ranger for The Sanctuary to restore biodiversity to the area by planting native trees.