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This is Conservation Week and community environmental groups across the Hibiscus Coast are hard at work protecting our natural spaces – restoring native habitats, protecting wildlife and improving water quality. However, many of these groups operate on tight budgets and limited resources, balancing hands-on work with the ongoing need to secure support.
What they need is not just funding. Groups are looking for practical help, including skills, equipment, vehicles and volunteer time. Even a few hours on a planting day or working bee can make a difference.
Planting season is also approaching, with community events set to begin across Auckland in early June, including at Shakespear Regional Park. Volunteers can help with planting days or site preparation during the week.
Local groups welcoming new volunteers and support include:
Hibiscus Coast Forest and Bird and Pest Free Hibiscus Coast
Opportunities for pest control work.
forestandbird.org.nz/projects/pest-free-hibiscus-coast
Shakespear Open Sanctuary Society Inc (SoSSi)
Trapping, planting, track maintenance, wildlife surveys and fence checks.
sossi.org.nz
Mountains to the Sea Conservation Trust
Support for events, school programmes and environmental projects.
mountainstosea.org.nz
Restore Hibiscus and Bays
Works to restore native habitats, improve waterways and keep reserves pest-free. Community events and working bees held across the Hibiscus and Bays area.
restorehb.org.nz
Friends of Okura Bush
Predator control, weed removal and ecosystem restoration.
okurabush.org.nz
Friends of Green Road Reserve
Planting projects, track improvements and community events.
green.road.park.supsociety@gmail.com
Pest Free Dairy Flat and Waitoki
Trapping and pest management.
Pest Free Dairy Flat on Facebook or pestfreedairyflat@gmail.com
Protect Whangaparāoa Rock Pools
Beach patrols and raising awareness of intertidal zones requirements
Protect Whangaparaoa Rockpools on Facebook
Supporters of Tiritiri Matangi
Volunteer opportunities from field work to guiding, including working bees, track maintenance, weed management and cleaning bunk houses.
www.tiritirimatangi.org.nz/
Gulf Harbour Community Trust
Group protecting the 90-hectare former Gulf Harbour Country Club green spaces on the Whangaparāoa Peninsula. Volunteers opportunities for maintenance and clearing the green space.
www.ghct.nz/
Organisers say many people have more to offer than they realise and volunteers of all ages and abilities are encouraged to get involved.
