Activate Tuff Crater - Planting Days with Kaipātiki Project

Have you ever joined in for a tree planting day?

It's a fun and active way to contribute to a sustainable future for us all. Planting trees means cleaner air with less CO2 in the atmosphere, cooler air in the city, healthy biodiverse ecosystems and spaces for people to connect with nature - which is proven to dramatically reduce stress! Plant trees with us this season, watch them as they grow for years to come, and eventually walk their shade with future generations of your whanau!

This planting season, Kaipātiki Project are joining with other local volunteer groups organised by Forest and Bird for three separate planting days to plant hundreds of native trees at Tuff Crater, Onepoto Stream and Cadness Reserve. We do this to contribute to their continued growth and ecological success, and also to find inspiration for what our recent collaborative project: Te Ara Awataha Greenway will become.

Te Ara Awataha Greenway

Cadness Reserve is one of the many small reserves that have recently been connected by Te Ara Awataha Greenway in Northcote's town centre, creating a beautiful space for people and for nature to thrive!

This innovative project uses nature-based design to create a more resilient and sustainable city: with natural water drainage systems that reduce the impact of severe weather and flooding; and a greenbelt that allows native ecosystems to thrive, while cooling the surrounding areas and reducing the effect of the urban heat island.