EcoMatters Environment Trust

Mornings by the Stream in Glen Eden
2026-07-01 09:15 - 12:15, 2026-07-02 09:15 - 12:15, 2026-07-08 09:15 - 12:15, 2026-07-09 09:15 - 12:15, 2026-07-15 09:15 - 12:15, 2026-07-16 09:15 - 12:15, 2026-07-22 09:15 - 12:15, 2026-07-23 09:15 - 12:15 (Pacific/Auckland) and 2 more dates | Glen Eden Streams – TBC – varies each day, Glen Eden
Join EcoMatters stream rangers Pam and Alanah as we care for one of the beautiful waterways in the heart of Glen Eden. As well as learning about the environmental restoration of our streams, you’ll get to work alongside others who want to see nature thrive.
This is a great way to make community connections, while enjoying our hidden natural gems. You can come for as long as you like.
Wear sturdy shoes and bring gardening gloves if you have any.
RSVP to find out where you’ll be meeting each day –
For Wednesdays, RSVP to pamela@ecomatters.org.nz
For Thursdays, RSVP to alanah@ecomatters.org.nz
This is part of Project Twin Streams, and supported by the Waitākere Ranges Local Board.

Native Seedling Sessions
2026-07-01 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-07-08 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-07-15 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-07-22 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-07-29 10:00 - 12:00 | EcoMatters, 1 Olympic Place, New Lynn, Auckland, 0600, New Zealand
Come and get hands on at the EcoMatters native plant nursery! Seedling Sessions are a regular volunteer session where you’ll help care for and grow native plants that support local restoration projects.
Each Wednesday we spend time pricking out and potting up seedlings, sowing seeds, washing pots, weeding and pitching in with other tasks around the nursery.
Closed-toe, sturdy footwear is essential. Please bring a hat, rain jacket and gardening gloves if you have any (some gloves will be provided).
Questions? Email eve@ecomatters.org.nz

Native Planting Workshop at Ranui Library
2026-07-02 16:00 - 18:00 | Rānui Library, 431 Swanson Road, Ranui, Auckland
Join the Ranui Library for a whānau friendly native planting workshop and kōrero with Alanah from EcoMatters. Learn about local native plants, why they matter, and how planting supports our whenua and waterways. A great way for whānau to learn, connect, and grow together.
Spaces are limited so make sure you register via the link while you can. This event is suitable for all ages (10+).
Supported by the Henderson-Massey Local Board.

Organic Gardening Sessions
2026-07-03 11:00 - 14:00, 2026-07-17 11:00 - 14:00, 2026-07-24 11:00 - 14:00, 2026-07-31 11:00 - 14:00 | EcoMatters, 1 Olympic Place, New Lynn, Auckland, 0600, New Zealand
Get involved with myriad seasonal organic gardening activities. You’ll learn about seed sowing and collection, propagation, growing veggies and herbs, managing a pollinator garden, pruning an established food forest, and building healthy soil. You can even share in the harvest. Bring a pair of sharp secateurs if you have them and dress for any weather including a sturdy pair of enclosed shoes or boots, gloves, hat plus your drink bottle and lunch.
Confirm with Meg: meg@ecomatters.org.nz

Matariki Planting at Te Kōtuitanga
2026-07-04 10:00 - 12:30 | EcoMatters, 1 Olympic Place, New Lynn, Auckland, 0600, New Zealand
Come along for a community planting along the Waitahurangi Awa at Te Kōtuitanga (Olympic Park), New Lynn. This year, we celebrate Matariki through the theme Matariki herenga waka – a time to come together as a community, honouring our shared connections to place, people, and the environment.
As we plant along the awa, we reflect on Matariki as a time of renewal – remembering the past, celebrating the present, and preparing for the year ahead. Together, we’ll contribute to a healthier stream and a more resilient neighbourhood.
The native plants we put into the ground will help stabilise stream banks, slow water flow during heavy rain, reduce flood impacts, and provide habitat for native wildlife.
All ages are welcome; however, children must be supported by an adult. Please wear sturdy closed-toe footwear, ideally gumboots.
Meet at EcoMatters Environment Trust, 1 Olympic Place, New Lynn.
Hosted by EcoMatters Environment Trust. For further info, contact pamela@ecomatters.org.nz
Ngā mihi to Whau Local Board for their support.

Whau Creek Walk
2026-07-04 14:00 - 15:30 | Te Kōtuitanga / Olympic Park, Portage Road, New Lynn (meet at Portage Rd playground), Auckland
Creek Walk for Flood Resilience
Join us for a community creek walk to explore local waterways and learn how we can build flood resilience together. This guided walk will help participants understand how water moves through our neighbourhood, identify flood-prone areas, and discover nature-based solutions that help reduce flood risks.
Along the way, we will:
• Share local knowledge
• Discuss past flood experiences
• Identify flood-prone areas
• Explore nature-based solutions
• Learn practical actions to stay safe and prepared
Children must be accompanied and supported by adults.
This is a great activity for the school holiday period — a relaxed, educational, and engaging opportunity to connect with nature and your community.
Please wear comfortable walking shoes and weather-appropriate clothing.
Come along, share knowledge, and be part of building a safer, more flood-resilient community.
When registering, please select free tickets for EVERYONE attending — including all children. Don’t forget to enter each child’s age!
This event is a collaboration between Earth Action Trust, EcoMatters Environment Trust and Whau Ethnic Collective.

Make a Matariki Star: Harakeke Weaving & Māori Tikanga
2026-07-05 10:30 - 11:30 | EcoMatters, 1 Olympic Place, New Lynn, Auckland, 0600, New Zealand
Come together this Matariki to weave your own harakeke (flax) star and celebrate the season with creativity and connection.
We’ll begin with a simple waiata to gently guide our time together. Along the way, you’ll hear stories about the history, use and importance of harakeke and learn the tikanga that sits around harvesting and weaving.
This is a relaxed, hands-on workshop where you can slow down, try something new, and connect with others as we reflect on the stars of Matariki.
We’ll wrap up with a shared morning tea – a chance to enjoy some kai and good company.
What to Bring / Wear:

Comfortable clothing (we’ll be seated on mats or cushions)
A pair of scissors and a 4 pegs with springs (we will also have some available to use)
Optional: bring a plate to share for morning tea

This workshop is suitable for ages 8+. Children aged 8–14 must attend with a parent or caregiver.

Creative Kids: Trash to Treasure Frames with artist Ronja Schipper
2026-07-07 11:00 - 12:30 | EcoMatters, 1 Olympic Place, New Lynn, Auckland, 0600, New Zealand
Get creative these school holidays and turn trash into treasure for Plastic Free July!
Join artist Ronja Schipper for a fun, hands-on workshop where kids will transform discarded bits and bobs into an ornate Baroque-style picture or mirror frame. Using broken toys, old gadgets, game pieces and other rescued materials, participants will create a one-of-a-kind artwork while exploring creative ways to reuse waste that might otherwise end up in landfill.
Perfect for bedrooms or gifting, the finished piece can frame a favourite photo, artwork or small mirror.
What to bring

Small junk items from home such as broken toys or gadgets, game parts or interesting plastic bits and pieces
A glue gun if you have one (a limited number will be available to share)
Practical clothes you don’t mind getting messy

What’s provided

Picture frame base
Shared glue guns and materials
Spray painting by the tutor in a supervised outdoor spray booth (participants can choose their colour)

Suitable for ages 10+ who can work fairly independently. Book your ticket, click here.

Matariki Planting by the Bike Path
2026-07-18 10:00 - 12:30 | Access through Daily Bread, 35D Portage Road, 35 Portage Rd, New Lynn, Auckland, 0600, New Zealand
Join us this Matariki and come along to plant native plants along the Whau Awa! Put on your gumboots and let’s turn this area into thriving stream habitat.
The place we’re planting is located just past where the Waitahurangi Stream meets the Whau Stream, and they come together to form the Whau Awa.
The plants you put in the ground will be enjoyed by native birds and critters, as well as bike-riders and walkers passing through the New Lynn to Avondale shared path each day.
Kids welcome but must be supervised. Wear gumboots or sturdy closed-toe shoes, and bring your rain jacket and gardening gloves if you have any.
Access through the back gate of the Daily Bread site – a 2-minute bike ride or 12-minute walk from New Lynn Transport Centre. Bike parking will available.
Funded and supported by the Whau Local Board & Whau Wildlink.

Matariki Planting with Laingholm Restoration Ruatuna
2026-07-19 10:00 - 12:30 | Western Park, 12 Western Road, Laingholm
Nau mai, haere mai! Come and help us at Laing Stream with planting, and learn about the plants best suited to streamside areas. Be part of transforming this stream into a thriving awa that flows well in changeable weather, is more resilient in heavy rain and drought, and helps move water safely to the sea.
The native plants we put into the ground will help stabilise stream banks, slow water flow during heavy rain, reduce flood impacts, and provide habitat for native wildlife.
Kids welcome but must be supervised. Sturdy closed-toe shoes are required, and gardening gloves, a rain jacket and a sun hat are advised. We’ll finish with some kai together at the end. Questions? contact pamela@ecomatters.org.nz
Hosted by EcoMatters Environment Trust, Restoration Ruatuna and Laing Stream neighbours. Ngā mihi to Auckland Council Healthy Waters for their support.
