14 May 2026

Awards Night! Hoake ki te Taiao City Nature Challenge Ōtautahi 2026

Come celebrate our success with the team behind the City Nature Challenge and find out… did we beat Wellington?

We invite our local iNaturalist NZ community to get together in person, connect and network with like-minded nature lovers.

The results of the Global City Nature Challenge and our own local efforts will be shared as well as spotlighting on our local heroes. Find out what amazing nature treasures were discovered! 

Prizes will be awarded for 11 categories including most observations, most species and most unusual finds and this year for the first time a schools challenge! 

Thank you to our prize sponsors, Canterbury University Press, Trees for Canterbury, Christchurch City Council Libraries and Parks.

Stay for drinks and nibbles after the prize-giving.

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We invite our local iNaturalist NZ community to get together in person, connect and network with like-minded nature lovers.

The results of the Global City Nature Challenge and our own local efforts will be shared as well as spotlighting on our local heroes. Find out what amazing nature treasures were discovered! 

Prizes will be awarded for 11 categories including most observations, most species and most unusual finds and this year for the first time a schools challenge! 

Thank you to our prize sponsors, Canterbury University Press, Trees for Canterbury, Christchurch City Council Libraries and Parks.

Stay for drinks and nibbles after the prize-giving.

Location
Tūranga, 60 Cathedral Square, Christchurch Central

Event contact

Sarah Mankelow
027 839 9776
Sarah.Mankelow@ccc.govt.nz

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