19 September 2025

Ki te māra ngā manu o Rehua

Celebrate te reo and te taiao - join rangers and locals for some gentle gardening in the Swanns Road Wildlife Garden.

Celebrate te reo and te taiao - join rangers and locals for some gentle gardening in the Swanns Road Wildlife Garden while we learn the names of insects and the plants that shelter them. Backyards play an important role in increasing biodiversity in our city. If your garden is a place where wildlife wants to live, then it is also likely to be a good place for people too.

We are developing a section of the red zone into a wildlife garden, that highlights what we can all do in our gardens to support and encourage more biodiversity in the urban environment. The space features native plants found naturally on the Canterbury plains that have strong relationships with our manu birds and pepeke insects in terms of providing kai, marumaru  shelter and hanga kōhanga nesting places and signs that tell these stories.

Nau mai kararehe mā ki tō koutou māra - WELCOME WILDLIFE to your garden.

Join us for our regular gardening session and explore the names of the rākau trees, manu birds and pepeke insects. Finish with morning tea and a kēmu patapatai quiz! We provide tools, please wear sturdy hū footwear and bring your own takawai water bottle.

Closest bus stop: Orbitor  or #60 route, bus stop #40644 on Stanmore Road near Draper St.

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Celebrate te reo and te taiao - join rangers and locals for some gentle gardening in the Swanns Road Wildlife Garden while we learn the names of insects and the plants that shelter them. Backyards play an important role in increasing biodiversity in our city. If your garden is a place where wildlife wants to live, then it is also likely to be a good place for people too.

We are developing a section of the red zone into a wildlife garden, that highlights what we can all do in our gardens to support and encourage more biodiversity in the urban environment. The space features native plants found naturally on the Canterbury plains that have strong relationships with our manu birds and pepeke insects in terms of providing kai, marumaru  shelter and hanga kōhanga nesting places and signs that tell these stories.

Nau mai kararehe mā ki tō koutou māra - WELCOME WILDLIFE to your garden.

Join us for our regular gardening session and explore the names of the rākau trees, manu birds and pepeke insects. Finish with morning tea and a kēmu patapatai quiz! We provide tools, please wear sturdy hū footwear and bring your own takawai water bottle.

Closest bus stop: Orbitor  or #60 route, bus stop #40644 on Stanmore Road near Draper St.

Location
, 51 Swanns Road, Richmond

Event contact

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

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