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Volunteering is a great way to help look after the environment you enjoy. Learn more about your community, be active in the outdoors and meet new people. Find an event for you, your family and friends to join.
There are many events throughout the year. Activities vary, but may involve general clean ups, planting, weeding and mulching.
Some of our planting events are family-friendly and eligible for Children's University (CU) credits.
Please read the volunteer guidelines, then contact the listed organiser.
Community volunteer days
| Event | Date | Contact | Children's University credits |
| Amelia Rogers spring maintenance | 9.30am to midday Tuesday 19 December Thursday 18 January |
christchurch@cvnz.org.nz | Yes |
| Banks Avenue spring maintenance | 9.30am to midday Thursday 14 December |
christchurch@cvnz.org.nz | Yes |
| All Saints memorial garden and lychgate working bee |
10am to midday |
rrzrangers@ccc.govt.nz | No |
| Cedarwood spring maintenance day |
9.30am to midday |
christchurch@cvnz.org.nz | Yes |
Regular working bees
| Event | Next event date | Ranger contact |
| Akaroa Cemetery | Once a fortnight | heidi.wilton@ccc.govt.nz, 027 547 2933 |
| Ashgrove Reserve(external link) | heidi.wilton@ccc.govt.nz, 027 547 2933 | |
| Barnett Park(external link) | Every Sunday from 1pm to 3pm | rosemary@spiritednz.com |
| Bottle Lake and Spencer Park | To suit | Park Rangers 03 941 8999 |
| Brooker Reserve(external link) |
Second Sunday of the month
|
avonotakaroforestpark@gmail.com |
| Charlesworth Reserve (Ferrymead) |
Every Sunday:
|
Andrew Crossland, 027 434 1155 |
| Coronation Reserve | Every Friday from 9am to 10.30am | heidi.wilton@ccc.govt.nz, 027 547 2933 |
| CVNZ(external link) | Every Wednesday from 9.30am to 12.30pm | Donna Lusby, dlusby@cvnz.org.nz |
| Diamond Harbour | Last Sunday of the month through to August from 10am to 1pm | heidi.wilton@ccc.govt.nz, 027 547 2933 |
| Donkey Track | First Sunday of the month from 10am to midday |
Te Ringatina Group via Heidi Wilton 027 547 2933 |
| Drayton Reserve |
Middle Sunday and last Saturday of the month
|
Karen Smith, 027 886 5988 |
| Duncan Park | Every Friday through to August at midday | heidi.wilton@ccc.govt.nz, 027 547 2933 |
| Ernle Clark(external link) | Last Saturday of the month from 3pm to 4pm | heidi.wilton@ccc.govt.nz, 027 547 2933 |
| Farnley Reserve | Every third Sunday from 9am to 10.30am | friendsoffarnley@gmail.com |
| Laura Kent | First Saturday of every month from 9am to 11am | Karen Smith, 027 886 5988 |
| McCormacks Bay | Third Sunday of the month from 2pm to 4pm | Holly Whitaker, 027 240 6276 |
| Papanui Bush | Second Tuesday of the month from 8.30am to 12.30pm | Denis McMurtrie, 021 125 1920 |
| South New Brighton Domain | Third Saturday of every month from 2pm to 4pm | Pieter Borcherds, 027 611 8655 |
| Thistledown Reserve | Last Saturday of the month at 10am | Karen Smith, 027 886 5988 |
| Travis Wetland | Third Saturday of the month from 9am to 12.30pm | John Skilton, 027 4968 935 |
More opportunities
| Event | Details |
|
Volunteer track projects |
Get involved with the development and maintenance of walking and biking tracks with the Port Hills recreation team. Contact Rodney.Chambers@ccc.govt.nz or Nick.Singleton@ccc.govt.nz |
| Drayton Reserve Volunteer(external link) (external link) |
Regular working bees, sign up for their newsletters to find out when the next one is. |
| Styx Mill Reserve Bird Monitoring(external link)(external link) | Regular working bees, sign up for their newsletters to find out when the next one is. |
| We run regular working bees maintaining our 10 sites in the OARC. Follow us on Facebook for event details.(external link) | |
| Eco Canterbury Calendar | The Eco Canterbury Calendar lists environment-themed events in the region. |
| Forest and Bird Youth Christchurch(external link) | Forest and Bird Youth Christchurch is an environmental advocacy group for 14 to 25-year-olds. If you're interested in conservation projects, campaigns and volunteering, contact Alex, Christy or Amelia at forestandbirdyouthchch@gmail.com. |
| Community gardens(external link) | If you're keen to learn more about gardening or want to share your expertise, a community garden might be right for you. |
| Graffiti removal | Get involved with graffiti removal around Christchurch. |
| Volcan(external link) (external link) |
Volunteer Canterbury offers a wide range of projects for individuals and groups. |
| Conservation Volunteers New Zealand(external link) | Conservation projects. |
| iNaturalist(external link) | Join the online community and record your nature observations on iNaturalist. You can also explore observations made around New Zealand, and learn more about our native species. |
Map of volunteering locations
Help our rangers out. If you see an issue in a park, report it via Snap Send Solve.
Volunteering events
Coast, plains and wetlands
Help park rangers and community groups keep our coastal, regional and wetland parks looking beautiful.
Port Hills and Banks Peninsula
The volunteer planting programme restores native forest to designated areas of the Port Hills.
Local parks
Many of the city's neighbourhood parks are cared for with the help of the local community.
Ōpāwaho-Heathcote River
Help make the Ōpāwaho-Heathcote River a healthy waterway with community planting and clean up events.
Cranford Basin
Conservation Volunteers NZ is leading the mahi to plant 35,000 kahikatea trees, as part of the Matariki Tu Rākau One Billion Trees programme.
Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor
Park rangers and the community are working together to realise the regeneration plan for the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor.