Many of the city's neighbourhood parks are cared for with the help of the local community. Find out how you can get involved.
Help volunteers tidy up Barnett Park with weeding and mulching.
Location: Barnett Park, Redcliffs, meet in the car park
Date: Wednesday 10 May 2023
Time: 10am to 12pm
Bring: Warm clothes and closed toe shoes.
Council contact: Holly.Whitaker@ccc.govt.nz
Location: Denton Park, Hornby, off Main South Road
Date: Tuesday 16 May 2023
Time: 10am to 11.30am
Bring: Wear sturdy closed-toe shoes and long sleeves. Bring your own gloves if you have them.
Council contact: Community ranger Holly.Whitaker@ccc.govt.nz
Location: The Acheson Ave end of MacFarlane Park.
Date: Saturday 20 May 2023
Time: 9.30am to 11.30am
Bring: Wear sturdy closed-toe shoes and long sleeves. Bring your own gloves if you have them.
Community contact: Colin 027 639 1331
Council contact: Community ranger Annaliese.CaukwellMills@ccc.govt.nz
Morning tea provided.
Location: Harrington Park, Riccarton, off Peverel Street
Dates: Monday 3 July, Saturday 25 September 2023
Time: 9.30 to 11am
Bring: Wear sturdy closed-toe shoes and long sleeves. Bring your own gloves if you have them.
Council contact: Community ranger Holly.Whitaker@ccc.govt.nz
The Laura Kent Reserve Workgroup meet on the first Saturday of every month for a couple of hours.
We remove blackberry, poplar seedlings and other unwanted species and are planting native plants historically found in the area.
Please come and join us here with spades, gloves & a sense of humour!
Head to the Ōpāwaho Heathcote River Network (external link)for more information or register your interest by emailing dugaldwil@gmail.com.
Join Park Rangers, Ihutai Trust and passionate volunteers at the Thistledown Reserve working bee.
Tasks include planting, pruning, weeding and mulching. Wear gumboots or old sneakers as there are wet and muddy areas on site.
Download the 2020 schedule. [PDF, 647 KB]
Tasks include weeding, mulching and planting. Wear sturdy footwear and bring your own morning tea gloves, wheelbarrow and gardening tools.
For more information, friendsoffarnley@gmail.com.
Tasks include weed releasing, planting and general tidying up.
Contact Denis McMurtrie on 021 125 1920 for more information.
Drayton Reserve also holds regular working bees, check the Drayton Reserve Volunteers(external link) website or sign up for the newsletter to receive details of upcoming planting days.
During autumn, winter and spring, volunteer work is often focused around planting, weeding and mulching. In summer, work is mainly weeding, watering and litter removal.
Bring sturdy footwear, a bottle of water, snacks and warm clothes. Some gloves and spades are provided but bring your own if you can.