Volunteers  will do tasks like  planting, weeding, pruning, mulching tasks to enhance this estuarine edge. Tools, gloves  and hot drink provided. Saturday, 17th January - 2 - 4pm. Meet by the picnic table on Bridge Street. Next time, we meet at the Jetty carpark. Estuary end of Beatty Street. Past the playground and drive to […]

Can you spare a few hours to assist a group of  local residents to restore and enhance this stunning little Bay. Tools and hot drink provided No need to book.  Look out for cars  parked along McCormack's Bay Road as that is where we will planting, weeding, mulching or pruning.

20 ha of restoration from farm paddock to ecological functional coastal wetland. Since 2005 some 140.000 native plants have been placed by volunteers and supervised by a CCC park ranger. This many plants needs continued weeding, pruning, mulching and always more plants to add. Volunteers meet EVEY SUNDAY AFTERNOON between 3 and 5pm.  Extra pairs […]

Annual Farewell to the godwits ceremony to "Wish the Godwits a safe return to their breeding grounds in Alaska" Saturday, 28 February 2026 Southshore Spit Reserve (at the very end of Rockinghorse Road) 1pm FREE BBQ sausages, music, info stalls 1.30pm   Welcome, followed by guided short walk to view the birds up close Suitable all […]

Join us for the annual celebration of the wonderful Ihutai Estuary ecosytems.

Sunday, 3rd May 2026 10am till 12 noon Charlesworth Street Reserve, situated on Charlesworth Street (off Ferry Road). Bring along family, friends and a spade. Members of the public are warmly invited to join us planting at Charlesworth Reserve to establish native trees and shrubs supplied by Trees for Canterbury and supported by the Christchurch […]