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  • Estuary Fest 2026

    South New Brighton Community Centre Beatty Street, Christchurch

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

  • Charlesworth Wetland Working Sessions every Sunday

    Anyone welcome, no need to book! Come for a one off or as often as you like. Volunteers meet EVERY SUNDAY AFTERNOON between 2 and 4pm. Meet at the carpark off Charlesworth Street. Tools and gloves, good company  plus refreshments provided. Please wear closed toe shoes. Since 2005 over 140,000 native plants have been placed […]

  • Charlesworth Reserve Community Planting Event

    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 […]

    Free

  • The ‘Mother of all Clean ups’ Christchurch New Zealand

    Saturday morning. 9th of May 2026 at 10am till 12 noon we can all give our mothers' day gift to Mother Nature by cleaning her waterways. 60 Community groups plus a number of schools are participating this year and have been allocated a stretch of our rivers, estuary, local park, harbour and beach to collect […]

    Free

  • South New Brighton Park Monthly Restoration session

    Bridge Street entrance to the park

    Meet on the third Saturday of each month No need to book, just show up. Come for a one off or as often as you like. We'll be doing tasks like weeding, pruning and mulching to help young plants thrive and to enhance the estuarine edge. At certain times of the year we will also […]

    Free

  • Shell distribution day

    McCormacks Bay Rd

    Prepare to get dirty!Help us carry shells out to one the McCormacks Bay islands to prepare it for this seasons gull nesting.   Tarāpuka Black billed gulls are declining and prefer a vegetation free environment for nesting. After last year's successful trial, resulting in a successful breeding season, we're keen to go out again to […]

  • South New Brighton Restoration Session

    Bridge Street entrance to the park

    This is a joint community project between the Estuary Trust, Christchurch City Council and local residents. From 2pm - 4pm on the third Saturday of each month you're welcome to join our small group restoring and maintaining South New Brighton Domain. During winter we'll be doing some planting, at other times we'll be clearing weeds […]

  • McCormacks Bay Restoration Session

    McCormacks Bay Rd

    Spend a few hours making sure native plantings from the past few years get the best chance. Everyone is invited to come out to restore and enhance this stunning little bay on the third Sunday of each month. Tools and hot drink provided, please wear closed toe shoes and bring gardening gloves No need to […]

  • AGM and Public Meeting

    MtPleasant Community Centre 3 McCormacks Bay, Christchurch, New Zealand

    Join the Avon Heathcote Estuary Ihutai Trust at Mt Pleasant Community Centre for a brief Annual General Meeting followed by two wonderful speakers. Shelley McMurtrie from EOS Ecology will share EROSION CONTROL OUTCOMES from recent trial testing of low-cost, soft-engineering solutions on bare loess cut hill faces. Tanja Jenkins will share the history and successes […]