Public Meeting
2025-09-25 19:30 - 20:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | MtPleasant Community Centre, 3 McCormacks Bay, Christchurch, 8062, New Zealand
AGM – MtPleasant Community Centre – 3 McCormacks Bay Road – MtPleasant
7.30 pm till 8.30pm
Doors open at 7.15 for refreshments and mingling.
Topics discussed ;
Reports from Environment Canterbury and the Trust on Water Quality changes over the years plus the results from a recent Scholarship research on saltmarsh plants.
All welcome, no need to book

McCormacks Bay Restoration Working Session
2026-01-18 14:00 - 16:00
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.

Annual 'Farewell to the Godwits' Ceremony 2026
2026-02-28 13:00 - 15:00
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 ages but please leave the dog at home.

Estuary Fest 2026
2026-03-14 10:00 - 14:00 | 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
2026-04-26 14:00 - 16:00
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 by volunteers with support from the Christchurch City Council Ranger Team.
Over 20 ha of farm paddock has been restored to a functional ecological coastal wetland.
These plants, especially young seedlings need regular weeding, pruning and mulching along with seasonal planting.

Charlesworth Reserve Community Planting Event
2026-05-03 10:00 - 12:00
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 City Council Regional Parks Team.
Charlesworth Reserve covers 20 ha and has been developed over the last 19 years as a restoration of key estuary-edge ecosystems including a tidal lagoon, salt-meadow, salt-marsh and coastal bush. Following on from the initial installation of culverts to allow tidal flows to enter the reserve and coverage of the site with a mix of planted and self-regenerated indigenous vegetation zones, the next phase has begun which includes the new cycleway, new bridges and additional walking tracks, installation of new way-finding and plant ID signage, habitat diversification, and an up-scaled predator control programme aimed at making the reserve a safe receiving area for reintroductions of locally extinct butterflies, insects, lizards and birds.

For further information regarding this event or for photo requests:
Steve Bush Trees for Canterbury Ph 9821028 or 027 2973829 info@treesforcanterbury.org.nz

The 'Mother of all Clean ups' Christchurch New Zealand
2026-05-09 10:00 - 12:00
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 discarded rubbish.
We are inviting members of the public to assist the teams who are cleaning up our beach and Naval Point in Lyttelton
Can you help out the Brighton team? Meet at 2pm in front of the New Brighton Library to receive gloves, a rubbish bag and instructions before a pleasure walk along the beach to look for littered items before they are washed out to sea where they become potential killing machines to our bird and marine wildlife.
OR
Can you help the Lyttelton team? Meet at 10am at Naval Point in Lyttelton to receive gloves, a rubbish bag and instructions before walking around this area to collect discarded rubbish.
No need to book. Suitable all ages. Together we WILL make a huge difference.

South New Brighton Park Monthly Restoration session
2026-05-16 14:00 - 16:00 | 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 be planting.
Tools, gloves and hot drink provided. Please wear closed toe shoes.
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 the edge of the estuary.
No need to book. All welcome.

McCormacks Bay Restoration Session
2026-05-17 14:00 - 16:00 | 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 book. Look out for cars parked along McCormack’s Bay Road as that is where we will planting, weeding, mulching or pruning.


South New Brighton Restoration Session
2026-06-20 14:00 - 16:00 | 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 from the base of younger plants, mulching, cut and pasting lupins and broom or watering.

Bring your gloves, wear sturdy closed toe shoes and dress according to the weather.

Tools are provided along with a great company, a hot drink and biscuits!
