The Wellington region has a large number of local community environmental care groups that foster the care of a specific area under the guidance of the local council. Below is a listing of many of these groups. Why not contact your local group and get involved, meet great people and make a difference!
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Area |
Environmental Care Group |
Primary Restoration Area |
Contact / Web Site |
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Wellington |
Albemarle Stream Care Group |
Albemarle Stream, Northland |
Howard Markland 801 1023 |
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Wellington |
Bells Track Working Group |
Bells Track, Khandallah |
Margaret Foden 479 2487 |
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Wellington |
Breaker Bay Moa Point Progressive Association |
Rangitatau Historic Reserve, South Coast |
Cr. Ray Ahipene-Mercer 388 2366 |
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Wellington |
Cave Road Group |
Houghton Bay |
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Wellington |
Churton Park Streamcare Group |
Porirua Stream, Churton Park |
Kath Henderson (coordinator) 478 4323 |
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Wellington |
Friends of Bolton Street Memorial Park |
Bolton Street Cemetery |
David Dunsheath (chairman) 472 8405 |
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Wellington |
Friends of Karori Wildlife Sanctuary |
Karori Wildlife Sanctuary, Karori |
Michael Ayre
(volunteer co-ordinator) 920 9200 |
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Wellington |
Makara Peak Mountain Bike Supporters |
South Karori Stream, Karori |
John Randal, Allison McPherson 381 7000 |
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Wellington |
Friends
of Owhiro Stream (FOOS) |
Owhiro Stream, Brooklyn |
George Holley 385 6773 |
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Wellington |
Friends of Tawa Bush Reserves |
Redwood Bush, Tawa |
Richard Herbert (President) 232 6828 |
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Wellington |
Friends of the Wellington Botanic Garden |
Wellington Botanic Garden, Wellington |
Ted Woodfield (Secretary) 499 6005 |
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Wellington |
Guides of the Wellington Botanic Garden |
Wellington Botanic Garden, Wellington |
Jenny Hickman (guide convener) 383 6561 |
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Wellington |
Friends of the Wellington Town Belt |
Wellington Town Belt, Wellington |
John
Bishop (chairman) 970 7496, Box 24 016 Wellington |
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Wellington |
Friends of Willowbank |
Willowbank Park, Tawa |
Marie Hammond 232 5254 |
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Wellington |
Glenside Stream Care Group |
Porirua Stream and its tributaries, Glenside |
Claire Bibby (Secretary) 478 8209 |
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Wellington |
Manawa Karioi Society |
Tapu Te Ranga Marae, Island Bay |
Sally Bowman (chairperson) 934 7041 |
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Wellington |
Mitchelltown Society |
Waimapihi Reserve, Te Aro Valley |
Frances Forsyth (Secretary) 384 8891 |
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Wellington |
Ngaio Progressive Association |
Silverstream Road, Ngaio |
Trevor Lloyd 479 5438 |
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Wellington |
Oku Reserve Community Group |
Oku Street Reserve (coastal headland), Island Bay |
Ted Lines 934 5463 |
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Wellington |
Island Bay Coast Care |
Sand dunes, Island Bay |
Willemijn Vermaat (volunteer co-ordinator) 383 8522 |
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Wellington |
Otari-Wilton's Bush Trust Care Group |
Kaiwharawhara Stream above Otari-Wilton's |
Margaret Crimp (Secretary) 475 3263 |
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Wellington |
Quartz Hill Reserve Charitable Trust |
Quartz Hill and Makara Coast |
Secretary 479 5700 |
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Wellington |
Rangiohua Supporters |
Rangiohua Reserve, Wilton |
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Wellington |
Save the Point Inc |
Te Raekaihau Point, South Coast |
savethepoint (at) savethepoint.org.nz |
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Wellington |
Seton Nossiter Park Working Group |
Seton Nossiter Park, Grenada |
Bruce Patterson (convener) 478 4221 |
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Wellington |
South Coast Gateway Charitable trust |
Owhiro Bay quarry |
John & Lesley Robinson 934 5936 |
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Wellington |
Southern Environmental Association (Wn) Inc |
Wellington South Coast |
June Epson 384 5175, Robert Logan 383 8109 |
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Wellington |
Trelissick Park / Ngaio Gorge Working Group |
Trelissick Park, Ngaio |
Peter Reimann (Chairman and Volunteer Ranger) 938 9602 |
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Wellington |
Wellington Botanical Society |
Tapu Te Ranga Island, Island Bay |
Carol West (President) 387 3396 |
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Wellington |
Wellington City Council volunteers |
Wellington City |
Myfanwy
Hill (volunteers co-ordinator) 801 3879 |
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Wellington |
Wellington Forest and Bird |
Home Nursery Group |
Garry James 938 6571 |
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Wellington |
Woodridge Planters |
Kentwood Drive Reserve |
Peter Gilberd 470 5778 |
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Wellington |
Wrights Hill Recreation Reserve Committee |
Wrights Hill Recreation Reserve, Karori |
Gladys McGrath 476 7572 |
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Wellington |
Wrights Hill Fortress Restoration Society |
Wrights Hill Recreation Reserve, Karori |
Mike Lee (Chairman) 476 8593 |
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Porirua |
Friends of Maara Roa |
Cannons Creek, Belmont Regional Park, Porirua |
Sylvia Jenkin (Coordinator) 237 4760 |
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Porirua |
Friends of Mana Island |
Mana Island |
Colin Ryder (President) |
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Porirua |
Friends of Pauatahanui Inlet |
Pauatahanui Wildlife Management Reserve, Duck Creek Scenic Reserve, Wildlife Reserve, Pauatahanui Inlet Wildlife Refuge |
Barbara
Marshall (Secretary) 233-8244 |
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Porirua |
Guardians of Pauatahanui Inlet |
Pauatahanui Inlet, Porirua |
Denis Fairfax (Secretary) 233 2557 |
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Porirua |
Keep Porirua Beautiful |
Porirua |
John
Poppleton 237 1464 |
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Porirua |
Pauatahanui Inlet Community Trust |
Pauatahanui Inlet, Porirua |
Paul Carey (Secretary) 234 7334 |
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Porirua |
Porirua City Council |
Porirua area |
Andrew Gray (volunteers co-ordinator)
237 1509 |
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Porirua |
Waimapihi Stream Care Group |
Waimapihi Stream, Pukerua Bay |
Mike
Penheny 239-9547, |
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Kapiti |
Field Reserve |
Field Reserve, Paraparaumu |
Joan Leckie |
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Kapiti |
Friends of Greendale Reserve |
Greendale Reserve, Otaihanga |
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Kapiti |
Friends of Ngati Awa |
Ngati Awa Campground |
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Kapiti |
Friends of Queen Elizabeth Park |
QE II Park, Paekakariki |
John Lancashire (Chairperson) ph 04 902 1766, |
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Kapiti |
Friends of the Otaki River |
Otaki River, Otaki |
Max Lutz 06 364 5569 |
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Kapiti |
Friends of the Waikanae River |
Jim Cooke Park and Greenaway Rd, |
Feriel Falconer (Chairperson) |
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Kapiti |
Kaitawa Reserve Care Group |
Kaitawa Reserve, Paraparaumu |
John McLachlan 04 904 0027 |
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Kapiti |
Kapiti Coast District Council |
Kapiti Area |
Billie Taylor (volunteers co-ordinator) 904 5700 |
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Kapiti |
Kapiti Environmental Action Inc |
Kapiti Area |
Daphne Steele 299 8685 |
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Kapiti |
Paraparaumu Community Beach Management Interest Group |
Dunes near Manly St south of the Waikanae River estuary, Waikanae |
Liam Greer 439 3294 |
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Kapiti |
Nga Manu Trust |
Nga Manu Nature Reserve, Waikanae |
ph 04 293 4131 |
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Kapiti |
Nga Uruora Kapiti Project Inc. |
Paekakariki escarpment, Paekakariki |
Chevllisha Silva 905 6583 |
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Kapiti |
Otaki North Beach Care Group |
Otaki Beach north of the Waitohu Stream, Otaki |
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Kapiti |
QE Park Dune Care group |
QE II Park, Paekakariki |
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Kapiti |
QE Park Forest Remnant care Group |
QE II Park, Paekakariki |
Nola Urquhart 292-5708, |
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Kapiti |
QE Park Wetland Care group |
QE II Park, Paekakariki |
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Kapiti |
QE Park Whareroa Stream Care Group |
QE II Park, Paekakariki |
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Kapiti |
Waikanae Estuary Care Group |
Waikanae Estuary Scientific Reserve, Waikanae |
Jeff Eaton (chairperson) 04 905 1396 |
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Kapiti |
Waimeha Lagoon Restoration Group |
Waimeha Lagoon Reserve, Waikanae Beach |
Judith
Petterson 904 6762, Pam Sinclair (coordinator) 905 7790 |
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Kapiti |
Waitohu Stream Care Group |
Waitohu Stream, Otaki |
Margarelle
Treacher 364-5986 |
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Hutt |
East Harbour Environmental Association |
Eastbourne |
Roger Lawrence 568 5118,
Pam Hyde 562 7101 |
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Hutt |
Eastbourne Dunes Protection Group |
Eastbourne Recreation Reserve, Eastbourne |
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Hutt |
Eastbourne Forest Rangers (EFR) |
Eastern Harbour Regional Park, Eastbourne |
Chris Jones 562 8920 |
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Hutt |
Friends of Belmont Regional Park |
Belmont Regional Park, Hutt/Porirua |
Peter Matcham (Convenor) 565 1083 |
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Hutt |
Friends of Matiu/Somes |
Matiu/Somes Island, Wellington Harbour |
Stan Butcher 567 7271 |
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Hutt |
Friends of Petone Beach |
Petone Foreshore and Hikoikoi Reserve, Petone |
Rose Doole |
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Hutt |
Friends of Waiwhetu's Hayward Scenic Reserve |
Hayward Scenic Reserve, Lower Hutt |
Russ McStay 569 2915 |
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Hutt |
Hutt City Council volunteers |
Hutt City |
Rosie Doole
(volunteers co-ordinator) 570 6734 |
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Hutt |
Korokoro Environmental Group Inc |
Galbraiths Gully, Jasmine Grove Scenic Reserve |
Julie Haggie
(Secretary) 5891 704 |
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Hutt |
Millwood Estate Community Group |
Hulls Creek, Millwood estate, Silverstream |
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Hutt |
MIRO: Mainland Island Restoration Operation |
Eastern Harbour Regional Park, Eastbourne |
Chairperson 562 7026, secretary 562 8492 |
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Hutt |
Moehau Stream Restoration Group |
Moehau Stream, Trentham |
Barry Wards 970 4266 |
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Hutt |
Rimutaka Forest Park Trust |
Rimutaka Forest Park, Catchpool Valley & Orongorongo Valley |
Secretary 564 6213, Volunteers 973 5247 |
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Hutt |
Silverstream Care Group |
Hulls Creek, Silverstream railway, Silverstream |
Barry Wards 970 4266, Sue Miller 526 7440 |
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Hutt |
Silverstream
Straight Wetland Group |
Silverstream Straight wetland, Silverstream |
Sue Miller 526 7440 |
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Hutt |
Upper Hutt City Council volunteers |
Upper Hutt City |
Heather Lawrence (volunteers co-ordinator) 527 2169 |
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Hutt |
Wellington Botanical Society Inc |
Hutt River riparian plantings |
Barbara
Mitcalf 475 7149 |
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Hutt |
Wellington Botanical Society Inc |
Te Marua Bush, Upper Hutt |
Sue Miller 526 7440 |
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Regional |
QEII National Trust |
Assists landowners with open space covenants |
Peter Ettema (Wellington representative) 970 0324 |
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Waikato |
Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust |
Mt Maungatautari, Waikato |
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