EcoFest

🌏 World Environment Day 2026 🌿

Climate action doesn't always have to look huge. Sometimes it looks like planting herbs on your windowsill, learning to mend your clothes, showing up to a community clean-up, catching the train or riding your bike, sharing kai, or spending a little more time connected to nature 🌳

This World Environment Day, EcoFest is celebrating the power of collective small actions, the everyday choices that help shape a healthier, more resilient future for Tāmaki Makaurau

"Now for Climate" is a reminder that the best time to care for our planet isn't someday, its now 💚

Through workshops, walks, working bees, film screenings, repair cafes, kai events, and hands-on experiences, EcoFest is all about making climate action feel accessible, hopeful, creative, and community led.

Every action counts. Every person matters. What's one small thing you're doing now for climate?

EcoFest might be over for another year, but the kaupapa is still going strong on Waiheke Island 🌿 Keen to connect with your community, learn new skills, and make a real difference on our motu? Come join one (or more!) of Waiheke Resources Trust's projects.
wrt.org.nz/volunteer/

🌿 Torohē Nuku/Explore Nature
Help us protect and revitalise Waiheke's natural environment through our wetlands restoration and freshwater monitoring projects. Every pair of hands makes a difference.
wrt.org.nz/restore/

🍴 Kīnaki Kai Reka/Foodies' Fix
From food rescue, gardening to composting, our Nourish projects build food resilience and bring people together around the table.
wrt.org.nz/nourish/

🚲 Waka Hourua/Clean Transport
Visit WRT's Bike Hub, a community-driven, not-for-profit, do-it-yourself-with-help bicycle workshop and a hub for everyone who loves cycling on the island.
wrt.org.nz/bikehub/

🎨 Te Whaihanga/Makers Mayhem
Thinking of a creative workshop or get-together? We have a perfect space for you! Our solar-powered, fully equipped centre is available to hire - welcoming, creative, and ready for your community gathering.
wrt.org.nz/centre/

Waiheke Resources Trust is here year-round to help you stay connected to the parts of EcoFest you loved most!

EcoMatters Environment Trust, Beautification Trust, Kaipātiki Project, Waiheke Resources Trust & Sustainability Centre

Calling all teachers and homeschool parents! 📢

Come and test the draft CONSERVATION game created by Earthcare Game! Play the game, share ideas for using it in the classroom and learn some te reo Māori that will be part of the bilingual te reo Māori-English edition of CONSERVATION available soon.

The CONSERVATION game is a fun way to explore how we can care for the earth, connect with nature and help conserve the planet’s resources 🌿

📅 Wednesday 22 April, 7:00 - 8:00pm
📍Children's Room, 115 Mt Eden Road, Mt Eden, Auckland

Register with the link in the comments!

🌏 EcoFest wraps up on Earth Day — 22 April!

Let’s end this epic month of sustainability on a high note 🌿💚

Join us for one of the final events of EcoFest 2026 and celebrate Earth Day with your community. It’s your last chance (until next year!) to connect, learn, and take a step towards a greener Tāmaki Makaurau.

Check out what's on 👇🏻

🌱 Meet the Gardener – Edible Edition
🗓️ Tue 22 April, 2:00 pm to 2:45 pm
📍 Auckland Botanic Gardens

🫙Using Seasonal Produce Workshop
🗓️ Tue 22 April, 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm
📍 East Coast Bays Library

🐝 Exhibition: Pollination
🗓️ Tue 22 April, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
📍 Huia Lodge Discovery Hub

🌿 Native Seedling Sessions
🗓️ Tue 22 April, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
📍 EcoMatters Nursery

Check out all the events on offer to celebrate Earth Day 🌏 👉🏻 https://bit.ly/EcoFestEarthDay2026