This planting happened last winter, and although we never quite managed to publish the story at the time, it is still well worth sharing. “Generations planting for generations” was how one volunteer described our final planting day of the season at Elgood Valley Farm, on the western slopes of Haakarimata. On a classic four-seasons-in-one-day morning, 16 volunteers planted 500 native trees across former pasture. It completed a huge winter effort, bringing the total planted at

Volunteer Planting Day at Morepork Lane Sunday 2 August 2026, 10:30 am–12:30 pm15 Morepork Lane, Ngaaruawaahia Join the Haakarimata Restoration Trust and the Morepork Action Group for a community planting day as we extend the native planting area on Morepork Lane. Planting native trees within our predator-control grids is an important part of restoring Haakarimata. Every tree planted is an investment in the future of the forest and its threatened wildlife. Trees have been sup

Two new traplines now stand guard in the Haakarimatas, shielding an extra 20 hectares of native forest from introduced pests. Funding for...

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