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

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED. This Sunday 5 July, 2500 trees are going in the ground for the Haakarimata - Te Otamanui bird corridor project. Over the past 3 years in Te Kowhai, an area of native planting has been establishing to help build a bird corridor between the western Haakarimata range and the Te Otamanui lagoon in the east and lake Rotokauri in the south east to aid native birds moving between these areas. After some amazing support from the Waipa Rere Noa trust donating the tr

Haakarimata is the largest remaining lowland forest in the Waikato, and home to very popular walking trails. Image: Olivia Stead The lowland forests of the Haakarimata Ranges stands as one of our nation's most visited natural landscapes. These forests hold extraordinary biodiversity and deep cultural significance, and they are treasured by the communities that live alongside them. At the Haakarimata Restoration Trust , our work is built on a simple idea: mahitahi — working to

We're excited to share we've been making great progress with our strategic planning as the wider 'Hakarimata Restoration Group'. In...