Papa Ki Awataha Regeneration

Come along for a rewarding day of regeneration work at Papa ki Awataha, the source of Northcote's treasured greenway. Together, we'll enhance this important urban ecosystem by restoring the native bush surrounding the stream.

Make a day of it by exploring the nearby playgrounds and green spaces afterwards, or enjoy a bite at one of Northcote's many local eateries. Sign up below-and bring your whānau and friends!

Native bush regeneration is a powerful way to make a positive impact on our environment. By getting your hands dirty at Papa ki Awataha, you'll help restore the mauri of this special place. Your efforts will support native biodiversity, stabilise stream banks, create habitat, and contribute to long-term carbon capture. This is your chance to give back to te taiao and leave a living legacy in your community.

Ngakinga Sculpture Garden

In this special place, there's much more taking place on various days. Meet Holli and get involved in Ngakinga, a public sculpture garden and living art space. This carefully cultivated area grows plants and flowers chosen for their natural dyeing properties, supporting textile arts and honoring Indigenous knowledge at the heart of natural dye practices.

By blending native and introduced species, Ngakinga's mission is to celebrate creativity, interconnectedness and ecosystem regeneration. We invite you to help care for this space-softly and radically-across the seasons. It's a place for sharing stories, reflecting together and making art with natural dye plants through a lens of decolonisation and sustainability, while the Northcote town center undergoes redevelopment.

We acknowledge Mana Whenua as kaitiaki of this land and their tupuna past, present and emerging.