Jean Malpas Community Nursery
Our Community Nursery is the heart of our operations. Each year our volunteers propagate and grow approximately 10,000 native plants to support reforestation efforts at our planting sites.
Summer Volunteering Hours:
Wednesday morning 9am – 12noon.
Wednesday evenings 5.30 – 8pm
Location: Jean Malpas Community Nursery, Poplar Drive, Kelvin Heights.
All welcome, no experience necessary.
Community Planting Days and Working Bees
Each spring and autumn we invite our community to help plant native trees and shrubs at our keystone sites. Since 2015, we have planted over 135,000 natives throughout the Whakatipu Basin. Our sites are thriving examples of successful ecological restoration, providing habitat and food for native birds, insects and invertebrates.
Summer Working Bees: Every Tuesday morning. All very welcome!
Tuesday March 10th: 9am – 12: Slopehill Reserve, Slopehill Road (entrance from Speargrass Flat Road end ONLY) Look out for the green WRT flag.
Tuesday March 17th: 9am – 12: Whitechapel Reserve, Whitechapel Road Arrow Junction. You will see us beyond the planting area at the entrance to the river trail. All very welcome!
What to bring: Gardening gloves, Water, sunhat, sunscreen.
We will supply tools, gloves if needed and picnic morning tea!
Autumn 2026 Planting Days: Come autumn we will be planting native plants at our keystone sites.
March 28th: Slopehill Reserve.
May 2nd: Whitechapel Reserve
May 9th Lake Hayes Rowing Club
To date, we have planted over 135,000 natives throughout the Whakatipu Basin.
