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13/04/2026

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the garden will be closed this week to volunteers and the public. We will reopen next Tuesday.

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06/04/2026

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21/03/2026

Petition poster you can print for display or to send to others. Important: please note that donations made on Change.org do NOT support the garden directly; use the option to share the petition link to someone by email.

14/01/2026

08/11/2025

If you're at the Parnell Rose Festival today, check out our garden entry in the upcycled garden challenge. We'll also be on site, so if you have ever considered volunteering in a local community garden, give us a call on 027 207 4076. We have materials with us you can take away.

29/10/2025

Biosecurity New Zealand is urging Aucklanders to be on the lookout for yellow-legged hornets (Vespa velutina) following the discovery of a queen hornet in the early stages of building a nest in the suburb of Glenfield.

The yellow-legged hornet is a biosecurity concern due to its potential impact on honeybee and wild bee populations.

For information on what to keep an eye out for, see our factsheet: https://bit.ly/3Lrep8E

Any potential sightings of the yellow-legged hornet or a nest should be photographed, and reported online at https://bit.ly/3LreqcI or by calling our exotic pest and disease hotline 0800 80 99 66.

04/10/2025

Remembering Allan Hall – A life of service, advocacy and heart 💚

We’re remembering Allan Hall, a long-time supporter of CCS Disability Action whose life was filled with compassion, community and quiet leadership.

Allan’s connection to our organisation began in childhood and continued for much of his 83 years. He was a lawyer, coroner, disability advocate and Chair of our Tairāwhiti branch – always showing up, always asking: “Right O. What needs doing?”

He believed in disabled people having a seat at the table, and he led with aroha, humility and strength. As our General Manager Colene Herbert said at his funeral: “He showed us that an impairment is no barrier to contribution, and that service is a life well lived.”

We will miss Allan deeply, and we will carry his values forward in everything we do.

🌿 Moe mai rā, Allan. Thank you for everything.

You can read our full tribute at the link in our comments.

Image description: Portrait photo of Allan Hall.

02/10/2025

One our hard working volunteers, who loves doing lawn mowing and yard work so much, he mows berms for neighbours for free. Sadly, while mowing in his street, someone decided to uplift his favourite tool, a Stihl blower. If someone picked it up by mistake, it wasn't free. If they thought it was left there, perhaps they took it into their local New Zealand Police station. If they stole it, they need to do better.

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09/09/2025

While there have been some storms recently, it's been good to see some signs of spring starting to show in the garden.

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09/09/2025

We had a great day at this year's disability connect transitions expo. It was great to see all the options out there for disabled school leavers.

We wouldn't be able to pull off such a great Transition Expo without the help of our sponsors and volunteers.

A massive shout out to Mercury, our Community Innovation partner, for sending us a wonderful group of volunteers to help set up in the morning.

Thank you also to Clipboard our Imagination Partner for providing our Expo Bags and volunteering too.

And we simply couldn't do what we do without Rotary St Johns, Merkle, MPs Greg Fleming and Nancy Lu and their teams, Chorus, Beca, and family and friends who all provided volunteers to support us on the day.

Thank you so much!

If you supported us at Transition Expo, thank you for helping us make each year even better than the last.

Image description: Five Mercury team members smile together. They are standing at their bright yellow branded stall at the Transition Expo.

25/08/2025

We'll be at the Disability Connect Transition Expo to discuss our volunteering, social and work experience opportunities for those in school or preparing to leave. Pop in and see us on the CCS Disability Action stand this year.