Restoring Takarunga Hauraki

05/08/2026

Elections shape the future of the places we care about.

As elections approach...

1. Check that you're enrolled (takes 2 mins):
https://vote.nz/enrolling/enrol-or-update/enrol-or-update-online

2. Learn where your local candidates stand on the issues that matter most to you, including climate, biodiversity and healthy waterways.

📣 RTH is hosting a 'Meet the North Shore Candidates' event, which makes step 2 super easy! Mark your calendar for Sunday 13th September, 3-5pm - More info to follow! 🗓️

03/08/2026

Stoked with this kōrero, where Zane shares a bit about RTH’s Plant Pass journey & how this volunteer run, community nursery thrives 🤙

Watch the full video on the Auckland Council YouTube Channel:
🔗 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty_t2nB4kT4

03/08/2026

22/07/2026

Many of us are aware H5 bird flu has been confirmed in Aotearoa. Our native and endemic birds are our taonga, and we all have a responsibility to protect them.

❗️Report groups of 3+ dead or sick birds to MPI
❗️Avoid handling sick or dead birds
❗️Keep children and pets away from sick or dead birds

MPI contact: 0800 80 99 66 or report.mpi.govt.nz

20/07/2026

✨ Did you spot us at the Takapuna Matariki Market!?

teamed up with to give away free plants and chat all things pest plants, trapping and native planting 🌱✨

It was awesome seeing so many people getting excited about nature and stopping by for a kōrero!

Thanks to everyone who came to say hi! As the community conservation groups for the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board area, keep an eye out for us as we share ways to connect with and care for te taiao 💚

14/07/2026

THIS SATURDAY, gear up for an epic community day!

🪏 What?
We'll plant together, kōrero, share kai and connect with neighbours and friends 🤗

⏰ When?
Saturday 18th July, 11am-1pm

📍 Where?
Meet near 22 Seabreeze Road, Narrow Neck! Right next to the Narrow Neck Pump Track. This is a flat, accessible planting site so it's a great one for the whole whānau.

Look out for the RTH flag & a group of enthusiastic volunteers! 😁

🔗 Head to rth.org.nz/events for more info (linked in bio)
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12/07/2026

10/07/2026

Mānawatia a Matariki e te whānau! ✨

✨ Matariki shines again. As the cluster of stars rise in the pre-dawn sky over Tīkapa Moana, we take a chance to pause 🌬️

🌄 On our peninsula, the stars feel close. The local Tūpuna maunga, Takarunga and Maungauika, continue standing over this coastal domain. Local ngahere (bush) grows more interwoven; birds and insects flourish. We celebrate te taiao finding its way, supported by the mahi of volunteers who show up year after year.

🌱🪏 The stars also point to planting. As we welcome Matariki, the soil is ready, the rains are coming, native plant seedlings put in the ground are now a promise.

❤️ Our people gather, sharing kai, being present, embracing unhurried kōrero. Wānanga that deepen what we know about our home - its stories, its names, what’s still possible here. A chance to remember those we’ve lost, to reflect on tūpuna and ngā atua, and to think, together, about where we’re headed on this whenua.