Volunteer organisation
Environment & Conservation
90 Devonport Road · Tauranga
Tauranga is lucky to have some incredible coastal and wetland reserves — and we’d love your help to keep them thriving. Council is looking for volunteers to get stuck in to support our City Operations team to maintain our city’s much-loved spaces and places. As a volunteer, you could be planting natives, helping with maintenance and monitoring, restoring or monitoring wetlands, dunes or natural environments. If you’d like to donate your time, skills, knowledge or enthusiasm to help with this work, we want to hear from you.
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8 open roles on this hub
One off - a few hours
Tauranga Central, Bay Of Plenty
Tauranga
- Organize and participate in corporate environmental volunteering sessions - Engage staff in activities like weeding, planting, and cleaning - Training provided in best practice environmental restoration techniques
One off - a few hours
Tauranga Central, Bay Of Plenty
Tauranga
- Maintain and plant in coastal and wetland reserve areas - Contribute to community well-being through environmental volunteering activities - Engage in short-term, few hours commitment for greater good
27 Jun 2026
Te Puke town · Welcome Bay, Bay Of Plenty
Te Puke
- Participate in hands-on conservation by planting native shrubs/trees - Join Johnson Reserve Care Group for wetland area restoration - No tools needed, wear closed-toe shoes, bring water bottle
29 Jul 2026
Mt Maunganui · Mount Maunganui, Bay Of Plenty
Tauranga
- Hands-on conservation work at Mount Maunganui sand dunes - Remove invasive species to help native dune vegetation thrive - No tools needed, wear closed-toe shoes, bring water bottle
20 Jul 2026
Ohauiti, Bay Of Plenty
Tauranga
- Hands-on conservation work at Ohauiti Reserve - Clearing stream margin of invasive weeds for riparian planting - No tools needed, wear closed-toe shoes, bring water bottle
3 Jul 2026
Papamoa Beach, Bay Of Plenty
Tauranga
- Hands-on conservation work at Papamoa Beach sand dunes - Remove invasive species to support native dune vegetation - No tools needed, wear closed-toe shoes, bring water bottle
15 Jul 2026
Otumoetai, Bay Of Plenty
Tauranga
- Hands-on conservation work in Waikareao Estuary reserve - Removing invasive species and replanting with native plants - No tools needed, wear closed-toe shoes, bring water bottle
6 Jul 2026
Tauranga Central, Bay Of Plenty
Tauranga
- Participate in hands-on conservation by planting native trees - Contribute to improving native biodiversity at Waimapu Estuary - No tools needed, wear closed-toe shoes, bring water bottle