Sign up for FREE Space for Nature project with Envirohub
If you live in Ōtūmoetai or the Western Bay of Plenty, and you love helping protect nature, or want to learn how.... join Space for Nature now and enter our fun competitions...
1. Ōtūmoetai area residents
Recruit your neighbours, whanau or friends in the next two weeks and go in the draw to win a $100 gift card and a yellow flowering Pohutukawa plant seeded locally.
We've added "Who were you referred by?" to the sign up form so they can vote for you.
Share the link found below in the comments and go in the draw to win. The person in this area with the most people joined up by the end of April wins.
2. Western Bay residents
The people from the Western Bay suburb with the most registrations in April will go in the draw to win $100 gift card and a yellow flowering Pohutukawa plant seeded locally.
Spread the word, tell others in your suburb about Space for Nature and how they can join. If your suburb has the most new members by the 15th May, you will go in the draw to win.
The registration form link is shared in comments below.
3. iNaturalist photo competition
Enter photos of all your observations into our Space for Nature iNaturalist project before the 15th May. The photos will be judged in two categories...
The most photos of backyard birds and critters - get busy and log your observations
Best photo of a bird or critter in your backyard - take care and get a great shot!
For more information get in touch with rose@envirohub.org.nz
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Tracy Watkins has weighed in ... now it’s your turn. What’s your take? 🤔
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71.6% We work hard, we deserve a break!
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18% Hmm, maybe?
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10.4% Yes!
Have you seen Rowena?
Police are urgently appealing for sightings of Rowena, 39, reported missing from Christchurch.
She was reported missing to Police on 22 October 2025, and was last seen on 14 August 2025. Rowena hasn’t been in contact with her children and her family are worried for her safety.
Police investigating her disappearance have identified her as being in Auckland, Tauranga and Christchurch in the recent months prior to her missing person report being made.
If you have seen Rowena, or have any information regarding her whereabouts, please contact us immediately.
You can contact us via 105 either over the phone or online at 105.police.govt.nz, clicking “Update Report” and referencing file number 251022/9026.
Information can also be provided anonymously via Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.
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Want to dive deeper? Rob Stock has the full breakdown.
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