'Pohutukawa Coast' free native plant programme back for 2022
Hello, would you like some free plants? 🌱
Our crazy-popular 'Pohutukawa Coast' programme is back for its 32nd year, giving away up to 2 plants per ratepayer next week. Set an alarm for 📅Tuesday 7 June to check our website for the list of local distributors so you can pick up yours - we have 4280 plants ready to give away but we won't announce details until the last minute.
In the meantime we've published some reflections from the staff who lead this project. Pohutukawa Coast has delivered over 80,000 plants over the years!
This year's options for those who get in quick:
🌱 Pohutukawa
🌱 Kowhai
🌱 Coprosma repens
🌱 Renga Renga Lilly
🌱 Titoki
🌱 Plagianthus regius
🌱 Kaka Beak
🌱 Myrsine australis
🌱 Pseudopanax arboreus
🌱 Karo
🌱 Kohekohe
🌱 Pseudopanax lessonii
🌱 Cabbage tree
🌱 Hebe stricta
🌱 Flax
🌱 Melicytus ramiflorus
🌱 Hebe diosmifolia
🌱 Taraire
🌱 Griselinia littoralis
🌱 Hebe parvifolia
🌱 Melicope ternate
Some Choice News!
DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.
Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, we’re a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.
For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.
Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature — and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?
We hope this brings a smile!
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Once again, Resene and NZ Gardener are on the hunt for New Zealand’s best shed! Send in the photos and the stories behind your man caves, she sheds, clever upcycled spaces, potty potting sheds and colourful chicken coops. The Resene Shed of the Year 2026 winner receives $1000 Resene ColorShop voucher, a $908 large Vegepod Starter Pack and a one-year subscription to NZ Gardener. To enter, tell us in writing (no more than 500 words) why your garden shed is New Zealand’s best, and send up to five high-quality photos by email to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz. Entries close February 23, 2026.
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