Community Events Calendar
Here at Sustainable Taranaki we aim to support all events around the region that relate to sustainability. For details on the latest events click on events in the calendar below, view details or consult the full list of upcoming events below.
If you represent a business or organisation that would like us to share your event on this website you can contact us here.
Taranaki Sustainable Backyards Trail starts 1 - 10 November
Visit gardens and learn from gardeners on a journey to work in harmony with nature rather than against it.
eBike Tour and Treats
Grab your ebike on Sat and join us on an informative and flavoursome guided tour!
Celebrate 10 Years of Sustainable Backyards Trail and Crop Swap Aotearoa!
Sustainable Backyards Trail and Crop Swap Aotearoa are both turning 10 years old and you're invited to celebrate with us at our GIANT Crop Swap.
eBike Tour and Treats
Grab your eBike on Sunday and join us on an informative and flavoursome guided tour!
Electric Adventure exploring Backyards Trail
Get friends or family together and tour the region in style driving the latest electric vehicles.
Grow & Repurpose Tour
This Hub Show Garden Tour showcases sustainable elements in a standard-sized Taranaki suburban home/garden, implemented with the use of 100% repurposed materials.
Secret of Seeds
Join a practical and hands-on workshop to understand the basics of saving seed - what plants to start with along with tips for harvesting, cleaning and storing different varieties.
Plant-Based Cooking Workshop
Taste the difference that fresh vegetables make in the kitchen and learn about working with plant-based products.
Electric Adventure exploring Backyards Trail
Get friends or family together and tour the region in style driving the latest electric vehicles.
Electric Adventure exploring Backyards Trail
Get friends or family together and tour the region in style driving the latest electric vehicles.
Garden Bed Construction
Join Briar from Taranaki Realty to learn how to 'read' the stamps on pallets!
Kids: Life of a Seed
Bring the family along for a hands-on kid-friendly workshop about the life of a seed!
Edible Garden & Food Forest Workshop
Join Bena Denton from Greenbridge for this interactive workshop.
Permaculture Workshops
An amazing opportunity to join in the Sunday workshops (10.30am-3.30pm) provided by Permaculture in NZ (PiNZ) at their annual hui.
Parihaka māra - tour and kōrero
Come along for a guided garden tour with insights on growing practices and the tikanga that underpins the Parihaka māra.
Volunteering Calendar
Check out our Volunteering Calendar for all our upcoming events and opportunities!
Upcoming Volunteers Opportunities
Check out our Volunteering Calendar for all our upcoming events and opportunities!
Green Drinks Taranaki
Green Drinks is a bi-monthly event for socialising and networking with people interested in sustainability and environmental matters.
Zero Waste Events Training
Come along and learn all about being a volunteer at Zero Waste Events with the team at Sustainable Taranaki
Talking Taiao - New Episodes airing weekly!
Our show Talking Taiao has a new episode just released on Access Radio Taranaki 104.4 FM. Replay online, Spotify or Apple Podcasts!
Volunteering Calendar
Check out our Volunteering Calendar for all our upcoming events and opportunities!
Beginners Seed Saving Workshop
If you want to learn how to save your kākano (seed), come along to this Beginners Seed Saving Workshop in Waitara.
Let's Compost FREE Workshop - 12th October - New Plymouth
Free Composting Workshop + $40 off the composting system of your choice!
Junction Zero Waste Hub School Holiday Tour (Morning Session)
Join us for an interactive tour and see where your recycling is sorted. Learn about our recycling process and why it’s so important.
All ages are welcome – Under 5s FREE
Talking Taiao - New Episodes airing weekly!
Our show Talking Taiao has a new episode just released on Access Radio Taranaki 104.4 FM. Replay online, Spotify or Apple Podcasts!
Volunteering Calendar
Check out our Volunteering Calendar for all our upcoming events and opportunities!
Hemming (Up-sewing) Workshop with Stitch Up Society
Come and learn how about hemming (up-sewing) with Sam from Stitch Up Society. Bring your old clothing or waste fabrics to upcycle in to tuft rugs.
Talking Taiao - New Episodes airing weekly!
Our show Talking Taiao has a new episode just released on Access Radio Taranaki 104.4 FM. Replay online, Spotify or Apple Podcasts!
Let's Compost FREE Workshop - 21 September - New Plymouth
Free Composting Workshop + $40 off the composting system of your choice!
Volunteering Calendar
Check out our Volunteering Calendar for all our upcoming events and opportunities!
POSTPONED! Building Accessible Garden Beds with Upcyled Materials Workshop
POSTPONED - Visit The Hub Show Garden next to Brooklands Zoo and learn how to find, break up and build accessible garden beds with upcycled materials
Nature Cleanup - East End Beach, New Plymouth
Please join us for a nature clean up at East End with Trails and Tots, all welcome to join.
Talking Taiao - New Episode!
Our show Talking Taiao has a new episode just released on Access Radio Taranaki 104.4 FM. Replay online, Spotify or Apple Podcasts!
St Mary’s Community Garden, Hawera - Working Bee
Come and help St Mary’s Community Garden to thrive!
St Mary’s Community Garden, Hawera - Working Bee
Come and help St Mary’s Community Garden to thrive!
Conservation Week Speakers Evening
Join in and celebrate conservation week with a speakers evening at Te Whare Hononga
Zero Possum Open Evening
Celebrate conservation week with this exciting update from the Zero Possum Project
Taranaki Conservation Week Expo
Check out the Taranaki Conservation Week Expi and learn about how you can go green and find out more about conservation projects in Taranaki
Volunteering Calendar
Check out our Volunteering Calendar for all our upcoming events and opportunities!
St George’s Pātea Community Garden - Working Bee
Come and help the new St Georges’s Community Garden to thrive!
Productive Plant Propagation Workshop
Learn to propagate productive plants for your garden, and take them home.
POSTPONED! Building Accessible Garden Beds with Upcyled Materials Workshop
POSTPONED! Visit The Hub Show Garden next to Brooklands Zoo and learn how to find, break up and build accessible garden beds with upcycled materials
Fruit tree pruning workshop including espaliers (half-day workshop)
Learn to prune a variety of productive fruit trees
Volunteering Calendar
Check out our Volunteering Calendar for all our upcoming events and opportunities!
Fruit tree pruning workshop including espaliers (half-day workshop)
Learn to prune a variety of productive fruit trees
St Mary’s Community Garden, Hawera - Working Bee
Come and help St Mary’s Community Garden to thrive!
Building with Pallets Workshop
Visit The Hub Show Garden next to Brooklands Zoo and learn how to find, break up and build with pallets