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.
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↓↓ Find below the list of all upcoming events listed on our calendar ↓↓
Upcoming Volunteering Opportunities February 2026
Check out our Volunteering Calendar for all our upcoming events and opportunities!
Nature Cleanup - Ōakura Beach
ALL WELCOME! Come and help us clean the beautiful Ōakura Beach!
Upcoming Volunteering Opportunities January 2026
Check out our Volunteering Calendar for all our upcoming events and opportunities!
Taranaki Weekly Local Markets - February 2026
Support local, shop at our many Taranaki local Markets!
Waitangi Ki Whaitara
Waitangi ki Whaitara Market Event with local food, entertainment, a free kidzone, youthzone, pēpi area, and handmade craft stalls this Waitangi Day down at Otupaiia, Marine Park, Waitara West Beach. Everyone is welcome!
Korito Open Garden
Korito Garden is a Taranaki Garden Festival garden. This is an opportunity to see the garden in its full Summer abundance.
St Mary’s Community Garden, Hāwera - Working Bees - February
Come and help St Mary’s Community Garden to thrive! ALL WELCOME!
Marfell Community Garden - Weekly Working Bee
Working bees are open to ALL! Come and help the Marfell Community Garden to thrive.
Glenpark Ave Community Garden - Monthly Working Bee
Join the monthly working bee and help the Glenpark Ave Community Garden to thrive!
Upcoming Volunteering Opportunities February 2026
Check out our Volunteering Calendar for all our upcoming events and opportunities!
Marfell Community Garden - Weekly Working Bee
Working bees are open to ALL! Come and help the Marfell Community Garden to thrive.
Taranaki Weekly Local Markets - February 2026
Support local, shop at our many Taranaki local Markets!
St Mary’s Community Garden, Hāwera - Working Bees - February
Come and help St Mary’s Community Garden to thrive! ALL WELCOME!
Marfell Community Garden - Weekly Working Bee
Working bees are open to ALL! Come and help the Marfell Community Garden to thrive.
Upcoming Volunteering Opportunities February 2026
Check out our Volunteering Calendar for all our upcoming events and opportunities!
Korito Open Garden
Korito Garden is a Taranaki Garden Festival garden. This is an opportunity to see the garden in its full Summer abundance.
Sustainable Backyard Permaculture Course
A one-day course comprising theory and practical sessions to expand your garden into growing through the seasons and incorporating chooks and bees, as well as getting food production into every small space.
Korito Open Garden
Korito Garden is a Taranaki Garden Festival garden. This is an opportunity to see the garden in its full Summer abundance.
Food Forest - Planning and Planting Weekend Course
Learn how food forests work – how they can be designed, planned and maintained, and the sort of plants that can be put into them to make the food forest look after itself after a few years and give you very little work for a lot of return in food nutrition.
Marfell Community Garden - Weekly Working Bee
Working bees are open to ALL! Come and help the Marfell Community Garden to thrive.
Introduction to Permaculture - Weekend Workshop
Learn all about permaculture design which is designing your garden space so that you spend less time working to maintain the garden, and more time harvesting and enjoying your garden.
Taranaki Weekly Local Markets - January 2025
Support local, shop at our many Taranaki local Markets!
School Holiday FREE Recycling Tour
Join us for an FREE interactive tour and see where your recycling is sorted. Learn about our recycling process and why it’s so important.
Marfell Community Garden - Weekly Working Bee
Working bees are open to ALL! Come and help the Marfell Community Garden to thrive.
St Mary’s Community Garden, Hāwera - Open Garden - January
Come and help St Mary’s Community Garden to thrive! ALL WELCOME!
Group Gardening Session - Pātea Community Garden
Come and enjoy this space! Take what you need and do what you can.
Korito Open Garden
Korito Garden is a Taranaki Garden Festival garden. This is an opportunity to see the garden in its full Summer abundance.
Marfell Community Garden - Weekly Working Bee
Working bees are open to ALL! Come and help the Marfell Community Garden to thrive.
Upcoming Volunteering Opportunities January 2026
Check out our Volunteering Calendar for all our upcoming events and opportunities!
Glenpark Ave Community Garden - Monthly Working Bee
Join the monthly working bee and help the Glenpark Ave Community Garden to thrive!
St Mary’s Community Garden, Hāwera - Open Garden - January
Come and help St Mary’s Community Garden to thrive! ALL WELCOME!
Group Gardening Session - Pātea Community Garden
Come and enjoy this space! Take what you need and do what you can.
Taranaki Weekly Local Markets - January 2025
Support local, shop at our many Taranaki local Markets!
St Mary’s Community Garden, Hāwera - Open Garden - January
Come and help St Mary’s Community Garden to thrive! ALL WELCOME!
Upcoming Volunteering Opportunities January 2026
Check out our Volunteering Calendar for all our upcoming events and opportunities!
Marfell Community Garden - Weekly Working Bee
Working bees are open to ALL! Come and help the Marfell Community Garden to thrive.
Upcoming Volunteering Opportunities December 2025
Check out our Volunteering Calendar for all our upcoming events and opportunities!
Group Gardening Session - Pātea Community Garden
Come and enjoy this space! Take what you need and do what you can.
Taranaki Weekly Local Markets - December 2025
Support local, shop at our many Taranaki local Markets!
Marfell Community Garden - Weekly Working Bee
Working bees are open to ALL! Come and help the Marfell Community Garden to thrive.
Upcoming Volunteering Opportunities December 2025
Check out our Volunteering Calendar for all our upcoming events and opportunities!
Glenpark Ave Community Garden - Monthly Working Bee
Join the monthly working bee and help the Glenpark Ave Community Garden to thrive!
St Mary’s Community Garden, Hāwera - Open Garden - December
Come and help St Mary’s Community Garden to thrive! ALL WELCOME!
Marfell Community Garden - Weekly Working Bee
Working bees are open to ALL! Come and help the Marfell Community Garden to thrive.
Taranaki Weekly Local Markets - December 2025
Support local, shop at our many Taranaki local Markets!
St Mary’s Community Garden, Hāwera - Open Garden - December
Come and help St Mary’s Community Garden to thrive! ALL WELCOME!
Transforming Communities Through Market Gardening - Jean-Martin Fortier
Join Jean-Martin (JM) Fortier, a pioneer in small-scale organic farming, at Green School NZ for an inspiring keynote on how ecological market gardening can empower communities and shape the future of regenerative agriculture.
Group Gardening Session - Pātea Community Garden
Come and enjoy this space! Take what you need and do what you can.
Marfell Community Garden - Weekly Working Bee
Working bees are open to ALL! Come and help the Marfell Community Garden to thrive.