Last Saturday, A Rocha’s Auckland local group headed out to Matuku Link for some restoration work. Two key areas that the local group worked on are: In the nursery, the
The creek bears the signs of the ravages of 2023 violent storms with bridges still missing, but on 11 August, parents and children came with enthusiasm to the last planting
A small contingent of hardy A Rocha members from Greater Wellington comprising Richard Noble, Dennis Fountain, Jean and Richard Rhoades joined the Associates of Southern Star Monastery and local Catholic
A dozen people from A Rocha Dunedin joined STOP (Save The Otago Peninsula) in one of our regular plantings on Sunday afternoon July 21st. Our number included six newcomers, and
Caroline Williams is a woman in her eighties who loves our natural environment and has been interested in caring for it and enhancing the living cloak of Aotearoa for a
In 2023, a total of 9 regular A Rocha working bees went ahead at Waiu Park. These were supplemented by some extra efforts for specific tasks like removing the huge
In 2020 Joan and Bruce bought a block of land in the Makara Valley with the intention of living a more sustainable lifestyle and of restoring habitat. In November that
A Rocha Dunedin gathered at Tirohanga Camp on Saturday July 22nd for the first time this winter. 21 people participated in total. There were a number of newcomers brought by
Seven members from A Rocha’s Wellington local group travelled to Kopua Monastery to engage in restoration work this year from 30 March to 2 April. Four members arrived on Thursday evening which
A Rocha volunteers started working with Friends of Oakley Creek in 2008 as our first Auckland project for the local group. Over the years, we have planted many trees, shrubs,
As a first-time A Rocha volunteer, my introduction to the Auckland group was an enjoyable one! I had not participated in any restoration projects or ecological working bees before and so was
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