Plant for your local ecosystem

Te whakatipu i tāu ake pūnaha kaiao

Plant for pollination

We depend on plant pollination to produce the different foods we eat. Find out how to make your garden more appealing to visiting pollinators.

Support native wildlife by restoring your backyard into a suitable environment for them.

If you want to restore your garden or backyard, use native plants sourced from local seeds. This is called ecosourcing.

Introduce biodiversity on your property by planting to support native birds.

Find out how to plant to support the insects in your garden.

Find out how to plant to support the lizards in your garden.

Natural environments and ecosystems support different plants and animals.

Find out how to support and restore coastal ecosystems.

Find out how to care for and support stream ecosystems.

Find out how to support forest ecosystems.

There are a number of things you can do to help protect our wetlands.

Wetlands are great places for walks, boating, canoeing, bird watching and fishing.

Find out what wetlands are and why they are important.