World Wetland Day

World Wetland Day

Celebrating World Wetland Day at Matuku Link! World Wetland Day is worth celebrating, especially since we don’t have much of if left in New Zealand. Easy to drain for farming or houses, over 90% of our wetlands have gone, and with it the habitat for our native birds...
Sustainable Coastlines group

Sustainable Coastlines group

A keen group of volunteers from all over the world came to Matuku Link through Sustainable Coastlines, digging a trench for our waterpipe, clearing the fenceline, shoveling a truckload of gravel from the nursery to the education centre, leveling out the outdoor...
Working Bees 2018

Working Bees 2018

Wanting to get fit? “Enjoy nature” or “Learn more about native plants”” on your New Years’ resolution list? Or would you like good company and a way to give back to the environment and your community? All of the reasons above, and many more, should lead to you joining...
Seed Saving

Seed Saving

A group of very interested volunteers were led by Geoff Davidson (from Oratia Native Nursery as well as a Matuku Link trustee) to collect the seeds of many different species of Carex…by the end of the day I hope the others remembered more than I did! If we...
Our First Anniversary!

Our First Anniversary!

One year Matuku Link… that’s something to celebrate! Despite the weather, which gave us the only rainfall in the whole of November, we enjoyed the band, the barbeque, the food and the speeches. But most of all: the company of all the people who’ve...