Environmental

Doris Zuur
027 281 1570
Pae Cycle is a local service that collects household food scraps and turns them into compost for the community garden.
A volunteer, not-for-profit, community effort to rid Paekākāriki of predators. We would love for you to join us in making Paekākāriki predator free! Predator control helps to protect all of our native flora and fauna. Join our group and we’ll help you get started trapping!
Wainuiwhenua is a community-led group working with local iwi to achieve the best future uses of surplus Transmission Gully land for the Paekākāriki community and Kāpiti District.
Glenda Robb
021 110 4277
The Kāpiti Biodiversity Project covers four main areas:  Queen Elizabeth Park, the Paekākāriki-Pukerua Bay Escarpment, the Whareroa Farm Reserve and part of Perkins farm/Middle Run. Birds (including kororā -  blue penguins), lizards, weta, rare dune plants, stream restoration.
Community Gardens
North end of Tilley Rd
Queen Elizabeth Park
Paekākāriki
Hannah Zwartz
POG is Paekākāriki’s community gardening group. We are working together to make Paekākāriki a place of abundant organic food production - in home gardens, on berms, at the school - and have established a community orchard and garden at the North end of Tilley Rd.
Paekākāriki School Garden
Fri: 9.30am-12pm
Sally Heppenstall
021 969 645
A gardening group that welcomes volunteers at Paekākāriki School - gardeners and non-gardeners, parents, grandparents and non-parents. Our plant sales raise money to fund the gardening curriculum - our students learn about gardening and cooking from our experienced gardeners.
The Friends Trustees
Friends of Queen Elizabeth Park are an active group who help to look after the Park’s dune, wetland and forest native plants and animals. The Friends are involved in restoration, conservation, and where possible expanding these ecosystems. They welcome new volunteers.
Chairperson - Andy McKay
027 914 6598
Set up in 1997 to reverse the drastic decline of coastal forest, we’re aiming to create a continuous ribbon of bird-safe native forest from Porirua through to Waikanae. Join us and be part of our award winning conservation project.
Whareroa Farm
Mackays Crossing
A Charitable Trust of volunteers which was established to protect and develop Whareroa Farm Reserve (WFR) as a reserve for environmental and heritage conservation and public enjoyment. Planting working bees, pest control, track development, guided tours.
Miles Thompson
An informal group established to help ensure a community-led approach to design of the seawall. Interested in making sure that the wealth of local knowledge, experts and ideas in Paekākāriki are utilised in planning for our future.
Committed to looking after our precious streams in Paekākāriki. Te Puka & Wainui Streams to the North, and Waikakariki Stream to the South.