Trees for Survival Charitable Trust is creating a legacy we can all be proud of

Environmental Education in Action

We're supporting schools to grow and plant native trees to restore our environment!

Together with New Zealand schools, landowners and our sponsorship partners, our action based environmental education programme supports school communities to nurture, grow and plant native plants in areas they’re needed the most - protecting and restoring habitat in waterways and on vulnerable land.

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2M+

Total native plants planted

171,708

Total native plants planted in 2025

223

Schools involved in 2025

6,489

Students involved in 2025

19.4km

Waterways planted in 2025

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Latest Stories

How many plants?

December 5th 2025Final planting day reports are in from the Trees for Survival 2025 planting season and it has been a huge year! Students, teachers, parents, landowners, TfS Facilitators and many willing supporters cRead more

What Teachers Say

December 5th 2025“Our team, learners and whānau have loved being involved with Trees for Survival again this year. Such a wonderful initiative and great to get our kids involved in supporting sustainable projects.Read more

Taranaki 2025

December 5th 2025With the 2025 planting season nearly over, it’s time to celebrate what has been achieved over the past 4 months in Taranaki. Twelve schools across the region planted a grand total of 8,320 nativeRead more

First Tree Planted

September 19th 2025It’s official … Trees for Survival’s mission to plant One Million Native Plants by 2030 is underway! August 18th saw students from Bucklands Beach Intermediate join TfS Business DevelopmentRead more

Environment Network Manawatū

September 19th 2025This year, Trees for Survival are excited to be establishing a new regional cluster of schools in the Manawatū. As TfS establish a network of local schools, landowners and corporate partners in theRead more

Feedback

September 19th 2025Feedback…….With every planting day report, Trees for Survival provide an opportunity for landowners, schools and partners to give feedback. Feedback is a great indicator of the programme’sRead more

2025 Season so far

July 24th 2025The 2025 Trees for Survival planting season is well underway with 66,398 native plants in the ground - and counting! Thanks to the incredible efforts of 2,920 students, who have rolled up their sleevRead more

The Big Picture

July 7th 2025Planting 20 metres of stream may seem like a small step in the grand scheme of restoration, but the impact truly stretches far beyond the borders of our Trees for Survival planting site! By plantingRead more

Adventure

June 9th 2025Not only are planting days the highlight of the Trees for Survival growing calendar, they are also an amazing opportunity for students to explore beyond their everyday environment – in essence anRead more

Birds, Bees and Butterflies

June 9th 2025Trees for Survival monitor every tree grown and planted by the schools in the programme, however it is not just the successful growth of these plants that are being measured. Trees for Survival areRead more

Partner Badges

April 8th 2025Trees for Survival love partners to share and promote their relationship and have developed new Web badges for use by partners on their websites. These have been developed in line with existingRead more

Restoration in Progress

April 8th 2025Each Trees for Survival planting site is visited for 2 years after planting for facilitators to monitor plant growth. Typically the first year involves the plants adapting to life after being plantedRead more

Principal Partners

We are incredibly thankful to our Principal Partners whose generous support ensures we can bring Trees for Survival to more schools, educating more students, and planting more trees than ever before!

Partner with us!

Trees for Survival is a Rotary initiated project, originally established by the Rotary Club of Pakuranga in 1991.
We are thrilled to receive ongoing support from numerous Rotary Clubs with club members regularly helping at our planting days.