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.

Help Us Plant Another Million Native Plants By 2030!

2M+

Total native plants planted

164,000

Total native plants planted in 2024

213

Schools involved in 2024

7,200

Students involved in 2024

16km

Waterways planted in 2024

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Latest Stories

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

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

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

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

Shadehouse Checks

March 14th 2025The role of the Trees for Survival Facilitator includes seasonal tasks for each of the schools they oversee in the programme. With 229 schools currently growing their native plants, the 22 TreesRead more

Busy Growing

March 14th 2025While students head on holiday for 6 weeks over the summer, schools are closed and teachers relax, the Trees for Survival shade houses are at their most active! Weather conditions are perfect forRead more

We’re heading south

March 14th 2025With ongoing support from our corporate partners, Trees for Survival have been busily planning a huge 2026 season with the move to establish new school clusters in 3 regions in the South Island!Read more

Summer Ready

December 17th 2024Pre summer checks…TfS facilitators are busily visiting each of their schools before the end of Term 4. These pre summer visits include checking that irrigation timer settings are correct to keepRead more

Seed Collection

December 17th 2024Seed collection…hot on the heels of the 2024 planting season, the TfS Propagation Coordinator is already looking at the coordination of seed collection for the 2025 season. Each TfS facilitator isRead more

2024 Planting season

November 13th 2024It has been a huge 2024 planting season for TfS! With reports in from the 213 schools that have grown and planted this year, Trees for Survival are thrilled to announce that 2024 planting daysRead 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.