Back to Blog

Bringing back birdsong

As plants grow and mature, many of the Trees for Survival planting sites will contribute to becoming ‘stepping stones’ or ‘ecological corridors’ linking and joining areas of existing native bush.  These stopping places and linkages are vital to help birds and insects travel between larger areas of habitat and food source. With ongoing support from partners we know that every little bit helps and our actions have a positive effect....

August Planting

August Planting…….. August has been a busy month for Trees for Survival Schools with lots of schools getting out and enjoying their planting days.  During August our schools have planted 36,816 native plants! Our planting days are a chance for our Partners to get out of the office and roll up their sleeves to engage with the schools they support, together with landowners and teachers. What a great way to contribute to your environment and community!(photo by chalkphotography.co.nz)...

Coromandel Peninsula

Five Coromandel Peninsula schools were welcomed to the Trees for Survival programme in 2022.  With lots of support from landowners, teachers and corporate partners, these 5 schools have completed their first season of potting up,  growing and most recently planting their year old native plants on sites ranging from riverside to steep hillside!  All of these plants will contribute to revegetation of native forest on the peninsula. Awesome work!...

We love planting waterways

Water has featured prominently in our news this year with some dramatic rain fall events around the country. Many Trees for Survival schools plant around riparian margins and overland flow paths where the native plants that the school has grown do an amazing job of shading and cooling water, filtering, slowing water flow, securing land and providing habitat and food for native wildlife. Trees for Survival partners support this fantastic initiative -  helping support important riparian reveg...

Matariki... In the Waikato

Trees for Survival were proud to join with Principal Partner Crombie Lockwood to support representatives from Ngāti Koriki Kahukura who hosted a morning celebration to acknowledge Matariki.  On the slopes of Maungatautari (Sanctuary Mountain) it was a wonderful opportunity to share and learn about the cultural significance of the Matariki star cluster and  the ties these have to our natural environment. The group shared karakia (prayer), kai (food), games, songs and finished the morni...

Fonterra joins Trees for Survival

We're happy to welcome Fonterra as a principal partner. Together we're able to support 21 schools and deliver our environmental educational programme. Fonterra’s Hapori programme has 10 committees across New Zealand offering support to regional projects so that we can make a collective impact.We look forward to sharing planting day stories with you soon.#fonterranz...

Riparian Planting

Many Trees for Survival schools plant the native plants they've grown along riparian edges.Together with committed Landowners these students are helping to protect waterways! Amazing work!#nativeplants #revegetation #environmentaleducation...

Bairds Mainfreight Primary School Planting Day

It was the first Trees for Survival planting day for Bairds Mainfreight Primary School and they planted all of the 789 native plants they had grown and nurtured! Awesome work! Thank you Macpac who sponsor the school in the programme and the students and landowners involved - what a successful day!#nativetrees #environmentaleducation+22...

Planting Days in June

In June, Trees for Survival Schools planted 34,142 native plants that were grown and nurtured by students in their TfS shade house -  bringing our 2023 total native plant count to 51,802 so far.  Of the native plants grown and nurtured by Trees for Survival schools the majority of our plants this year have been Ti Kouka (cabbage tree), Manuka,  Harakeke (Flax), and Karamu (Coprosma).  By partnering with Trees or Survival we’re helping NZ students learn about and engage with...

Planting Days in May

The Trees for Survival planting season is well underway with lots of schools enjoying the settled May weather for their planting days. In May, Trees for Survival Schools planted 17,660 native plants that were grown and nurtured by students in their TfS shadehouse.  It is wonderful to have 201  volunteers including support from many of our partners help 1,015 students from 33 schools with their planting. Thank you for being involved, supporting and getting your hands dirty or helping ot...

Sustainable Schools Auckland

Yesterday, ākonga at Milford Primary spent the morning planting ~700 natives along Brigham Creek to help maintain the health of it's stream & local biodiversity.They are part of the Trees for Survival programme who not only facilitate the planting days but provide seeds to schools who grow the saplings themselves 🌱...

Horahora School Cambridge

Today we planted our Trees for Survival plants on a local farm. The plants we planted, we got as tiny seedlings last September, potted on into bags and have grown and nurtured until today. We have usually planted our plants later in the year but it is great to get them into the ground to get established before spring on such a beautiful autumn day. Staff, and students with help from some parents spent a couple of hours planting about 600 plants on a steep sidling. We are proud to be helping...