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Past Adventures World Albatross Day On June 19th 2020 we celebrated the first ever World Albatross day Read More Bat Night Learning all about the Long Tail Bat that lives here at Pelorus Bridge Read More Making Tracking Tunnels and Lizard Lounges Our kids had a hand at making Pest tracking tunnels and Lizard Lounges. Read More Branford Park Exploring Branford park the Edible walk Read More Visiting the Koru Wildlife Centre We went to learn all about the NZ Giant Weta at the Koru Wildlife Centre Read More Kakapo Day We learnt all about the Kakapo and then did a fundraiser to adopt one. Read More Exploring Momorangi Bay Exploring the beauty of Momorangi Bay Read More Grovetown Lagoons Clean up Doing our part to keep our water ways clean, kids did a clean up around the Grovetown Lagoons Read More Honey Bee Event We learnt all about the honey bee and what they do for our environment Read More Building Weta Motels We built Weta Motels to hang up at the Pelorus Bridge Scenic Reserve Read More Kaipupu Sanctuary Trip Our very first ever trip as a group to the wild life sanctuary Read More

Sustainable Living Products Need a little help converting your lifestyle to a more environmentally friendly one? AWESOME! We can help! Or perhaps you are looking for thoughtful gifts that contribute to a thriving planet? Not only can we support your decision to be more eco-conscious, you will also be helping support Envirohub Marlborough! Every purchase directly supports our Zero Waste, Conservation Kids NZ, Marine Conservation and Sustainable Communities projects. PLEASE NOTE: As of November 1st 2025 we have moved out of previous premises at the fabulous Picton Environment Centre. We will be opening at our new premises in 2026 so watch this space. In the meantime, we are mobile and can be found at most Picton Cruise Ship markets and other major Marlborough events. If you know what product you're after, we also offer free delivery in Marlborough and you can simply pay online or via mobile eftpos on delivery.

We can help you recycle a number of hard to recycle items from bottle caps to batteries to toothpaste tubes and more. About Us Get Involved Zero Waste Conservation Kids NZ Community Garden Marine Conservation Zoe's Fund More... Collection Point Recycling Did you know Envirohub Marlborough is a collection point for numerous recycling programs? Although we would prefer everyone to choose reusable items first and foremost, we also love initiatives like these that recycle and then reuse! Feel free to drop any of the items at our Recycle Collection Point in Picton. PICTON Mariners Mall High Street, Picton Open Business Hours Items collected: All items listed below! DOWNLOAD POSTER - CLICK HERE Thank you for actioning the 5 R's Rethink - Refuse - Reduce - Reuse - Recycle Aluminium Can Tabs & Aluminium Wine Bottle Caps 'Kan Tabs for Kids' goes towards supporting the families of children on dialysis, and is the largest nationwide Lions Club project. The tabs and caps are collected in their thousands, and packaged before being sent to metal merchants for weighing and payment. A single cap works out to the equivalent of one second on dialysis. Metal Recycling Beer Bottle Caps Beer bottle caps can be recycled for scrap metal and made in to new products. Awesome! Used Good Nature Gas Canisters These are made of recycled and recyclable steel. Picton Dawn Chorus collects these once used and takes them to a local facility to be melted down and used again. Battery Recycling 2026 Update: Please drop these to the Picton Transfer Station on Gravesend Place, Picton. Help keep toxic and hazardous waste from going to landfill. Drop off your household batteries here for recycling! Batteries accepted include: powertools, mobile phones, laptops, cordless phones, hearing aides, watches, batteries, cameras and, of course, your regular household batteries! Colgate oral care goods Toothbrushes, Toothpaste Tubes, Floss and Mouthwash Containers Drop off Colgate brand only oral care waste and Envirohub Marlborough will send them to TerraCycle to be made in to new recycled products. Please remove all toothpaste and floss from the countainers and recycle the cardboard packaging in your recycling bin. Clean Used Razor Blades - ANY Brand! You can drop your clean used blades into Envirohub Marlborough and we will package them correctly and send them back to Caliwoods for repurposing or recycling. Product Stewardship at it's finest! Wool Pouches from Bargain Box/My Food Bag We would love to collect the wool pouches that keep food cool in the meal box deliveries. This wool pouch can go in your garden or compost but Picton Dawn Chorus is collecting them to cover new native seedlings. Please save them up for us and drop them off in the Mariners Mall. Thank you! Old Mobile / Cell Phones We are a drop off location for RE:MOBILE recycling for mobile phones. The phones are recycled or refurbished by RE :MOBILE and the profits are donated to Sustainable Coastlines. For more information visit https://remobile.org.nz/

SAVE OUR SPECIES PROGRAMME Each month, Conservation Kids NZ will be hosting one major event focusing on a particular species or habitat, that will be held all around Marlborough! Each event will also have all the information, fun, resources, arts & crafts, videos and so much more right here on our website! Accessible anywhere, any time, and by any one - EVERYONE can be a Conservation Kid and help Save Our Species! Save Our Species! Want to check out our online content? CLICK HERE!!! Each of our events are aimed at a primary school aged audience, but they are a whānau event, with everyone in the family invited to join the fun! They run for 2 hours and are jam packed with information and ways you can help to Save Our Species. Each event aims to have a collaboration with another group or organisation, celebrates a campaign (like plastic free July or World Wetland Day, etc) and has an arts & crafts element as well as outdoor games and activities. You can find all the resources, information and more right here on the website shortly after each physical event! Keep an eye on the Envirohub Marlborough Facebook Page for updates and events coming up and sign up here on our website by clicking the button below! Sign up to our next event! Click on the image to download our information pack outlining our Save Our Species programme in more detail Species Superstars! At each and every event, a stand-out tamariki will be carefully selected as the 'Species Superstar'! This tamariki would have shone in some way with their passion and enthusiasm for the species in question and their desire to better protect it and our environment. To encourage, support and inspire that passion to continue, we also issue a prize, including a certificate, some reusable goodies, a t-shirt and an experience... and more! Check out some of our past Species Superstars here Tell me more! If you'd like to know more, would like to enquire about how you can support us, sponsor this awesome whānau and tamariki programme, or if you'd like to work with us or run an event, please reach out! Email our CKNZ Youth and Families Coordinator at conservationkids@envirohub.co.nz

Pelorus Feb 2019 Doing our part to keep our water ways clean, kids did a clean up around the Grovetown Lagoons We took a group of kids to the Grovetown lagoons in Blenheim to do a rubbish clean up along the water ways. The kids all geared up with gloves and bags looped the lagoons picking up rubbish along the way. As a reward for their hard work after the clean up, they got to head out on kayaks for a paddle and explore around the lagoons. Doing their part to keep NZ clean, well done kids. Grovetown Lagoons Clean up

Find Out More About Each of These Events Below Children's Day Celebrations Every year Conservation Kids NZ endeavors to celebrate both National Childrens Day in March and World Children's Day in November. We aim to create fun and engaging events for tamariki and their whanau to attend and engage with and experience nature. One of our key outcomes at CKNZ is to ensure every child in Marlborough has had the opportunity to experience the amazing ocean and marine life of the Marlborough Sounds and also experience the wider outdoor Marlborough environment. Below you can find out more about each of our Childrens Day events and some of our past events. Our Children's Day events are only achievable thanks to the kind sponsorship of local businesses. If you or your business are keen to help sponsor one of these events, please feel free to contact us Contact us Te Rā O Ngā Tamariki National Childrens Day - Ocean Adventure Cruise - Celebrated in March Each Year Conservation Kids NZ endeavors to celebrate Te Rā O Ngā Tamariki - National Children's Day in March each year. We have a mission to ensure every child in Marlborough has experienced our amazing marine environment! Each year we celebrate our wonderful tamariki by hosting an Ocean Adventure Cruise to the amazing Lochmara Lodge! Come along to follow our adventure and celebrate Childrens Day with us. Find Out More World Childrens Day - Experiencing Nature Day - Celebrated in November Each Year Conservation Kids NZ also endeavors to celebrate World Children's Day in November each year. We have a mission to ensure every child in Marlborough has experienced our fantastic outdoor environment! Each year to celebrate our wonderful tamariki we host an experiencing nature themed day at different locations around Marlborough. On the day we offer multiple ways for tamariki to engage with and experience the different habitats in nature. Come along to follow our adventure and celebrate World Childrens Day with us. Find Out More

Learn more about our community garden, future living skills courses and eco-friendly retail. Waitohi Picton Community Garden Latest News! Keen to volunteer or get more involved in this project? We'd love to hear from you! Register your interest CLICK HERE! Initial foundation works for stage one will be happening in winter/spring 2024 - opportunities to become involved may vary until the garden is better established and kicking off (hopefully!) in time for the summer! BUT there will be working bees and opportunities to work together - so please register your interest with us! If you have any further questions, please get in touch at communitygarden@envirohub.co.nz or pop into the Picton Environment Centre, 14 Auckland St (Picton). Follow us on Facebook to keep up-to-date- with news www.facebook.com/pictongarden

Learn about our kekeno, the NZ Fur Seal and check out our games, activities, arts and crafts and how you can better protect them! Kekeno NZ Fur Seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) Kekeno are the most common seal found in New Zealand. They are identifiable from other seals by their external ear flaps and hind flippers which rotate forward. Follow along to learn more about kekeno below. Besides for Kekeno, sea lions are the only other seal in NZ with ears. They way to tell kekeno apart is by checking if they have long whiskers and a pointy nose. They have two layers of fur to keep them warm and often found the rocky shores of New Zealand's coastline. Males grow up to 2.5m and 150 kg, whereas females grow up to 1.5m and 50 kg in weight. Kekeno Facts! General ACTIVITIES, CRAFTS, GAMES AND QUIZZES Throughout this page you'll find some fun activities and resources you can explore at home with your whānau and friends. Some of these resources have been put together with the help of our fantastic local organisations. A huge thank you to those people who have helped put these together for us, we appreciate your support! Don't forget to share your activities with us, either tag us on social media or email them to us at conservationkids@envirohub.co.nz Little blues can hold their breath under water for 2minutes. The deepest recorded kororā dive in New Zealand is 35m, although they can dive as deep as 60m. They have 3 different diving styles - U-shaped, V-shaped and W-shaped. Click the image below to find out more about little blue penguin behaviour and ecosystem health. Kekeno Facts! Diving Crafts: Kororā Kinetics! Racing Penguins! Make your own little blue penguin at home, to race and test out what makes them speed up and what makes them slow down. Click ME to download a FINGER PUPPET! Click the image to download the PDF! Kekeno Facts! Adaptations Kororā are the only blue penguins in the world and this helps them to camouflage above and below water. Their thick layer of feathers help them to keep warm, streamlined and waterproof. They secrete an oily liquid from their preen gland to help them waterproof their feathers. Kororā flippers act as paddles to help them swim and propel through water. Source: Gettyimages There are many threats to kororā, at all stages in their life (eggs, chicks, adults). Predators are the greatest threat to little blue penguins, some including dogs, cats, rats, stoats and hedgehogs. It is super important to keep dogs on a leash when walking along coastlines where kororā may be living! Kekeno Facts! Threats GAME - Penguin Pathways What threats do human's have on kororā? Try out the Penguin Pathways game created by NZ Marine Studies Centre. All you need to do is download the PDF below, which has step by step instructions. All you'll need is CHALK or MASKING TAPE, and a few of tamariki! Tamariki pretend to be penguins moving along the coastline and experience the threats may encounter day to day. Click the image to download the PDF sheet! Kekeno Facts! Breeding Nesting: Between May- June, pairs return to their nests and spend time there. Incubation: Between July- December, Usually lay a clutch of 2 eggs. Chick rearing: They take care of chicks for ~ 8 weeks. Fledge: Chicks fledge at ~8 weeks. By 10 weeks they have left the nest. ACTIVITY - Build a penguin nesting box Find out if your local coastline area is home to kororā, and if those managing the area would like you to make penguin nesting boxes. Click the image to find this box design! Kekeno Facts! Check out this neat video from Meet the Locals to see Kekeno in their natural habitat and what is unique about the species. Other Kekeno Resources Below you will find links to other Kororā resources, click the images to take you to the websites. Check them out! LIVE penguin monitoring A great way to monitor kororā yourself but without disturbing their nests is by watching live cams located in the boxes. Check this one out below: Kaewa the Kororā by Rachel Haydon Department of Conservation For more Little Blue Penguin information click the DOC image below. Kekeno Facts! What YOU can do! So... HOW CAN YOU HELP LITTLE BLUES? Glad you asked! Firstly, help to reduce our plastic waste. Plastic can end up in our oceans and harm not only our kororā but other marine species. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Refuse and Rot where possible! Keep an eye out for a beach cleanup near you and lend a helping hand. Click on the Plastic Free July logo, to help you get on your plastic free journey! Reduce plastic use! What you can do in your backyard: Help out your local trapping community. Practice trapping in your backyard, by putting up some traps around your property. If you have a pet cat, think about keeping them indoors at night-time, and have a bell on the collar. If you have a pet dog, make sure when on walks you keep your dog on a leash, especially around the coastline where kororā might be living. Use dog parks or off leash areas to allow your dog to let off steam. Get involved in coastal planting projects that might help encourage kororā to the area. Remember to be a tidy Kiwi and take rubbish home. What you can do when out and about: Go visit a Seal Colony! Visit Kaipūpū Sanctuary Kaipūpū Sanctuary is only ten minutes by water from Waitohi/Picton. On your visit, you may see fur seals, penguins, korimako, tūi, wētā and geckos (and many more). Rimu, miro, tōtara, ferns and many more varieties of plants feature. It is free to visit, but as a charity, your donations are welcome. Click on the Kaipūpū logo alongside to go to their website and find out more. Kekeno Gallery Images from our Seal Day events 2024 Kekeno Day

Marine Conservation Litter Intelligence Project Envirohub Marlborough participates in the Sustainable Coastline’s Litter Intelligence project by organizing beach clean ups throughout the Marlborough Sounds. The Litter Intelligence project “collects data, provides insights and inspires action for a litter-free Aotearoa”. Envirohub Marlborough’s beach clean ups are part of the national project that trains and equips “citizen scientists” to gather data on the rubbish found in our oceans. This is New Zealand’s first national litter database and it will help build a better understanding of our litter problem. Envirohub Marlborough is proud to be a part of this grassroots action that “ gives politicians and business leaders, students and scientists, writers and researchers the right information to take action for a litter-free world” For more information on the Litter Intelligence project visit litterintelligence.org For more information on Envirohub Marlborough’s Litter Intelligence beach clean ups contact info@envirohub.co.nz Litter Intelligence Project beach clean up at the Picton Foreshore Litter Intelligence Long Term Monitoring Project on Long Island, Marlborough Sounds. NZAEE Seaweek Envirohub Marlborough is an enthusiastic participant in the national New Zealand Association for Environmental Education’s Seaweek celebrating all things sea. We are so lucky to live and work in the Marlborough Sounds and during Seaweek we “hope is to inspire and enable kiwis to take time to connect with the sea.” Our Seaweek activities include the Massive Marlborough Beach Clean Up, screening of ocean inspired documentaries, a divers Trash to Treasure Competition, and snorkelling treasure hunt and an Ocean Adventure cruise with our youth arm, Conservation Kids NZ, More more information on NZAEE Seaweek visit seaweek.org.nz For information on Envirohub Marlborough’s Seaweek activities contact info@envirohub.co.nz The organizers of the Massive Marlborough Beach Clean Up Kayaking was a fun part of Seaweek activities in Anakiwa Spring Clean - Annual Picton Beach Clean Up Linda Thompson, a long-time Envirohub Marlborough Trustee and dedicated volunteer has been organising the annual “Spring Clean” Picton Beach Clean Up for the past 10 years. Held on the 2nd Sunday in September, this event brings together many tidy locals to pick up litter and help keep our seaside town looking beautiful. The Picton Girl Guides plus the Waikawa Dive Centre also all pitch in to clean up above and below the water. A popular community event that is sponsored by Picton businesses. A huge thank you to everyone who has helped out over the years! For more information, contact Linda Thompson at refusereducereusenz@gmail.com

50 Kiwi Kid Adventures Welcome to 50 KIWI KID ADVENTURES! We are excited to support the Department of Conservation's '50 Things to Do' poster. This is a great way to feel inspired and give you some options... especially when you're strating to run out of ideas at the end of the school holidays! What's fantastic about this project is you can complete it at home in your own time and check each one off your list as you go. Make sure you share your adventures with us - we love to see what you get up to! Facebook message or email your pics to conservationkids@envirohub.co.nz . Happy adventuring! Click this link to print off your own copy of the above poster 50 things to do colouring in sheet

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Pelorus Nov 2019 We learnt all about the honey bee and what they do for our environment We learnt all about the honey bee and all the good they do for our environment. We even got to taste some of the yummy honey they make from all different plants giving it different tastes. Then we made some Honey Bee attracting gardens to take home made from recycled old ice cream containers. One of our local's has his own bee hives and he kindly brought along some items for the kids to have a look at and try on, he even brought along a smoker. Honey Bee Event