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Learn more about our community garden, future living skills courses and eco-friendly retail. Waitohi Picton Community Garden Project Newsletters Our newsletters can be viewed below by clicking on the images below. The newsletters are in the order of most recent first. Want to know the news as it happens? Want to keep in touch and be a part of the project? Great! We'd love to hear from you. Feel free to sign up to our mailing list by clicking on the link below: Subscribe to our Community Garden Newsletter! Email Join Newsletters & Updates Click on the images below for our previous newsletters and updates. Latest-September 2024 Update - March 2024 First steps - June 2022 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

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/

Te Rā O Ngā Tamariki National Childrens Day - Ocean Adventure Cruise - Conservation Kids NZ endeavors to celebrate Te Rā O Ngā Tamariki - National Children's Day each year. We have a mission to ensure every child in Marlborough has experienced our amazing marine environment! Each year to celebrate our wonderful tamariki we host an Ocean Adventure Cruise to the amazing Lochmara Lodge! Come along to follow our adventure and celebrate Childrens Day with us. Marine Cruise Exploring the Ocean Every year we kick start our national children's day celebrations with an Ocean adventure cruise through the Marlborough Sounds. We believe that by experiencing the beauty and magic of our wonderful moana and its marine life, it helps to build a stronger bond and connection with it. Along the way we share information about what you might spot while exploring the Marlborough Sounds . Marine L ife While on our Ocean Adventure cruise we look out for some of our amazing marine life that can be found here in the Marlborough Sounds. Every trip out in the Marlborough sounds can be very different and you may come across many different species. Just remember wildlife is wildlife, they go where they want to so it is nev er a guarantee you will spot them but keep an eye out just incase. Below are some of the things we keep an eye for on our ocean cruise. Dolphins There are five types of dolphins you might be lucky to spot in the Marlborough sounds. 1 - Dusky Dolphin 2 - Bottlenose Dolphin 3 - Common Dolphin 4 - Hector Dolp hin 5 - Orca (yes, surprise it's a dolphin!) If you want to learn more about these species, click on the names to head on over to our species page. Seals The NZ native fur seal loves to enjoy our beautiful sounds as well ! You might spot these guys laying on the rock on the shoreline soaking in the sun. You might event spot a cheeky seal or two sunbathing on a jetty. These guys are pretty cute but remember to give them space, they can bite! Birds The Marlborough so unds is full of amazing bird life! There is always plenty of birds to try and spot. If you are out enjoying the sounds, see if you can spot any of these birds. Parekarka/Spotted Shag White Faced Heron Australasian gannet King Shag Fluttering Sharewater Blue Penguins If you are lucky you might even spot a little blue penguin ! The Little Blue penguin is NZ's smallest penguin and can be found right here in the Marlborough sounds. Let us know if you are lucky enough to spot one. Keep an Eye out for our Marine Cruise Video coming soon! Marine Life Activities Click the image to download the PDF sheet! Ocean Cruise Bingo Next time you are out exploring the beautiful sound's why not print off our Bingo card and see how many things you can spot. Rocky Shore and Underwater Observatory Exploring Rocky Shores The next part of our Childrens day celebration takes place at the fantastic Lochmara Lodge! Lochmara Lodge has an underwater observatory, which is a great place to be able to spot some rocky shore creatures and marine life. Here you will get to see up-close some of the species that life in or round the shorelines. Touch Tank Lochmara also has a touch tank as part of the underwater observatory experience. This gives tamariki a chance to see some species up close and hold them safely. It is always important to respect all creatures and treat them with care, this is a great experience to learn how to hold them correctly with our harming them. Be l o w is some of the different species you might get to see in and aro und a rocky shore - keep an eye out next time you are near a shoreline and let us know what you spot. Below are some of the species you might spot on a Rocky Shoreline Reef Sea Star These reef stars can be found on most west coast shores in NZ - they prefer to live in 'high energy' waters, meaning they like a bit of wave every now and then. The reef star normally has 11 arms but sometimes you might be lucky to spot one with twelve !! Stingray' There are always plenty of stingrays around in the Marlborough sounds. You can normally spot them in the shallow waters bathing in the sun. When they get moving, boy are they fast - keep an eye out for them and when you do spot one, watch it for a while. See if it races off when it spots you ? did you see how fast it swam? Sea Cucumber Did you know that there are over 100 different types of sea cucumbers? but only one is common in NZ the Stichopus mollis, or rori. These weird brown squishy creatures can be found almost everywhere in the sounds. Some culture even eat them!! but be careful, the need to be cooked properly, otherwise they will make you sick. Brittle Star These alien like creatures are called Brittle star or Patakaroa in Te Reo. These specific brittle stars are called snake brittle star, and they can be found under rocks and living in shallow water in the sounds. Kina Although these guys are tasty and pretty cool to look at, they can create havoc on some of our seabed's. Kina like to eat our kelp and can often completely clear whole areas of any seaweed. Rocky Shore Guides Otago University helped to put together these fantastic marine guides to help you identify more species along our shorelines. If you are heading out to a rocky shore near you why not print one off to take with you. You can have hours of fun trying to spot and identify all kinds of life along the shore. Click the image to take you to the webiste where you can down load the guide. Keep an eye out for our Rocky shore Video coming soon. Rocky Shore Activities Rocky Shore Colo ring Otago University have also put together this great 'Rocky Shore, Who eats Who?" coloring in book. Why not print it off and have some fun filling it in. Click the image to download the PDF sheet! Nature Walk Exploring Lochmar ah The final p art of our fun Children's Day experience is exploring the nature walk and all it has to offer. Along the way there are several animals you can have a look at up close and personal. Tamariki get a chance to learn a bit about each species along the way. Below are a few of the different species the tamarika get a chance to see. Below are some of the species you might get to see along your walk Tuna - Eels Lochmara has a fantastic eel tank, with some amazing long fined eel's. These guys are amazing to view and are huge!! if you want to find out more about our Long Fin eels, click HERE! Kākariki Opps - we have not quite made it this far, information coming soon! Geckos Opps - we have not quite made it this far, information coming soon! Arapawa Goats Opps - we have not quite made it this far, information coming soon! Keep and eye out for our Conservation Walk Video coming soon. Nature Walk Activities Click the image to download the PDF sheet! Nature Scavenger Hunt If your heading out to Lochmara or anywhere else in nature, why not print off one of our nature scavenger hunts and see what you can spot. Thank you We want to say a massive thank you to all our sponsors who help make this amazing day happen for us. With our your support and help we could not put on this incredible day for our tamariki and their whanau. Past Childrens Day Events 2023 Te Rā O Ngā Tamariki - National Childrens Day Ocean Adventure Cruise 2023 Children's Day Video 2021 Te Rā O Ngā Tamariki - National Childrens Day Ocean Adventure Cruise 2021 Children's Day Video

Grovetown Lagoon 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.

Pelorus Jan 2019 Exploring Branford park the Edible walk As a group we went to explore Branford Park in Nelson, full of fruit and nut trees. The kids had a scavenger hunt to do along the way and we finished up with a picnic lunch in the shade. Branford Park

Pelorus April 2020 We went to learn all about the NZ Giant Weta at the Koru Wildlife Centre The kids were very lucky to go and learn all about the Giant weta and NZ's very own parrot at the Koro Wild Life Center in Link Water. They got to see some awesome animals up close and test out the centers new microscope room to look at some bugs and things up close and personal. Such a fantastic facility right in our own backyard. Visiting the Koru Wildlife Centre

Envirohub Marlborough's Guide to Zero Waste Events - How to plan your event with less stress and maximum benefit to the community and environment. Zero Waste Events Envirohub Marlborough's Guide to Zero Waste Events Hosting a zero waste event is much easier than most event organisers realise. From a small morning tea to a large scale festival, here is how you can plan your zero waste event with less stress and maximum benefits to the community and the environment. Essentially the zero waste philosophy works towards: ‘Eliminating waste by using reusables, home compostables and recyclables’. A win for the environment and a win for your community. Advantages of Holding a Zero Waste Event More attractive to sponsors and funders A desirable setting with no rubbish Educates the public Creates a sense of pride between the organisers, vendors and patrons Reduces/eliminates the cost of waste disposal Reduces costs to vendors by eliminating expensive disposable serveware You are protecting our stunning Marlborough environment! Before the Event Think about the different ways that waste would be created.Visit the venue and note any existing rubbish receptacles. Decide what bins you will need to bring to deal with compost, recycling and any rubbish that may occur unexpectedly. Determine what can be eliminated and what can be substituted with reusables, home compostables and as a less preferred option, recyclables. As there are no commercial composting facilities currently in Marlborough, home composting and using food scraps as animal feed are currently the only options for food waste. These rely on a community approach. Consider how much food waste your event may generate. Work with your networks to find people who can take the waste for home composting/animal feed. Let stakeholders know early about your plan to ensure correct marketing & preparation Provide vendors a clear zero waste policy for them to sign and agree to. Vendors should be encouraged to reduce their “back of house” waste as much as possible by choosing reusables, recycling, composting,etc . If any “back of house” waste is created, the vendors need to agree to pack it out with them. A “pack in, pack out” system will also make vendors aware of the amount of “back of house” waste being generated. You need to explain to vendors that so called “biodegradable” or “compostable” serveware is not acceptable at this time because Marlborough doesn’t have commercial composting facilities, so it will go to the landfill. Offer to meet, and provide plenty of support to vendors/stakeholders ensuring the event is a positive and successful experience for everyone. Vendors may need to advise you in advance what dishes / cutlery they will need from you at the event Organize volunteers to help with making your zero waste event a success. Proudly let everyone know it’s a ‘Zero Waste Event’. Get the word out there on all your media channels to: BYO water bottle, coffee cup and picnic set At The Event Signage Ensure clear and bold signage for recycling, compost bins and dish wash area. Existing Rubbish Bins If your event has existing rubbish containers in the vicinity these will need to be covered with a tarpaulin so they are not used . This will allow you to have a true reading of your zero waste event results. Reusable Serveware Ideally attendees will bring their own picnic sets (cups, plates, cutlery, etc) but for those who don’t, provide food vendors with reusable crockery and cutlery for serving their food and beverages Envirohub Marlborough has re-usable serveware available to borrow or it can be sourced cheaply from local second hand shops Volunteers will need to keep the vendors provided with clean serveware as needed. A wash station can be set up for washing the serveware if an existing kitchen is not available. A template for this is available from Envirohub Marlborough. Zero Waste Dishwashing Marquee Set-up Template Recycling You will need bins for recycling glass, cans and clean cardboard. These bins need to be manned by volunteers as if they become contaminated, it will all end up in landfill. Alternatively volunteers can walk about with a rubbish bag and a recycle bin to collect any rubbish or recycling. This works really well because it prevents the possible problems occurring. Compost You will need bins or buckets for compost. If the compost is going to be fed to animals make sure you have a separate bin for serviettes Food scraps can be taken to a home compost or fed to pigs or chickens. If food scraps end up in landfill they break down without oxygen and create methane and leachate, highly toxic substances. If serviettes are used, ensure vendors know only unbleached ones are acceptable as they can be composted at home. One step at a time It is not always easy to go from a regular event to one creating absolutely zero waste all at once. You can always ease into your zero waste journey with manageable steps or a 3 year plan. For example: Don’t sell bottled water. Set up a water refill station or stations. Ask attendees to bring their own water bottles. Ask attendees to bring their own picnic set Don’t allow single use pottles or sachets, go for reusable jars and bottles of condiments Sell coffee without lids or ask vendors to ask “Do you need a lid?” Offer reusable cups for a refundable deposit (see globelet.co.nz for festivals) Avoid giveaways such as promotional materials, balloons, glow sticks etc Avoid prizes that create waste, eg. give an experience or an electronic voucher Use an ink stamp instead of wrist bands Use reusable decorations, eg. bunting Use electronic tickets Use blackboard signage or other reusable signage. Feedback After Your Event Find out from your attendees, vendors and volunteers what worked well and what could be improved and share these results with the community. Write a report to send to Council and offer advice for future events. How Envirohub Marlborough Can Help We can help with advice and planning your zero waste event We hire equipment to help your event be zero waste - reusable crockery, wash station boilers, water containers, dishwashing tubs, etc Resources for Event Organisers Beyond the Bin - Let's Talk Rubbish Videos for Event Organiers Sustainable Event Alliance - 'Reusables' at Events Hygiene Please contact Heather Barnes, Zero Waste Coordinator, if you have any queries or need support with achieving your event's zero waste goals. zerowaste@envirohub.co.nz Good luck and thank you for supporting the shift towards Zero Waste Events!

Learn more about our community garden, future living skills courses and eco-friendly retail. Waitohi Picton Community Garden Project Envirohub Marlborough is in the process of setting up a community garden for the Picton & Waikawa community. The community garden will provide an opportunity for locals to grow their own fruits & vegetables in dedicated raised beds or to contribute their time to support the wider community, in the shared growing spaces. Once up and running, we'd love you to join us! Come and meet other like minded people for a good yarn or learn a few new skills from the experts, while enjoying all the benefits that gardening and being in nature have to offer. Click here to read our latest newsletter updates , sign up to our mailing list here , or check out our Frequently Asked Questions. This project has moved into the implementation stage.. we'd love to hear from you if you would like to register your interest in volunteering, donating or contributing to the project! Volunteer sign up form Email us at communitygarden@envirohub.co.nz On the 27th August 2024 we celebrated a significant milestone! The first plants were lovingly placed in the soil, marking the start of the Waitohi Picton Community Garden. Together with Envirohub Marlborough, Te Ātiawa, Picton & Waikawa Bay Schools and the Sim's whanau, we honored the past, present and future of this cherished whenua. A heartfelt thank you to everyone involved. Click on the images below to read more on the Marlborough App If you have any further questions, please get in touch at communitygarden@envirohub.co.nz Follow us on Facebook to keep up-to-date- with news www.facebook.com/pictongarden

Learn about our beautiful taonga species, the Tuna | NZ Eel and check out our games, activities, arts and crafts and how you can better protect them! Tuna ~ NZ Eels (Longfin eel - Anguilla dieffenbachii , Shortfin eel -Anguilla australis) We have two unique species of eel here in Aotearoa, the long fin and the short fin eel. We do have a third eel called the spotted eel but they are a visitor from Australia and not native to NZ. Follow along to find out more about our two native eels and how you can tell them apart. The NZ short fin eel is the more common eel that you will find in our waterways in lowland Marlborough. The long fin eels which can only be found in NZ are less common and are designated 'at risk' which means that we need to protect them otherwise they may go extinct in the future. Tuna - Eel 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 Story by Basil Keane Main image: ‘Catching the legendary eel at Tangahoe’ The Māori word Tuna means eel, to Māori people tuna once was a vital food source. Māori would build weirs or hīnaki – eel pots to capture the tuna. Then the tuna would be wrapped in leaves to cook on a fire. Many Māori still capture tuna using traditional methods today. Tuna Eel Facts! Te Ao Maori Art - Make an Eel Awareness P oster Eel Awareness Poster Have a go at making a T una/Eel Awareness Poster! Spread the word on protecting our eels. Get creative making an eel awareness poster with a special message on how to protect our local eels. You could add a fun slogan like - "Be aware eels live here." "Plant the banks, the eels say thanks." "Keep it clear, eels migrate here." "Coming through! Make way for the eels!" See what other fun slogans you can come up with, add some great colour and see where you can display your poster around your neighborhood. Don't forget to share your poster with us, email us an image - conservationkids@envirohub.co.nz Click the image to watch the video! How to Draw a Tuna / Eel Check out this video on how to draw a NZ Longfin Eel by Auckland Zoo! Why not have a go at drawing your own eel - make sure you share your drawing with us! We would love to see it. Tuna - Eel Facts! Ecology & Diet Eels like to eat live food, when they are smaller they will snack on worms, insect larvae, and even snails found in the water. As they grow and get bigger, they will eat small fish, freshwater crayfish and even ducklings! Image Credit - chameleonseye CRAFT - Tuna / Eel Puppet Make a Tuna/Eel Puppet Have fun making your own eel finger puppet, give your puppet its own unique look. You can take your eel puppet on the great eel migration game with you. Click the image to download the PDF sheet! Image Creator: Antonia O'Donnell Eels can be found all throughout NZ in the rivers, lakes and wetlands across the country. Young Elver eels are great climbers and will make their way up waterfalls, creeks and even through dams to find a place to settle. You will often spot eels poking their heads out of cracks and holes in river banks. Tuna - Eel Facts! Habitat Tuna / Eel GAMES Grab some of your friends or whānau and have a go at these fun Tuna/Eel games and activites. Great Tuna/Eel Migration Tuna/Eel make a great migration only twice in their life, learn about this migration and have fun migrating as eels yourself. There are 3 parts to this rawe | awesome game. Click on the image to download the instructions and resources needed to play . If you give this game a go with your class or some friends take a pic or video and share it with us! Fun tip - make the eel puppet first and take it on a migration. Tuna - Eel Facts! Breeding Did you know that eels only breed once in their lifetime!! Eels migrate to Tonga at the end of their life to breed. When an eel is reaching the end of their life, they will make their way to the warm Pacific Ocean where they will lay millions of eggs in one go ready for the male eel to fertilise. Image Credit - NIWA ACTIVITY - Tuna / Eel Facts Tuna/Eel Facts Test your knowledge, how many t una/eel facts can you answer? you might have to do some research to answer all the questions - good luck! Click the image to download the quiz! Click the eel to download the answers. Did you know that our long fin eels can live up to 100yrs old!! Wow that is old!! The short fin eel lives up to about 60yrs old. Some of the long fin eels you can see at Lake Rotoiti are over 100yrs old!! They are so big! - Have you been to visit them? Tuna - Eel Facts! Crazy Facts! Image Credit - Antonia O'Donnell Other Tuna / NZ Eel Resources Below you will find links to other Tuna/Eel resources, click the images to take you to the websites. Check them out! Tamariki for Tuna Resources by Conservation Volunteers NZ. Department of Conservation Information on the website regarding eels . Science Learning Hub Great reading and resources on the Science learning hub for tamariki. DOC - Toyota Kiwi Guardian Activity Help look after the Tuna/Eels by becoming a water champion! Although the Toyota Kiwi Guardian programme has now f inished and you can no longer claim the medals. The acti vities are still a fantastic way for your tamariki to help support conservation efforts and help our native species. Below is a link to the "Water Champion" activity! Help to clean up a water way or coastline near you. Then take action to help protect it. Click the image to download a PDF Instruction sheet to learn how to become a Water Champion! Tuna - Eel Facts! Threats The longfin eel is endemic to NZ, meaning it can only be found here in Aotearoa and nowhere else in the world. It is also classed at 'At Risk - Declining', which means we need to help protect them!! So, what is putting our Longfin eel at risk? Humans are the biggest threat to the long fin eel, human activities such as pollution, the building of dams, taking away vegetation near their habitats, and overfishing have had detrimental impacts on our endangered tuna. So what can we do to help? Read below to find out!! Image Credit - Otago Muesum Image Credit - Antonia O'Donnell How can you help out Tuna / Longfin Eel? There are lots of ways you can help our longfin eels to survive! - Avoid catching them. If you catch one in your hīnaki then be sure to set it free unharmed. - Fence streams on your property to keep animals and livestock out. - Plant trees or shrubs on banks of streams to help create shade and hiding spots for tuna. - Don't let pollution in to the waterways. - Help with rubbish clean ups around our waterways. Why not see what planting projects are happening in your community? Head along and lend a helping hand! Tuna - Eel Facts! What YOU can do! Visit a Tuna / Eel Why not check out a stream near you and see if there are eels living there? Head on down and look around the banks to see if you can spot an eel poking out to say hello. Lake Rotoiti - Nelson Lakes You can see some really neat Longfin eels at Lake Rotoiti | Nelson lakes - check out this cool video of the eels by Abel Tasman Eco Tours. Why not head there yourself to check them out. Click here to find out about Lake Rotoiti You can even check out the weather on their webcam before you go. Pollard Park - Blenheim If you live in Blenheim you can head to Pollard Park and spot some eels in the streams and ponds - Just remember to leave them be and don't touch them. Click here to find out more about Pollard Park. Lochmara Lodge - Marlborough Sounds Lochmara Lodge have a couple of amazing resident Longfin eels. If you want to check out the eels and some other neat wildlife, head on over to their website to plan your trip. Click on the logo to head to their website! Tuna / Eel Gallery Images from some of our Tuna / Eel events 2023 Tuna Eel Day Event

EARTH DAY 2024 Planet vs Plastics Envirohub Marlborough's Earth Day Picnic in the Park is our annual Flagship event, bringing our Marlborough community together to celebrate our beautiful Earth and share ways in which we can better protect it! Proudly a part of the earthday.org movement! "For Earth Day 2024 on April 22nd, EARTHDAY.ORG is unwavering in our commitment to end plastics for the sake of human and planetary health, demanding a 60% reduction in the production of ALL plastics by 2040." earthday.org A full family day of earth friendly fun awaits at Pollard Park in Blenheim, to mark international Earth Day, organised by Envirohub Marlborough . This annual zero-waste community picnic, which includes local musicians, awesome giveaways, environmental activities, tips about how to be environmentally sustainable at home and information about Marlborough’s fantastic environmental projects is a must on the Marlborough Events Calendar. Bring your own picnic, a blanket to sit on and enjoy Earth Day sustainably. Entry is free! Enviro Groups Want to be a part of our amazing line up? We are seeking interested local environmental groups and organisations to come and join us and add their expertise and knowledge into the mix. Use this space to showcase your organisation and/or run a talk or workshop as a part of our offerings to the public. Currently we have kids events, pest control, native species, activities, games and so much more! Want to know more or sign up? Download and complete the form on the button link below and email to: info@envirohub.co.nz JOIN US Stallholders We are seeking enthusiastic stallholders and vendors that share our environmental ethics to be a part of the picnic in the park Earth Day celebrations! This event will be 100% zero waste, so we ask you follow our zero waste policies- but don't stress! We are here to support you all the way. Our zero waste dishwashing trailer will be onsight, as will our team to provide what you need to go zero waste on the day! Want to join us? Download and complete the form on the button link below email to: info@enviorhub.co.nz JOIN US Sponsorship We are seeking partnerships to help us grow Earth Day Picnic in the Park! More information below. We believe our event supports the sustainable prosperity of the places where you live and work. We are seeking funding to help us deliver our message through a fun free event, while allocating our current funds to ongoing conservation work. Funding sourced will go a long way in supporting us to implement our 2024 goals of providing a wider range of workshops, engaging a larger number of the Marlborough community and promoting Earth Day across Marlborough and the Top of the South. Email: info@envirohub.co.nz ! JOIN US Group Application Form Stallholder Application Form Food/Beverage Application Form Keen to volunteer some time to help us out on this awesome community day out? We'd love to hear from you! Email: info@envirohub.co.nz and pop your hand up. We need help in the following areas: Zero Waste Dishwashing Trailer Set up & Pack Down Conservation Kids NZ Tent Envirohub Marlborough tent and/or market stall Let us know where you'd be keen to help and see you there! I would like to volunteer - click here! This event is going to be entirely zero waste - and will be supported by our brand new Zero Waste Dishwashing Trailer and service. We will be supplying food vendors and the public with dishes, bowls, cutlery, cups (you name it!) that can be picked up by the public at stations and taken to the vendors, or if preferred, we can supply the vendors with a supply as well. We encourage the public to bring their own picnic set and/or their own cups/plates etc to eat with so we produce NO waste during the course of the event. The system is simple and we will have our team of staff and volunteers on the day to help you out. People grab what they need (clean and sterilised!), they take this to the vendor of their choice, the dirty dish is then placed at a collection station (signed and placed around the grounds and/or taken directly to the trailer) where we hygienically clean and sterilise everything for reuse again, and again, and again... and again! 1/1

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Pelorus Nov 2019 Learning all about the Long Tail Bat that lives here at Pelorus Bridge Our very lucky kids got to learn all about the local long tail bat that lives right here at Pelorus Bridge. The wonderful Gillian from the Bat Project came to tell the kids all about the bat. She even brought along the net they use to catch the bat so they can track it. After some fun games and a coloring in competition. We headed off to check out weta motels we had made a few months back and have a look in the Weta Tree while we waited for it to get dark. Once it was dark we went out bat spotting with our bat detectors. We found bats!!!! it was amazing to see them flying through the air and hearing them on the detectors. The kids had a blast. Bat Night