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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.

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

Zero Waste What is Zero Waste? Zero Waste' is exactly as it sounds. The creation of a circular economy where no waste is produced. Our society has become far too comfortable with single-use, throw-away and short-lived goods. Zero waste concepts follow a refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle and rot philosophy, reducing or ultimately eliminating what ends up in landfill and protecting the natural world in which we rely so heavily. This is also known as a 'circular economy'. For the Envirohub Marlborough Team, Zero Waste is a goal. Realistically, to achieve zero waste we need to instil a collective change in mindset and behaviour at a grassroots level. Thus, Envirohub and other environmental organisations, use the term 'Zero Waste' to define any substantial effort working toward achieving this ultimate goal. Image thanks to the Ministry for Environment The Zero Waste International Alliance definition of zero waste is: “Zero Waste is a goal that is ethical, economical, efficient and visionary, to guide people in changing their lifestyles and practices to emulate sustainable natural cycles, where all discarded materials are designed to become resources for others to use.” Image thanks to the Zero Waste Network Our Zero Waste Efforts Zero Waste Events With the assistance of our new Zero Waste Dishwashing Trailer we aim to normalise reuse concepts and provide reusable cutlery and crockery at events. We also assist in other practices to make your next event more Zero Waste. Tell me more! Collection station We run a collection station at the Picton Environment Centre for all those difficult to recycle items. Collect and drop off yours today! Tell me more! EDUCATION Raising awareness and education is huge in sharing zero waste practices and how we can all make the changes collectively to make a big difference! Keep an eye out for workshops, events and more as we collaborate and share knowledge with our community - you! Upcoming events CAMPAIGNS We run various campaigns throughout the year working with local businesses and the community to help drive change and a more circular economy. Check our our latest campaigns or reach out if you would love to work with us! Upcoming events

Acerca de Sponsor Would your business like to help? Would you or your business like to help sponsor our organisation or an environmental event or workshop? We would love to hear from you. We are always seeking sponsors who share our values and vision so if you would like to discuss sponsorship options please contact us at info@envirohub.co.nz and let's chat! Thank you to our amazing past and present sponsors!!

Kaipupu Sanctuary Dec 2018 Our very first ever trip for our Pelours Members to the wild life sanctuary Our first ever trip as a Pelorous group back in 2018, we headed out to Kaipupu Wildlife Sanctuary just a 10min boat ride out of Picton. Andrew from Forest and Bird talk to the kids about different pests and traps and about some native birds in Picton before heading out to the wild life sanctuary by boat to explore! Andrew showed us all around the sanctuary, explaining the predator fence and showing how it works. The kids played games and explored the sanctuary, such a fantastic day!!

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

Learn about our beautiful taonga species, the Tūpoupou Hector's Dolphins and check out our games, activities, arts and crafts and how you can better protect them! Rowi Kiwi Apteryx rowi The Rowi Kiwi is also known as the Okarito kiwi as it is found in an area called the Ōkarito forest in the West Coast of the South Island. The Rowi Kiwi is a relation of the well known Brown Kiwi. There are not many Rowi Kiwi in Aotearoa - only about 600 birds! Rowi are the rarest of the five species of kiwi. Through predation and habitat loss, these remarkable birds have been reduced to just one natural population at Ōkarito . Unlike some other kiwi species, both male and female Rowi take turns incubating their eggs. Rowi Kiwi Facts! General Image Credit - Department of Conservation 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 Kiwi are considered to be a taonga | sacred treasure to Māori, who knew it as ‘te manu huna a Tāne’, the hidden bird of Tāne, god of the forest. Kahu kiwi | Kiwi feather cloaks were made by sewing kiwi skins together, these were taonga reserved for chiefs. This indicates the mana (the status, prestige and importance of an individual) of the person within their family, and the respect and importance Māori place on kiwi. Kiwi feathers, now woven into flax cloaks, are still valued. Māori also ate kiwi, preserving them in the birds’ fat, and steaming them in a hāngī | earth oven. Rowi Kiwi Facts! Te Ao Maori - Image Credit - A Kahu kiwi kept at Te Papa Museum - from www.nzmuseums.co.nz Art - Colour a Kiwi Colour your Kiwi Did you know Rowi have grey-coloured feathers? Rowi also have unique white patches around their the head, giving each Rowi it’s own ‘face’ — no other kiwi species has this! Have a go at colou ring in your own Rowi kiwi with its distinct colours and markings. Don't forget to share your finished creation with us, email us an image - conservationkids@envirohub.co.nz Click the image to download a PDF template. A juvenile Rowi Kiwi - check out its white markings! Photo credit - The Department of Conservation. Row i Kiwi Facts! Breeding Rowi lay their one egg from July to January. Their nest is in a burrow, hollow base of a tree, or in a hollow log. The size of the egg in comparison to the mother kiwi is huge! Check out the x-ray image of the kiwi showing the egg inside the mother in our craft activity below. Rowi eggs are incubated under Operation Nest Egg. When the baby kiwi hatches, it is released into a creche environment to grow strong enough to fight off predators. Then the adult kiwi is released back to the adult population at Ōkarito, where it can mate and produce more eggs. Rowi | Okarito brown kiwi. Juvenile in a burrow. Motuara Island, February 2013. Image © Julie Alach by Julie Alach CRAFT - Rowi Kiwi Life Cycle Wheel Rowi Kiwi Spinning Life Cycle Wheel Have some fun making this Rowi Kiwi life cycle spinning wheel. Test your knowledge by cutting and pasting the life cycle images in the right order, get creative colouring in the cover and get crafty putting it all together! Click the image to download the PDF sheet! Image Credit - Department of Conservation During the day Rowi rest in a burrow, hollow tree or log, or under thick vegetation and emerge shortly after nightfall. Rowi live in a native lowland forest at Ō kārito. Juvenile Rowi live on Mana, Motuara and Blumine Islands, in the Cook Strait region. Before human settlement of New Zealand Rowi were widespread throughout the northern South Island and into the southern North Island, as far north as Lake Poukawa (Hawkes Bay). Rowi Kiwi Facts! Habitat Rowi Kiwi F acts! Ecology & Diet Rowi are flightless and nocturnal - this means they sleep during the day and are active at night. They feed by walking slowly along tapping the ground and when prey is detected they probe their bill into the leaf litter or a rotten log. Rowi eat mostly small invertebrates, especially earthworms and larvae of beetles, cicadas and moths; they also eat centipedes, spiders, crickets, weta and freshwater crayfish. Some fallen fruit and leaves are eaten. ACTIVITY - Beak Test Game Beak Test Game Our native birds have lots of different beak shapes, and the Rowi Kiwi has an impressively long beak! Do you think this makes hunting for food easier for them or more difficult? Have a go at tapping the ground and picking up items with a long kiwi beak. If you give this game a go with your class or some friends, we would love to hear all about it! Click the image to download a PDF version of this activity Image credit: Save the kiwi Did you know that the Rowi Kiwi - like other Kiwis, has nostrils at the end of its beak! A Rowi Kiwi beak does more than just smell though, it is so sensitive it can pick up little vibrations in the dirt from insects moving around. How impressive! Rowi Kiwi Facts! Crazy Facts! Other Rowi Kiwi Resources Below you will find links to other Rowi Kiwi resources, click the images to take you to the websites. Check them out! Meet the locals video Watch this video to see a real life Rowi Kiwi. How the Kiwi lost his wings Read this Māori purakau | legend about how the kiwi lost his wings and became our most treasured bird. Save the Kiwi This website not only has interesting articles about Rowi, it has heaps of cool facts and information about Kiwis in general. Check it out! Rowi Kiwi Facts! Threats So, what are the biggest threats to the Rowi Kiwi? Currently the biggest threat to Rowi survival is stoats. Stoats can attack kiwi that are four to five times heavier than themselves. Also dogs are a threat to Rowi survival. Dogs find the distinctive smell of kiwi irresistible and easy to track. Keep dogs and cats away from kiwi zones. Possums also kill kiwi, destroy eggs and compete with kiwi for burrows. So, what can we do to help? Follow below to find out!! Image Credit - Department of Conservation DOC - Toyota Kiwi Guardian Activity Find out what predators may be lurking in your back yard Although the Toyota Kiwi Guardian programme has now f inished and you can no longer claim the medals. The act ivities are still a fantastic way for your tamariki to help support our conservation efforts and to learn abou t native species. Below is a link to the "Backyard Detective " activity! If we know what predators are hanging around in our backyard, we know what traps to set to help protect our native species, like the Rowi Kiwi! Click the image to download a PDF Instruction sheet to find out what predators may be lurking in your back yard. What is being done to protect the Rowi Kiwi from extinction? Have you heard of Operation Nest Egg? Rowi Kiwi eggs are collected from the wild at Ōkārito and taken to the wildlife centre on the West Coast to be incubated. They take up to 80 days to hatch, Operation Nest Egg then takes these Rowi babies to Motuara Island, in the Marlborough Sounds, to provide a safe, food-rich, crèche environment for the chicks to grow in away from predators. When they are big and strong, they are taken back to their home in the Ōkārito forest. Operation Nest Egg enables the number of birds to make it to adulthood rises from 2 to approximately 34 per season. Rowi Kiwi Facts! What YOU can do! What can you do to help? - Have a go at the DOC Kiwi Guardian Activity above, see what pests live in your area and go the extra mile by asking an adult to help you trap these pests, keeping predator numbers under control. This not only helps Rowi Kiwi, but all of our native birds. - If you visit a Kiwi sanctuary, please leave your pets at home! It is not safe to bring your dog for a walk through a Kiwi Sanctuary, in case they smell one and hunt it down in its burrow. You can report any dogs seen in kiwi sanctuaries to DOC. - Do not release unwanted cats or ferrets into the wild. They will kill kiwi and other birds. - Tell Mum and Dad to keep their speed down! Watch out for birds on roads when travelling near a kiwi sanctuary after dark. - Get involved. Join a local kiwi conservation project or start one yourself! Visit www.doc.govt.nz/rowi or www.savethekiwi.org.nz Image Credit - Department of Conservation GAME - The Predator Game Predator Game Click the image to download the instructions to the predator game! This game is a great way to learn about the negative impact predators have on our precious taonga - the Rowi Kiwi. It also teaches us how essential pest control is for the survival of our Rowi - demonstrating the positive effects it has on their survival rate! Enjoy! Rowi Kiwi Gallery Images from our most recent kiwi event 2023 Rowi Kiwi Day

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

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