Volunteer opportunites in the Hunua Ranges
Here is the latest list of volunteer opportunities in the Hunua Ranges.
Mountain bike trails - this is run via the Auckland Mountain Bike Club, click here.
Kokako - this is run via the Hunua Kokako Recovery Project.
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| Park: | Task Description: | Dates: | Numbers required: | Contact Person: |
| Ambury | Beach clean-up | Anytime | 4 - 60 | Janine 636 6118 |
| Awhitu | Track cutting | Anytime | 4 - 10 | John 09 235 1106 |
| Beach clean up | Anytime | 4 - 20 | 09 235 1106 | |
| Hunua West | Metalling stairs on Ernies track | Anytime | 6 - 20 | 292 4267 |
| Mountain bike track metalling | Anytime | 6 - 20 | 292 4267 | |
| Challenge track metalling | When dry | 2 - 100 | 2924267 | |
| Metalling Massey track | Any time | 2 - 10 | 2924267 | |
| Lower Mangatawhiri Valley track - upgrade for PTA | May-Feb | 2-10 | 2924267 | |
| Metalling Wairoa tracks | While dry | 2 - 100 | 292 4267 | |
| Hunua Habitat and Piggotts bait line regular groups | Any time | individual | 2924267 | |
| Hunua East | Whakatiwai - Rabbit proof fence work | Anytime | 4 - 10 | 09 232 2714 |
| Waharau red track upgrade for PTA | May - Sept | 4 - 20 | 09 232 2714 | |
| Waharau bait-lines - regular weekly group | All year | individuals | 09 232 2714 | |
| Omana/Duder | Shellbank clean-up | Anytime | 6 - 40 | 536 7012 |
| Nursery Weeding | Anytime | 2 - 12 | Laura 536 6007 | |
| Beach clean | Anytime | 536 7012 | ||
| Whakanewha (Waiheke) | Weed control, this involves focusing on certain areas of the park and involves cutting or pulling out certain weed species and painting with a herbicide to prevent regrowth, tools required would be handsaws and gloves, we would provide the herbicide which is in a bottle and is simply painted on the stump of the weed. | Anytime | 2 - 10 | 372 5647 |
| Track benching and metalling, this involves digging and shovelling metal into wheelbarrows and transporting to location (sometimes quite a distance in the bush) tools required are wheelbarrows (we can provide three or four) and shovels and spades. | Anytime | 4 - 20 | 372 5647 | |
| Gorse clearing and rubbish pick up in bush along Gordons road roadside, gloves and hi viz vests. We can provide bags for the rubbish and herbicide to treat the gorse | Anytime | 2 - 20+ | 372 5647 | |
| Bait line clearing. Trim back vegetation with loppers, secateurs and handsaws. 1-3 volunteers. | All year | 1 - 3 | 372 5647 | |
| Shellbank weeding. Pull out weeds and unwanted plants from shellbank to protect dotterel breeding area | Autumn & winter | 1 - 5 | 5647 | |
| Waitawa | Mountain Bike Track metalling | Anytime | 6 - 20 | 292 2457 |
| Beach clean-up & Amenity garden weeding | Anytime | 6 - 20 | 292 2457 |
