New Zealand Garden Groups

Community Gardens in New Zealand

North Island

Northland

Auckland

  • Kelmarna Gardens
    Location: 12 Hukanui Crescent, Ponsonby
    Website: kelmarnagardens.nz
    Details: An organic urban farm offering educational programs and volunteer opportunities.
  • Grey Lynn Community Garden
    Location: 510 Richmond Road, Grey Lynn
    Website: greylynncommunitygardens.org
    Details: Focuses on community engagement, sustainability, and organic gardening.
  • Highwic Community Garden
    Location: 40 Gillies Avenue, Newmarket
    Contact: highwicgarden@gmail.com
    Details: Situated in historic Highwic House, this garden is part of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.
  • Tui Glen Community Garden
    Location: Edmonton Road, Henderson
    Contact: tuiglencommunitygarden@gmail.com
    Details: Provides a space for local residents to grow their own vegetables and meet like-minded people.
  • Orakei Community Garden
    Location: 14 Kepa Road, Orakei
    Contact: orakeigarden@gmail.com
    Details: A communal garden promoting organic gardening and community activities.
  • Papatoetoe Food Hub
    Location: Hunters Corner Town Centre, Papatoetoe
    Contact: papatoetoefoodhub@gmail.com
    Details: Focuses on food resilience and community empowerment through gardening.
  • Devonport Community Garden
    Location: 32 Vauxhall Road, Devonport
    Contact: devonportgarden@gmail.com
    Details: Offers plots to locals and hosts educational events on sustainable practices.
  • Puketapapa Community Garden
    Location: Mt Roskill War Memorial Park, Auckland
    Contact: puketapapacommunitygarden@gmail.com
    Details: A garden supporting local food production and community connections.
  • Hobsonville Community Garden
    Location: Hobsonville Point
    Contact: hobsonvillegarden@gmail.com
    Details: Promotes organic gardening and community building in a growing urban area.

Waikato

  • Hamilton Organic Community Garden
    Location: 41 Peachgrove Road, Hamilton
    Website: hamiltonorganiccommunitygarden.org.nz
    Details: Focuses on organic practices and community education.
  • Te Puna Community Garden
    Location: 17 Minden Road, Te Puna
    Contact: tepunacommunitygarden@gmail.com
    Details: Encourages local food production and community collaboration.
  • Raglan Community Garden
    Location: 14 Stewart Street, Raglan
    Contact: raglancommunitygarden@gmail.com
    Details: Provides a space for locals to grow food and learn about sustainable gardening.
  • Thames Organic Community Garden
    Location: 141 Mackay Street, Thames
    Contact: thamescommunitygarden@gmail.com
    Details: A space dedicated to organic gardening and community education.

Bay of Plenty

  • Tauranga Community Garden
    Location: 10 Matua Road, Tauranga
    Website: taurangacommunitygarden.org.nz
    Details: Offers gardening plots, workshops, and a supportive community environment.
  • Rotorua Community Gardens
    Location: 1129 Haupapa Street, Rotorua
    Website: rotoruacommunitygardens.org
    Details: Focuses on promoting local food production and sustainable practices.
  • Mount Maunganui Community Garden
    Location: 20 Totara Street, Mount Maunganui
    Contact: mountmaunganui.communitygarden@gmail.com
    Details: A vibrant garden promoting organic practices and community engagement.
  • Whakatane Community Garden
    Location: 53 King Street, Whakatane
    Contact: whakatane.garden@gmail.com
    Details: Provides plots for local residents and hosts gardening workshops.
  • Te Puke Community Garden
    Location: 67 No.3 Road, Te Puke
    Contact: tepukecommunitygarden@gmail.com
    Details: A place for locals to grow food and connect with their community.

Gisborne

  • Gisborne Community Garden
    Location: 72 Customhouse Street, Gisborne
    Contact: gisbornecommunitygarden@gmail.com
    Details: Focuses on local food production and community building.
  • Patutahi Community Garden
    Location: Patutahi Domain, Patutahi
    Contact: patutahi.garden@gmail.com
    Details: Encourages local food growing and community collaboration.

Hawke’s Bay

  • Napier Community Garden
    Location: 2 Riverbend Road, Napier
    Contact: napiercommunitygarden@gmail.com
    Details: Provides gardening plots and promotes sustainable practices.
  • Hastings Community Garden
    Location: Cornwall Park, Hastings
    Contact: hastingscommunitygarden@gmail.com
    Details: A space for locals to grow their own produce and learn about gardening.
  • Wairoa Community Garden
    Location: 16 Carroll Street, Wairoa
    Contact: wairoa.communitygarden@gmail.com
    Details: Focuses on organic gardening and community engagement.

Taranaki

  • New Plymouth Community Garden
    Location: 45 Liardet Street, New Plymouth
    Contact: npcommunitygarden@gmail.com
    Details: Offers plots for growing food and a hub for local gardening education.
  • Hawera Community Garden
    Location: 34 Dixon Avenue, Hawera
    Contact: haweracommunitygarden@gmail.com
    Details: Provides a space for local food production and community activities.
  • Waitara Community Garden
    Location: 21 Grey Street, Waitara
    Contact: waitara.communitygarden@gmail.com
    Details: Encourages community involvement in growing food and sustainable practices.

Manawatu-Wanganui

  • Palmerston North Community Garden
    Location: 67 Featherston Street, Palmerston North
    Contact: palmerstonnorth.garden@gmail.com
    Details: Promotes community engagement through gardening and workshops.
  • Whanganui Community Garden
    Location: 37 Nixon Street, Whanganui
    Contact: whanganui.communitygarden@gmail.com
    Details: Focuses on local food production and sustainable gardening practices.
  • Feilding Community Garden
    Location: 2 Kimbolton Road, Feilding
    Contact: feilding.garden@gmail.com
    Details: Provides gardening plots and hosts community gardening events.
  • Levin Community Garden
    Location: 95 Oxford Street, Levin
    Contact: levin.communitygarden@gmail.com
    Details: Offers a space for locals to grow their own food and learn about gardening.

Wellington

  • Wellington Inner City Community Garden
    Location: 85 Hanson Street, Newtown
    Website: innercitygardens.org.nz
    Details: Provides plots and promotes urban gardening practices.
  • Island Bay Community Garden
    Location: 138 Clyde Street, Island Bay
    Contact: islandbay.garden@gmail.com
    Details: Focuses on community engagement and sustainable gardening.
  • Aro Valley Community Garden
    Location: 48 Aro Street, Aro Valley
    Contact: arovalley.garden@gmail.com
    Details: Provides a space for locals to grow food and connect with their community.
  • Miramar Community Garden
    Location: 37 Miramar Avenue, Miramar
    Contact: miramar.garden@gmail.com
    Details: A garden promoting organic practices and community involvement.
  • Khandallah Community Garden
    Location: 45 Woodmancote Road, Khandallah
    Contact: khandallah.communitygarden@gmail.com
    Details: Offers gardening plots and educational workshops on sustainable gardening.
  • Lower Hutt Community Garden
    Location: 14 Raroa Road, Lower Hutt
    Contact: lowerhutt.garden@gmail.com
    Details: Provides a space for locals to grow their own produce and learn about gardening.

South Island

Nelson-Tasman

  • Victory Community Garden
    Location: 2 Totara Street, Nelson
    Contact: victory.garden@gmail.com
    Details: Focuses on local food production and community well-being.
  • Motueka Community Garden
    Location: 9 Talbot Street, Motueka
    Contact: motueka.communitygarden@gmail.com
    Details: A garden dedicated to organic practices and community involvement.
  • Richmond Community Garden
    Location: 23 Hunter Avenue, Richmond
    Contact: richmond.garden@gmail.com
    Details: Provides a space for locals to grow food and connect with their community.

Marlborough

  • Blenheim Community Garden
    Location: 42 Seymour Street, Blenheim
    Contact: blenheim.garden@gmail.com
    Details: Focuses on organic gardening and community collaboration.
  • Picton Community Garden
    Location: 26 Kent Street, Picton
    Contact: picton.garden@gmail.com
    Details: Offers gardening plots and promotes sustainable practices.

Canterbury

  • Christchurch Community Gardens Association
    Location: 122 Barbadoes Street, Christchurch
    Website: ccga.org.nz
    Details: A network of community gardens across Christchurch offering plots and educational opportunities.
  • New Brighton Community Garden
    Location: 136 Shaw Avenue, New Brighton
    Website: newbrightongarden.org.nz
    Details: Provides gardening plots and focuses on community engagement and education.
  • Opawa Community Garden
    Location: 30 Opawa Road, Opawa
    Contact: opawa.garden@gmail.com
    Details: A garden promoting organic practices and community well-being.
  • Kaiapoi Community Garden
    Location: 25 Charles Street, Kaiapoi
    Contact: kaiapoi.garden@gmail.com
    Details: Focuses on local food production and community engagement.
  • Lyttelton Community Garden
    Location: 54 Canterbury Street, Lyttelton
    Contact: lyttelton.garden@gmail.com
    Details: Provides a space for locals to grow food and connect with their community.
  • Rolleston Community Garden
    Location: 41 Tennyson Street, Rolleston
    Contact: rolleston.garden@gmail.com
    Details: A garden promoting organic practices and community collaboration.

Otago

  • Dunedin Community Garden
    Location: 34 North Road, North East Valley
    Contact: dunedin.garden@gmail.com
    Details: Focuses on local food production and sustainable gardening practices.
  • Wanaka Community Garden
    Location: 50 Brownston Street, Wanaka
    Contact: wanaka.garden@gmail.com
    Details: Provides gardening plots and promotes community involvement.
  • Queenstown Community Garden
    Location: 32 Brecon Street, Queenstown
    Contact: queenstown.garden@gmail.com
    Details: Focuses on local food production and community engagement.
  • Alexandra Community Garden
    Location: 10 Tarbert Street, Alexandra
    Contact: alexandra.garden@gmail.com
    Details: Provides a space for locals to grow food and learn about sustainable gardening.

Southland

  • Invercargill Community Garden
    Location: 27 Victoria Avenue, Invercargill
    Contact: invercargill.garden@gmail.com
    Details: Focuses on local food production and community well-being.
  • Gore Community Garden
    Location: 45 Broughton Street, Gore
    Contact: gore.garden@gmail.com
    Details: Provides gardening plots and promotes sustainable practices.
  • Riverton Community Garden
    Location: 16 Palmerston Street, Riverton
    Contact: riverton.garden@gmail.com
    Details: Focuses on community engagement through gardening and workshops.

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