Community Gardens in New Zealand

North Island

Northland

• Whangarei Community Gardens
  Location: 42 Second Avenue, Whangarei
  Contact: whangareicommunitygardens@gmail.com
  Website: whangareicommunitygardens.org.nz
  Details: Offers workshops, volunteering opportunities, and fresh produce sharing.
• Kerikeri Community Garden
  Location: 7 Cobham Road, Kerikeri
  Contact: kerikericommunitygarden@gmail.com
  Details: Focuses on organic gardening practices and community involvement.
• Kaitaia Community Garden
  Location: 10 Pukepoto Road, Kaitaia
  Contact: kaitaia.garden@gmail.com
  Details: A space for locals to grow their own produce and learn sustainable gardening techniques.

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.