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A greener district

Brooklands Enviro-Hub

A collaborative place inspiring people to create a sustainable and resilient local world.

The Brooklands Enviro-Hub aims to be a centre for groups and individuals to meet, work and learn about our local environment and ways to improve where we live while minimising our impacts on the world.

Bringing together people with a passion for sustainability and the environment, it is to a place of collaboration, advocacy and learning, welcoming anyone with an interest in the environment and a sustainable future. The hub has been created to promote positive ideas and actions that can be incorporated into everyday lives.

It is also a place for complementary activities to take advantage of the stunning location. It will be used for Pukekura Park volunteer activities, Council workshops and a base to support events at Brooklands.

The objectives for the Enviro-Hub and its users are varied, and include:

  • Waste minimisation
  • Self-sustainability
  • Minimising resource use
  • Protecting local environments & ecosystems
  • Encouraging learning about local places
  • Showcasing accessible, realistic interventions
  • Encouraging collaboration and sharing
  • Inspiring people to contribute to a better future

Opening hours

Monday

Closed

Tuesday

10:00am – 2:00pm

Wednesday

Closed

Thursday

10:00am – 2:00pm

Friday

Closed

Saturday

Closed

Sunday

Closed

Brooklands Enviro-Hub

Pop in to the Envirohub! Access is from the top of Brooklands Park Drive.

  • Being a showcase for best-practice and current philosophies
  • An appreciation of the importance of local ecosystems and healthy spaces and places


The Brooklands Enviro-Hub will be based at the arts and crafts style bungalow next to Brooklands Zoo. Built in 1925 by Newton King, prior to the land being gifted and becoming part of Pukekura Park.

With local community groups asking for a collaborative space to base themselves from the old residence has become a bustling space of like-minded, enthusiastic and energetic people all doing their best to make a positive impact in Taranaki. 

We invite others to join and learn about how they can make a difference in our community too.

In these early stages of getting the Enviro-Hub up and running there will be a core group of organisations forming the foundation of the hub’s activities. Over time more groups will become involved and the spaces inside and out will evolve to cater for multiple activities and users. The heritage of the building and grounds will be maintained and celebrated.

The Enviro-Hub is currently open weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10am – 2pm.

 

Our Enviro-Hub Foundation groups

Sustainable Taranaki

Sustainable Taranaki sees a future where all Taranaki people embrace their part in handing a vibrant environment to the next generation. Our mission is to educate, inspire, and enable our community to protect, preserve and enhance our region’s unique taiao - the natural environment.

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Wild For Taranaki

Wild for Taranaki is the region’s biodiversity trust supporting more than 45 groups and organisations working to protect and enhance the unique native plants, animals and ecosystems within Taranaki. Our purpose is to support and coordinate members for better efficiency, grow funding for the sector, and lead the region in a connected vision of thriving Taranaki biodiversity.

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SeedSavers Taranaki

SeedSavers Taranaki is a local community wide group that share, swap and have fun saving and growing NZ open pollinated seed local to Taranaki and beyond.

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Enviroschools Taranaki

Enviroschools is an environmental action based programme where young people are empowered to design and lead sustainability projects in their schools, neighbourhoods and country.

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Forest & Bird

Forest & Bird is New Zealand’s leading independent conservation organisation - protecting wildlife and wild places, on land and in the sea. For nearly a century we have been protecting and restoring Aotearoa's wildlife and wild places - on land and in the sea. We are the voice for nature in our communities, to our city and district councils, to our regional councils, to central-government, and in our courts.

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Friends of Pukekura Park

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Towards Predator-Free Taranaki - Taranaki Taku Tūranga

Towards Predator-Free Taranaki - Taranaki Taku Tūranga, is a large-scale project aimed at restoring Taranaki’s unique wildlife and plants and protecting the region’s lifestyles and livelihoods by removing introduced predators.

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Page last updated: 01:35pm Tue 19 March 2024

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