We usually meet on the last Sunday of the month, 10.00 – 11.00am followed by morning tea. Signing up to our email list is the best way to hear about upcoming working bee dates.

Anyone is most welcome to join us! Send one of our coordinators an e-mail to get added to our list, or look out for our working bee signs which are placed out along the river in the lead up to the day we meet.

We are a small group of local residents and OHRN members who come together to care for and restore the Waimokihi – part of the Ōpāwaho Heathcote River that runs alongside Centennial Park in Somerfield.

Starting in December 2022, we noticed that some recent planting done by a local school needed some weeding and offered to help. We now look after one section of the area Our Lady of Assumption School has planted, keeping in connection with that school as ‘neighbouring volunteers’. A bit further along are new plants looked after by Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o te whanau Tahi, and we’re all keeping in contact to restore this special part of the awa.  Closer to Rose Street, Hoon Hay School have added in some plants which we help maintain too. Since 2023, we have worked with CCC Rangers who have supplied us with new native seedlings and ferns which we have used to add to the riverbank. Our regular weeding sessions keep these areas thriving, and in 2026 we hope to extend our planting areas further along, whilst maintaining access points to the awa.