Greening Taupō Day 2025
Greening Taupō Day 2025: A Celebration of Community, Conservation & Collaboration
What an incredible day! Greening Taupō Day 2025 saw hundreds of volunteers give their time to help create an unforgettable event for thousands of attendees — all brought together by a shared commitment to protecting, learning about, and celebrating our natural environment. The day was filled with free, hands-on environmental education experiences, all made possible by the passion, generosity, and hard work of our incredible community.
This event wouldn’t have been possible without Contact Energy – our major sponsor for funding the essential running costs of the event.
A very special shoutout to Epro Ltd — who not only helped save the ngahere by hunting 16 invasive deer, but also turned them into delicious sausages for our event. Feeding the attendees, supporting conservation, and fundraising for community efforts all in one go — we are beyond grateful for your contribution and the incredible effort that went into it. Thank you also to Mitre 10 MEGA Taupō and Blue Light Taupō for the BBQs. Last but not least, a huge thanks to Jude from The Bistro and Misfit Garden for contributing a staggering 150kg of veggies — nourishing our community with local, sustainable produce. It took Jude 8 hours to peel all those vegies!
Over 50 organisations and businesses offered an incredible array of engaging, educational activities for tamariki and whānau. Some travelled from as far as Auckland, Palmerston North, Hamilton, Hawke’s Bay, and Rotorua to be part of the event. Others were local legends who turned up to help with parking, traffic management, registration, planting, and more — all as volunteers.
We also received many more in kind donations for Greening Taupō Day from Eftpos machines and hand washing / water stations, to DJ Alexi providing the atmosphere. Funding from Tenon, Camex Civil, First Credit Union, Tranzit and Matanga Projects for buses for students to get to the event made access for schools much more accessible.
As a small token of our appreciation, we hosted a shared meal at the end of the day, so our volunteers and stall holders could have some kai before heading home. That food was made possible thanks to generous donations and sponsorships from our amazing local businesses, including: Miraka Limited, Suncourt Indian Taupō, The Garden Cafe, Misfit Garden, Bubu Coffee Roasters and The Cozy Corner Taupō.