Manakau forage adventure!

Sat Oct 11 2025 at 10:00 am to 11:30 am UTC+13:00

Oruarangi Esplanade Reserve | Auckland

PREPPER KIWI
Publisher/HostPREPPER KIWI
Manakau forage adventure!
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Wild FORAGING. 1.5 hours, in-person, foraging with PREPPER KIWI.
About this Event

WILD FORAGE ORUARANGI ESPLANADE RESERVE MANAKAU

Join us for an exciting in-person WILD FORAGE ADVENTURE!

Learn how to bring WILD THINGS into everyday life.

PREPPER KIWI will guide you through the process of finding and identifying plants from her 100 WILD THINGS list. This list is specific to New Zealand and includes introduced and native plants.

The forage covers:

  1. Identification of key medicinal and food herbs from 100 WILD THINGS LIST
  2. Printed 100 WILD THINGS LIST
  3. This in-person event is a great opportunity to connect with fellow herb enthusiast and expand your knowledge of natural remedies and plant identification. Don't miss out!


TRADITIONAL MEDICINAL HERBS IN THIS AREA:
  • Angiangi
  • Artist conc
  • Beggar's tick
  • Bittercress
  • Castor oil plant
  • Chickweed
  • Cleavers
  • Comfrey
  • Dandelion
  • English violet
  • European centaury
  • Fat hen
  • Foxglove
  • Flax
  • Gallant soldier
  • Hawthorn
  • Hedge woundwort
  • Herb robert
  • Himalayan honeysuckle
  • Houhere - NZ Lacebark
  • Japanese honeysuckle
  • Kawakawa
  • Kanuka
  • Karamu
  • Koromiko
  • Lawn daisy
  • Loquat
  • Mamaku
  • Manuka
  • Mullein
  • Nipplewort
  • Onion W**d
  • Puha
  • Plantain - broad and narrow
  • Red clover
  • Scrambling funitory
  • Selfheal
  • Shepards purse
  • St Johns wort
  • Turkey tail
  • Watercress
  • White poplar
  • Willow
  • Wild carrot
  • Wild fennel


ABOUT THE VENUE:

Meeting point is at the Opuarangi boat ramp toilets

Walk is beginner level but will still require a good level of fitness

CLOSEST CAMPING IN THE AREA:

TBC



WHAT TO BRING:

Comfortable clothes and sensible shoes

NB Toilets located at the meeting point



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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Oruarangi Esplanade Reserve, 498 Oruarangi Road, Auckland, New Zealand

Tickets

NZD 49.00

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