Name: The Groynes - Ōtukaikino River Community Planting Day
Start: 2026-08-23T00:00:00+12:00
End: 2026-08-23T02:00:00+12:00
Location: The Groynes

$The Groynes - \u014ctukaikino River Community Planting Day$

An open invitation is extended for the public to participate in a ‘Planting Event’, with the goal of establishing additional native trees and shrubs. This key event in the ongoing development of the Ōtukaikino River will take place on Sunday 25th August at The Groynes.
The Groynes takes its name from the large concrete filled wool sack blocks that were placed in the Ōtukaikino Creek during the 1930s. These groynes were to separate the creek from the main branch of the Waimakariri River for flood protection. An area prone to flooding, native vegetation was already limited due to repeat natural events but farming and urban development caused indigenous flora to all but disappear from the area and the water quality to decrease significantly. Since the early 2000s, efforts have been made to restore the Otukaikino River that runs through the Groynes, remove pest plants from the lakes and increase native plantings.
This will be an ongoing partnership between the community, Trees for Canterbury, and the Christchurch City Council.
This FAMILY event is scheduled between 10.00am and 12.00pm on Sunday 23rd August at the Groynes Reserve.
Please follow the signs which will be out as you drive into the Groynes. Parking is available and it will be a very short walk to the site.