Wellington Natural Heritage Trust
We’ve made it!! Ka rawe koutou!! We've reached our $98,000 goal!
Wellington
In the last 10 days, more than 500 donations have contributed just on $50,000. With the dollar-for-dollar matching from another generous donor, we have reached the $98,000 goal for purchasing the forest!
**Important to know: If you’re still keen to support this kaupapa, donations are very welcome and appreciated. From Monday 22 December onwards, all donations will be used for setting up pest control, fencing and managing the property. The main reason we’re taking on this project is to restore nature on the land, so your help with that work is also hugely beneficial. **
A massive thanks to everyone who’s contributed, shared our posts and talked to their friends and family about this opportunity.
Whether you gave $2, $20, $100, $500, $1,000 or more, you’ve all made a lasting contribution to securing this very special land for the future. (We're a registered charity so you can claim a tax credit of 33% for all donations.)
Thank you, thank you, thank you! We are humbled, awed and absolutely blown away by your support and enthusiasm. Thank you again everyone. What a team!
What’s next? Now that the funding is secure, we’re finalising all the paperwork with Ngahuru Charitable Trust and the vendor. A survey and council approvals are needed so it will take some months until we have everything organised and become the legal owners.
We’ll keep you posted on progress here and on our webpage.
And further down the track, we will look to organise an open day or some tours. We can’t wait to show you around!
Contact us on wellington.natural.heritage@gmail.com and keep up to date via our website.
More about us
Our Trust was established in 1999 to progress local strategic conservation work and purchase a 65-ha property (Long Gully Bush Reserve) next to Zealandia in Wellington. Several neighbours have contributed parts of their properties to be managed by us and most of the land is protected by QEII Open Space covenants. We fund intensive pest plant and animal control, which is enabling the forest to regenerate naturally and provide a safe haven for rare and threatened birds.
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We’ve reached our target!! Ka rawe koutou!! 21 December 2025
Thanks to your amazing generosity we now have donations or pledges for all the money we need to complete the purchase of the old-growth forest in South Mākara.
In the last 10 days, more than 500 donations have contributed just on $50,000. With the dollar-for-dollar matching from another generous donor, we have reached the $98,000 goal!
A massive thanks to everyone who’s contributed, shared our posts and talked to their friends and family about this opportunity.
Whether you gave $2, $20, $100, $500, $1,000 or more, you’ve all made a lasting contribution to securing this very special land for the future.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! We are humbled, awed and absolutely blown away by your support and enthusiasm. Thank you again everyone. What a team!
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