Our Impact
& Stories
Through networking, collaboration, professional development, and capacity and capability building, our collective impact grows year on year. Check out some of our greatest outcomes for 2024/25 below.
Collective impact
Check out the full report here:
10 years of Environment Hubs Aotearoa
Over the past decade, EHA has supported and connected a growing network of environment centres and community organisations. Together, these hubs have become vital engines of local climate action, community resilience, biodiversity restoration, food rescue, zero-waste initiatives, sustainable living, energy solutions and social wellbeing. Supporting hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders to live more lightly on the planet.
Check out our birthday video for a look back at some highlights
Connection
Our hubs are at the frontline of community engagement. We build community resilience, foster connection to te taiao, and boost the shift to a more sustainable & equitable society.
261K+
hub visitors
40K+
tamariki attended hubs’ programmes at schools
5.5K+ events
attended by 89,000 people
Plus…
230+ projects/programmes delivered
100+ awareness / education campaigns run
25,000+ volunteers contributing 134,000+ hours of mahi
Restoration
Our hubs lead regeneration, conservation, and education programmes that result in significant environmental outcomes and promote strong community engagement and environmental awareness.
114K+
plants grown & planted
11.3T+
rubbish removed from waterways
31km+
of waterways cared for
Plus…
205 restoration sites maintained
321 hectares of land restored/maintained
76+ tonnes of weed removed
489 stream, river and beach clean-ups
6,800+ pests traps maintained
Sustainability
Our hubs are active and relevant actors in their communities, supporting community resilience and wellbeing though healthy home programmes, repair cafes, food rescuing, composting workshops, and more.
60
community gardens maintained
17,000+
bikes sold or repaired across our bike hubs
1,240T+
waste diverted from landfill (exc. rescued kai)
Plus…
344,000+ second hand items sold or saved from landfill, including 7,900+ e-waste items
94,000 litres of compost produced
17,000+ single-use servingware saved from landfill (e.g. through reusable plates provided at events)
1,900+ repaired at 12 repair cafés
Kai sovereignty
Through food rescuing, community gardens, composting workshops, & sustainable backyards, our hubs avoid sending good kai to landfills, promote food sovereignty and security, and support vulnerable communities.
556 tonnes of kai rescued from landfill
8,200+ edible plants distributed to homes
Impact Report
Check out the amazing outcomes of our collective mahi
Interactive Member Map
Explore our dynamic and interactive member map, an evolving showcase of our member hubs and collaborators each telling their unique stories.
