Our Impact
& Stories
Collective impact
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 2023/2024 below and read 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.
434K+
hub visitors
45K+
tamariki attended hubs’ programmes at schools
3.5K+ events
attended by 175,000 people
Plus…
350+ projects/programmes delivered
200+ awareness / education campaigns run
280+ educational resources created
23,000+ volunteers contributing 125,000+ 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.
118K+
plants grown & planted
6.5T+
rubbish removed from waterways
52km+
of waterways cared for
Plus…
1,800 planting days
197 tonnes of weed removed
139 stream, river and beach clean-ups
18,000+ pests trapped
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.
74
community gardens maintained
5,5K+
warmer homes through energy efficiency services
2,900T+
waste diverted from landfill (exc. rescued kai)
Plus…
241,000+ second hand items sold or saved from landfill, including 16,000+ e-waste items
659 m3 of compost produced
37,000+ single-use servingware saved from landfill (e.g. through reusable plates provided at events)
1,400+ 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.
665 tonnes of kai rescued from landfill
173,000 households received rescued kai
62,000+ meals prepared and distributed from rescued or grown food
