Greening Taupo is an opportunity for Taupo residents and businesses to participate in a community conservation initiative. Building healthy neighbourhoods by increasing the greenery and promoting green urban development is good for people, business and the environment.

Inspiring New Zealanders and international visitors to connect physically, emotionally and spiritually with Tongariro National Park and its surrounds.

A coordinated community based trapping program will enhance the environment so birds can thrive.

Predator Free Taupo aims to help our community free the Taupo district of New Zealand’s most damaging introduced predators by 2050.

The Taupo District is an extraordinary place to live, work and raise a family. We are the custodians of this land and like generations before us who raised families and dedicated their lives to making this place what it is today, we take responsibility for steering the way forward for future generations.

Our vision means ensuring we gain a wide range of benefits from healthy functioning ecosystems, recreation opportunities, and through living our history. We run programmes to protect and restore our species, places and heritage, and provide opportunities for people to engage with these treasures..

Working together to build a Waikato Region that has a healthy environment, strong economy, and vibrant community.

The Trust Board is strongly committed to supporting the learning and educational achievements of our people. We value education as a critical tool in our on-going tribal development.

Part of the a Taupo EEC, a range of Taupo environmental education providers positioned to so provide better services to schools. Through the collaboration the members learn from, support, and build on each others' success, together providing better environmental education for students of all ages across the Taupo District.

Working together to build a Waikato Region that has a healthy environment, strong economy, and vibrant community.

We are grateful to WRC for funding us through their Environmental Initiatives Fund.

Whāia te pae tawhiti kia tata

Explore beyond the distant horizon and draw it near!

We are very grateful to the MOE for funding us through their Enriching Local Curriculum Funding.

Contact Energy are funders of the Kids Greening Taupo programme and sponsors of the Contact Energy Take Action Fund, funding restoration projects at local schools and ECE centres.

Everything we do and the groups we support are working towards achieving our vision and are underpinned by our values - kaitiaki (guardianship) of our assets, our people and our environment, together we are strong, we will make a real difference, innovative and balanced solutions produce the best results and everything we do, we do well.

At EHA, our mission is to bring communities together and create lasting, positive change for our environment and future generations.

Collaboration & Advocacy
Capacity Building & Capability Development
Scalable Impact Opportunities
Impact Investment Opportunities

Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board have partnered with us for many years, offering support, guidance, and funding.

We receive funding for a pilot education programme through Te Uru Rakau and Trees that Count

We facilitate the Trees for Survival Programme in Taupō

We are very grateful to Mitre 10 MEGA Taupō for providing us with all the equipment and tools necessary for our restoration work.

More FM supports Kids Greening Taupo by helping increase its awareness in the community.

Quality Print backed by Shawn the Vegetator Vennell himself helps us with all our printing and are just straight up good folk!

Kim at Korio is behind our website and helps us with all sorts from messaging to marketing and has also played a role in being a mentor for our student leaders.

Podiatry at Tōtara is owned by a local family that has come along to Greening Taupō planting days for many years. With children on our KGT student Leadership Team, they decided to help fund the expenses of the teams. We appreiate their support.

The Possum Night Trail Run is a fun event for families that gets people out in nature in the dark at th coldest time of year! Their support buys trees for our schools and ECE centres.

Mediaworks provide advertising and other support for Kids Greening Taupo through their community support programme.

First Credit Union plays a part to keep our world beautiful - supporting restoration projects on school grounds.

Trev Terrry have supported us by runnin the BBQ at our biggest events.

If you need a geotechnical engineer with vast experience with ground conditions and Council’s requirements around the Taupō and Ruapehu areas, check out Sigma Prima Geoengineering. We are grateful to them for sponsoring our new sound system.

Epro are leaders in predator control. hey support our lesons on introduced predators and funded our taxidermy animal collection. They also supply venison sausages for Greening Taupō Day each year. Thanks Epro!

Drive EV are Taupō’s electric vehicle dealership. They kindly support different aspects of our programme each year. They have paid for our big gazebo and our website upgrade amongst othe things. Thanks so much Drive EV!

Mynoke vermicat is fantastic fertiliser for our plants. Mynoke support Greening Taupō and Greening Taupō Day.

Macpac Fund for Good has supplied us with uniform items over the years, keeping us dry and warm even when planting during winter.

KBIH is a family trust that has very kindly donated large amounts of money to support Project Tongariro programmes. We are extremely grateful to them for their support.