Our volunters are in the finals!
Take a bow, all of our many Trust volunteers. Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush Trust has been announced as a finalist in the 2026 Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards for Wellington City.
The awards recognise the valuable contribution of volunteers to community groups and organisations across the Wellington Region, across five categories – Art & Culture, Education & Child Youth Development, Health & Wellbeing, Heritage & Environment and Sport & Leisure, and our Rising Star award celebrates new and emerging groups. The Trust has been nominated in the Heritage and Environment category.
It’s a fitting tribute for the more than 200 volunteers who, each year, spend an estimated equivalent of seven full time employees working across Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush. Volunteer efforts include forest weeding, gardens weeding and maintenance, track maintenance, predator control, weekend hosting, nursery propagation, and hosting guided tours. Some of our volunteers have been working with us for more than quarter of a century!
It’s also timely recognition in this, the centenary year for the Ōtari Native Botanic Garden.
Posted: 14 July 2026