Trees for Canterbury is strongly linked to the local community, providing environmental education, providing native plants and undertaking planting’s with community organisations and schools throughout Canterbury.
Trees for Canterbury was founded in 1990 and has developed into a fully functional nursery and welfare-providing organisation. Many of the native plants grown are utilised in community and revegetation projects; the remainder is sold at the nursery to provide a degree of self-funding. It is a registered NZ Charity, No CC21134. Check out our story at https://youtu.be/MT8scotF9N0
Remember as a Social Enterprise, that Trees for Canterbury is a Not-for-profit Community organisation that runs on public support so please support this project through its community projects and at the nursery.
Our Mission
• Employ; establishing a sense of involvement in the community for disadvantaged people (physically, intellectually, socially and at risk youth) and providing an environment of acceptance as well as support and training for self-development – instilling self-esteem and work habit.

• Educate; working with educational institutions, providing assistance in the teaching of environmental awareness.

• Regenerate; cultivating native plants for community planting’s and our own revegetation projects using plant material eco-sourced from local areas.

Our Christchurch based nursery in Charlesworth St provides services for 60-80 clients and also produces in excess of 100,000 native plants each year. On average, 45000 of these plants are planted and/or donated in/to the community each year. These figures will grow as we become more settled into our premises. We have three full time and three part time staff.
We have developed our own carbon calculator as a simple tool for small business’ and individuals to calculate their current footprint. People will be able to decide to either do nothing or donate money towards plantings on reserve land. This helps with biodiversity and also carbon offsetting.
Trees for Canterbury is strongly linked to the local community, providing environmental education, providing trees and undertaking planting’s with community organisations and schools throughout Canterbury.
Awards
Winner of the 2017 Champion Canterbury Community Impact Award for a small enterprise.
World Harmony Run, Torch Bearers Award for services to the community and the environment.
Civic Trust Award for contributing to the environment and encouraging bio-diversity in our region.
Finalist 2013 Green Ribbon Awards
Finalist 2011, Green Ribbon Awards
We have also been Highly Commended for, Caring for our biodiversity by the Ministry for the Environment Green Ribbon Award.
2006 Community Service Award from the Hagley Ferrymead Community Board
City of Christchurch Environment Award for Service to the Environment Section 2001.
Winner of the Christchurch Environment Centre 2000 Green Heart Award.
Overall Winner Of the 1996 Resource Management Awards and the Community Interest Category.