Connecting

and Networking

We support a wide range of local and regional networks, groups, and communities of practice across the motu. Explore these below or get in touch if you know of another network who we should profile.

Taranaki

Based on the west coast of Te Ika-a-Māui, a coastal and mountainous region with beautiful landscape dominated by Mount Taranaki.

Taranaki
June 1, 2023
Taranaki, taranaki, new plymouth, hawera
Te Tauihu Top of the South

Based at the top of the South Island the Te Tauihu Collaborative group is focussed on environmental education in the widest context of community.

Te Tauihu-o-te-Waka | Top of the South Island
June 9, 2026
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NaturED Upper Clutha

Our collaborative group of Wānaka and Upper Clutha environmental educators aims to support young people and educators to connect with people and the environment in our place.

Ōtākou | Otago
wanaka hawea otago
Nature Connection Community of Practice

This national, online group focuses on nature connection for young people in Aotearoa NZ. We will pilot a Community of Practice approach in 2023, to strengthen learning, networking and actions.

Aotearoa-wide
Canterbury | Waitaha

All people working in the Environmental Education for Sustainability space whether they are teachers in schools or educators working independently, for NGOs or local/central government, are welcome to join this network.

Waitaha | Canterbury
May 24, 2026
Auckland

Working with the Auckland Council Sustainable Schools team.

Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland
Wairarapa

In the Wairarapa we have passionate environmental educators working in schools and communities to empower our rangitahi to develop a sense of awe and a relationship with the natural world, so they are invested in working for a better future.

Wairarapa
WREEF Wellington Region

The Wellington Region Environmental Educators Forum (WREEF) operates as the ‘umbrella’ group for connecting and supporting teachers and environmental education providers across the Wellington region as a whole.

Te Upoko o te Ika a Māui | Wellington Region
May 25, 2026
Taupō EEC

Taupō Environmental Education Collaborative was formed in 2017 to bring together Taupō’s environmental education providers so we can provider better services to schools and our community.

Waikato
May 26, 2026
Waikato Local Group

Covering the Waikato region from Taupō to the Bombays and out to each coast, we are a diverse and dynamic region containing New Zealand’s longest waterway, as well as volcanic regions, coastal forests, pastoral farming, and extensive urban and rural communities.

Waikato
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