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Registrations are now open for our 2026 Growing our Future planting days on 24 and 25 July.
Registrations are now open
Growing our future
Planting more native trees is an important action we can all take to tackle climate change. We’re excited about our environmental partnership with Wellington City Council. Our aim is to create a new carbon sink in the city's Outer Green Belt in Ohariu Valley and become a net zero-carbon organisation by 2030.
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Outer green belt
The Wellington Outer Green Belt is an ongoing project to create a series of reserves to run uninterrupted from Porirua in the north to the southern coastline.
Research
The Growing Our Future project is a living lab that will provide researchers and students with cumulative data collated from monitored plots.
History
Ohariu has a history steeped in change. Learn about the communities of the past to broaden your perspective on the future.
Carbon sequestration
The Growing Our Future reforestation project is a significant part of the University's strategy to become carbon neutral by 2030. Trees and other plants convert carbon dioxide gas to carbohydrates via photosynthesis, sequestering or removing it from the atmosphere for the lifetime of the plant.
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