2025 / 2026 Outline Calendar of Events

please email hello@ruamahanga.org.nz for more details
Unless otherwise stated all events will be held at

Ruamāhanga farm, 1415 State Highway 53, Martinborough, 5783

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WALKS

Thanks to funding from the Pain Estate Fund  we have installed stiles and signage, to enable public walking access through the wetland and along the river. Both walks are accessible from  State Highway 53.

Download the Wetland Walk route map
Download the Riverside Walk route map

As the walks are on a working farm, please stick to the marked paths, don’t go through the gates, dogs must be vaccinated and on leads.

Sunflower Fest

Back by popular demand we will host the Sunflower Fest on:
Saturday and Sunday the 14th and 15th February: 10am to 4pm
A weekend of pick your own and farm walks. There are two short self guided walks which can be done at any time.

On both Saturday and Sunday there will be two special events:
– 10.30 – storytelling in the sunflowers for children
– 11:15am – a 5k guided loop that passes through the restoring wetland and along the river, See the route map here and watch out for the yellow listening posts along the trails.
$10.00 per head for entrance and 10 sunflowers

Volunteer Planting Days

Thanks to Trees that Count and Greater Wellington Regional Council we will have 2000 Trees and Wetland Grasses to plant in 2026. Our planting season runs from March to October and we host volunteer mornings on the first Sunday of every month 10am to 1pm followed by a light soup and bread lunch, which we will provide.

The 2026 dates are:
March 1st, April 5th, May 3rd, June 7th, July 5th, August 2nd, Sept 6th, October 4th.
Please RSVP to hello@ruamahanga.org.nz if you are coming so we can plan accordingly and inform you about where to meet. Our planting spots will be at different places through the wetland, beside the river and on our neighbour’s land.

In addition we will be hosting:
Regular Story Walks – Dates to be confirmed

Schools Programme with local schools: between February and November 2026, we will be working with Martinborough, Kahutara, Pirinoa and Southend primary schools, and Kuranui College – as well as one-off visits from other schools.

An Autumn “River Spotlighting” Event with Mountains to Sea – Date to be confirmed