Supporting our local community through environmental programmes, the Ebbett Volkswagen team in partnership with the Hamilton City Council were out planting for the Pukete restoration project at Kauri Grove in Pukete Farm Park.

The Pukete Farm Park is approximately11,000sqm in size which is approximately 7- hectares of land. Within the park, there is the Kauri Grove which was first planted in 1997. Starting in 2022,over a three-year period, Ebbett Volkswagen has partnered with the council in support to plant additional kauri trees in the area.

Pukete Farm Park is a large multi-use park utilized by the Waikato Equestrian Centre, Mountain Bike track, dog exercise area, natural parkland and gully areas. At the southern end of the park is the Kauri Grove, a stand of kauri trees with other native vegetation adjacent to the gully in this area. This stand of Kauri is significant in Hamilton/Kirikiriroa as it is one of only a few stands of Kauri within the city boundary.

In July, our team of hearty volunteers planted1000 native plants which will be part of an overall grove of 3000 native trees over the next 3 years. This is planned to be one of the biggest Kauri groves within the Hamilton boundaries.

The planting day started with a Karakia led by Ngaati Wairere representatives, followed by the H&S briefing from council staff before the team got down to planting trees. It was a beautiful fresh day and the weather luckily held out so that all the required plants were able to be planted.

Over the next few years, the Ebbett Volkswagen team will continue to partner with the council and plant out the remainder of the Kauri Grove in the Pukete Farm Park. With 3000 native trees planted, we will continue to grow the nature around the area and plant a future for the community through this beautiful restoration project.