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Overseas Chinese Association of New Zealand–13 June 2026
Since 2014, our good friends from the NZ Chapter of the Overseas Chinese Association have been coming to CUE Haven to help us out with planting and maintenance work. The visits have historically been timed to coincide with their annual Dragon Boat Festival and the visit has become one of the highlights of the CUE…
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Spotlighting at CUE Haven–4 June 2026
Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust is a national New Zealand organisation dedicated to connecting people with nature through inspiring education and hands-on action. Their mission is to empower people everywhere to care for their local freshwater and marine environments. From 4-7 June, they held their annual wananga (conference) at nearby Te Aroha Pa marae and…
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Knapman-Smith Family–31 May 2026
Several years ago, Rosemarie Knapman-Smith and her family established the Lisa’s Wish Grove at CUE Haven in memory of Lisa Knapman-Smith who died of breast cancer at a very young age. Rosemarie is a talented artist and woodworker and over the years she has made many contributions to CUE Haven with carved directional signs and…
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Omar’s Family & Friends–9 May 2026
Omar David Garcia Hoyos passed away nine years ago, and every year since then his family and friends have been remembering and celebrating his life with volunteer days at CUE Haven. Omar’s siblings, Vanessa and Hernan organized yet another wonderful volunteer group on Saturday. Friends and family on site today included Omar’s family members Alba,…
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Orewa College–5 May 2026
Since 2014, international students from Orewa College have been coming to CUE Haven to help out and also learn a little about New Zealand plants and animals. Today we were very happy to have a group of 12 students from Japan, Germany and Luxembourg join us for the day. The group included Anne, Antonia, Karla,…
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