Community Projects
Projects connecting AUT and the wider community/
Ongoing Projects
Past and upcoming projects in and around the AUT Community Gardens
Green Impact Programme
Where: AUT Campuses/across the community
Contact: sustainability@aut.ac.nz
Green Impact is a team-based sustainability programme for staff and students to make change towards a more environmentally, socially and economically sustainable and resilient future. This internationally recognised competition provides practical actions that focus on combating issues in areas such as climate change, biodiversity loss and health and wellbeing in line with the Sustainability Development Goals. Teams undertake their choice of actions from a defined toolkit, compete against other AUT teams and get recognition for their efforts
Manaukau Gardening Club
Where: Te Māra Kai Garden beds, AUT South Campus
Meet new people, try something new and help cultivate gardens ki Manukau at South Campus on Mondays 11am at Te Māra Kai Garden beds directly behind ME building.
All students are welcome to share knowledge, learn and cultivate herbs and vegetables. There's no need to register, you can just turn up. If you have any questions, speak to Te Mātāpuna Library & learning staff ki Manukau at South campus.
AUT Outdoor Classroom
The AUT Outdoor Classroom, fronted by Mark Jones, was originally created as a suitable space for students of the Outdoor Education Major in the Bachelor of Sport and Recreation. Although the classroom is used mostly by OE students for field-trip planning and learning 'feral' outdoor skills, the space is also open for the community to utilise and enjoy for recreational activities. It provides a great alternative space for teaching in general, conducting meetings, having lunch, or just escaping to a unique space on campus. The next project in this space is to build a compostable toilet! Check out the classroom being built in this YouTube video.
Oke Charity
Oke charity provide Kiwi kids the opportunity to learn life and social skills by introducing productive gardens into schools.
Our students had the pleasure to collaborate with Oke on garden projects, providing our students the opportunity to make an impact in their wider community.
Matariki Planting
Matariki (Māori New Year) is celebrated in June/July of each year. The Matariki gardens were created to celebrate Matariki and bring together people and groups from all walks of life, creating a space to learn, share knowledge and connect with the land and their unique ancestry.
Garden workshops
Gardening workshops take place regularly across the three campuses. Contact us to find out about upcoming events.
Compost
North campus have four CarbonCycle Composter boxes for food scraps and garden waste. These boxes provide nutrient dense compost of the active gardens on campus.
Pacific Food Lab - Aotearoa
Pacific Food Lab -Aotearoa and our project, "Let’s Meet in the Kitchen" are all about the power of food to bring us together to share and have fun, celebrate and eat great food.
