Te Wā o te Kōanga - Spring Festival 2024

It’s time to shake off the winter blues and celebrate the arrival of kōanga (spring)!    

The annual Te Wā o te Kōanga - Spring Festival at Wellington Gardens is the perfect way to get amongst the kōanga flowers and celebrate the season of new beginnings where fresh buds bloom and life starts anew.   

The festival runs for the whole month of September. Join us for a series of springtime events where we enjoy a new season with friends, whānau, and visitors.  

EVENTS 

The Art of Ikebana Exhibition
9am-4pm, Sat 31 Aug - Sun 1 Sept | Begonia House, Botanic Garden ki Paekākā

Te Whare Ako o Akoranga - Rangi Tūwhera | Akoranga Learning Pavilion - Open Day
10am–2pm, Sat 7 Sept | Discovery Garden, Botanic Garden ki Paekākā

Botanica 24
9am-4pm weekdays and 10am-3pm weekends, Fri 13 Sept-Sun 13 Oct | Treehouse, Botanic Garden ki Paekākā

Rā Tūwhera ki Ōtari | Ōtari Open Day
10am–2pm, Sat 14 Sept | Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush

Young Landscaper of the Year
9am–4pm, Sat 21 Sept | Botanic Garden ki Paekākā

Kaiwhakaataata Māra | Garden Performers 
10am–2pm, Sat 28 Sept | Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush & Botanic Garden ki Paekākā
Naturally Shakespeare's Venus & Adonis
Forest Ambient w/ Kodama 木 and Pablo Kimono

Friends Garden walks
1, 5, 15, 18, 22 & 24 Sept | Botanic Garden ki Paekākā

 

 

Rā Tūwhera ki Ōtari - Ōtari Open Day

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Ōtari-Wilton's Bush
10am-2pm
Free View event

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Ōtari-Wilton's Bush
10am-2pm
Free
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Flora - Guided Walk

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Botanic Garden ki Paekākā
11am-12:15pm
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Botanic Garden ki Paekākā
11am-12:15pm
$5
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The Herb Garden In Spring - Guided Walk

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Botanic Garden ki Paekākā
11am-12:30pm
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Botanic Garden ki Paekākā
11am-12:30pm
$5
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Spring Floral Display Accessible Self-Drive Tour

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Botanic Garden ki Paekākā
Friday 20 & 27 Sept, 10am-3pm
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Botanic Garden ki Paekākā
Friday 20 & 27 Sept, 10am-3pm
Free registration
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Young Landscaper of the Year

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Botanic Garden ki Paekākā
10am-2pm
Free View event

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Botanic Garden ki Paekākā
10am-2pm
Free
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The Garden: A pharmacy by any other name

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Botanic Garden ki Paekākā
11am-12pm
$5 View event

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Botanic Garden ki Paekākā
11am-12pm
$5
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Bee Awareness Month Walk - The Secret Life of Honey Bees

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Botanic Garden ki Paekākā
11am-12pm
$5 View event

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Botanic Garden ki Paekākā
11am-12pm
$5
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Kaiwhakaataata Māra - Garden Performers

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Ōtari-Wilton's Bush & Botanic Garden ki Paekākā
10am-2pm
Free View event

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Ōtari-Wilton's Bush & Botanic Garden ki Paekākā
10am-2pm
Free
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Forest Ambient w/ Kodama 木 and Pablo Kimono

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Ōtari-Wilton's Bush
10am & 1pm
Free View event

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Ōtari-Wilton's Bush
10am & 1pm
Free
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Naturally Shakespeare's Venus & Adonis

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Botanic Garden ki Paekākā
10am-3pm
Free View event

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Botanic Garden ki Paekākā
10am-3pm
Free
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