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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 Day10am–2pm, Sat 7 Sept | Discovery Garden, Botanic Garden ki Paekākā
Botanica 249am-4pm weekdays and 10am-3pm weekends, Fri 13 Sept-Sun 13 Oct | Treehouse, Botanic Garden ki Paekākā
Rā Tūwhera ki Ōtari | Ōtari Open Day10am–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 PaekākāNaturally Shakespeare's Venus & AdonisForest Ambient w/ Kodama 木 and Pablo Kimono
Friends Garden walks 1, 5, 15, 18, 22 & 24 Sept | Botanic Garden ki Paekākā