Our Communities

AS Good NZ empowers small business owners in Aotearoa New Zealand to build sustainable livelihoods that consider principles like the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the New Zealand Living Standards Framework, and Te Ao Māori values wherever possible. With hands-on experience in running a small business, we understand the challenges of entrepreneurship and offer tailored coaching, mentoring, and digital tools to support equitable, resilient growth. Our mission is to foster a ripple effect, inspiring sustainable practices that strengthen both business success and community wellbeing.

Auckland Beekepers Club is a training and education organisation. We train new beekeepers, and provide public education and services about bees, e.g. talks, collection of swarms, etc.

A community space where people socialise and work cooperatively, sharing a common interest be that woodwork, engineering or electronics.

Bike Auckland is a non-profit working for a better region for people on bikes. But more than that: we believe that more people on bikes makes for a better region. Call it a virtuous cycle. Join today and help us create a better Taamaki Makaurau Auckland for everyone who rides a bike – and everyone who would love to give it a go.Collapsible text is great for longer section titles and descriptions. It gives people access to all the info they need, while keeping your layout clean. Link your text to anything, or set your text box to expand on click. Write your text here...

Free meals for the community and the needy made with rescued and donated foods

Foodtogether is a social enterprise that has Co-ops and Pop-ups in multiple towns and cities across Aotearoa. Foodtogether partners with dozens of different NGOs, churches, community organisations and schools, to help them feed their communities in a sustainable and accessible way.

Would you like to knit with a group? It's a friendly and inspiring way to share time and skills! Are you stuck on a project? Would you like to learn to knit? We'll bring along needles and yarn for learners ($3) Coffee and tea available $5 per session recommended or a Hub membership ****************** There are usually ten or more of us, both skilled knitters and learners. Visitors to Auckland are very welcome, and don’t feel you need to come every week or for the whole time.

We are a Charitable Arts Trust with a mission to ‘hold space’ for our artistic community and worthy causes in Tāmaki Makaurau. With a focus on community events, open mics, music, workshops and education; we create opportunities & creative content to uplift our people and whenua. Our leading projects include the Songwriters 4 Climate Action Project and Young Blood Music Series.

Island Base is a music hub by Artists for Artists / Music Mentoring and associated activities.

A collective of quilters who meet on the first monday of the month to share our creations and quilting knowledge. We also regularly have group activities to make quilts to donate to various charities.

Recreate NZ is a unique and innovative registered Charitable Trust established in 2002. Our Kaupapa is to provide life-changing experiences for young people with disabilities. Moxie is a programme that provides purposeful work experience and on-the-job training for people with intellectual, physical, and/or sensory disabilities to develop pathways towards meaningful community contribution. Moxie’s horticulture work experience programmes led to the creation of a small-scale social enterprise. Our Harvest engages an inclusive culture from garden to jar to market. Produce grown in the Moxie gardens and orchard is turned into delicious pickles & preserves by the Moxie Product Making group. These consist of jams, jellies, sauces, chutneys, and relishes. Products are then sold at local markets, providing a great platform to sell, network, and connect our young people in society. Our Harvest is Growing Goodness Together.

SPiCE (the Sandringham Project in Community Empowerment) is a community-led development organization based in Sandringham, Auckland—a lively suburb renowned for its rich South Asian cuisine, vibrant diversity, and charming Art Deco heritage. Sandringham is a wonderful place to live, work, study, and enjoy, and at SPiCE, we’re dedicated to making it even better! Through events and initiatives, we bring our community together, enhance our local environment, and give a voice to local residents. Join us and be part of building a stronger, more connected community!

These Strength and Balance classes are for our older community and/or anyone who is rehabbing after injury and/or struggling with mobility and Balance issues. The first class is free of charge then it’s $10 per person per class. I look forward to seeing you there.

Timebanking is a way to connect to your community while sharing and exchanging skills, goods and resources using time instead of money as the currency. All time is equally valued and this idea builds community and supports people in creative and interesting ways.

Together We Can enhances community well-being by fostering connections through local and social activities that unite individuals, creating a strong sense of belonging and support. Our goal is to inspire greater involvement with local volunteer groups, thereby enriching community ties. In collaboration with Timebank Auckland, we offer a unique opportunity for community members to earn time credits for their contributions, encouraging active participation and mutual assistance.

Tumeke Cycle Space is a volunteer-run DIY bicycle workshop. It’s a place where people can fix, build, and learn about bikes in a safe and inclusive environment. We have bikes for sale, tools and knowledge to share, and we aim to empower people through education and skill sharing while getting you back on your bike.

Urban Ark - Manawa Taiao is a charitable trust supporting environmental conservation groups across the central isthmus of Tāmaki Makaurau with trapping, weeding and restoration planting. Local group Predator Free Morningside-Western Springs are actively protecting the native biodiversity of the lava rock forest in Gribblehirst Park with a 'halo' of high density trapping in backyards around the park, a trapline in the park itself and weeding bees to control invasive pest plants.

Woodwork, DIY and other trade activities for Women