Auckland City Centre Community Gardens
Chief Executive Officer
This community garden sits on the corner of Daldy St and Pakenham St W, in Wynyard Quarter. It’s a shared space where neighbours can tend to their very own garden bed, raise seedlings in the glass house, and nourish the soil through compost bays and worm farms. Supported by Auckland Council, this garden is holding green space until further land developments take place.
Myers Park Cottage
A fresh concept is taking root at Myers Park Cottage, a community hub for the neighbourhood. Tucked behind the old caretaker’s cottage, the garden offers a calm, welcoming space where locals can come together to plant, share, and learn. With limited land, the focus here is on propagation of seeds and seedlings – people take seedlings home and care for them. Think of this approach as a ‘distributed nursery’. And then when those seedlings can be planted out, they come back to Myers Park and are shared across the motu. At the same time, our enclosed garden is planted with healthy vegetables and culinary herbs to help supply fresh produce to Merge Cafe, the community cafe on Karangahape Road providing affordable healthy kai for all.
20 Scotia Place
2 Symonds StreetSt Andrew’s
A quaint little garden sits behind the St Andrew’s church carpark near the University of Auckland music building. The garden consists of 9 raised wooden planter boxes for growing seasonable vegetables and a couple cold compost boxes. This garden is taking a little hiatus while construction work is underway in the university grounds nearby.
132 Hobson Street St Matthew-in-the-city
Sitting proudly on the corner of Wellesley St and Federal St, just behind the St Matthew-in-the-city church. Pick your own seasonal vegetables or listen to the tui as they sing to the city from high up in the pohutukawa trees. There’s plenty for all to enjoy as you wander through this open style garden. Community compost drop offs available.
17 Eden Crescent The UoA Bee Sanctuary
It began with an abandoned plot of land of a demolished building until some inspired students of Auckland University’s Sustainable Future Collective rolled-up their sleeves and envisioned a more beautiful fate. From native plants to fragrant flowers, this space is developing into a city centre pocket forest. Creating a safe haven for wildlife, native birds and bees, and a calm oasis for the students and local residents to enjoy. Community compost drop offs available.