Te Puāwai

30/01/2026

27/01/2026

Our little nursery is looking for volunteers to join our team! 🌿

By volunteering in our garden, you are not only supporting our plant nursery, but our māra kai, which grows fresh produce that goes directly into our pātaka kai and the foodbank to be given to those in need in our community.

If you would like to join our small team, please pop down and see us at Te Pūtahi Whaiora or give us a call on 07 866 8358.

05/11/2025

We’re so grateful for James & Turner Hardware, Coromandel's generous donation of vegetable seeds for our māra kai and community garden.

Their support helps us continue growing fresh, healthy produce for our community and sharing gardening knowledge with others. 💚

02/10/2025

We’ve got 400 harakeke (NZ flax) ready for planting and needing to go to make room for next season’s natives! 🌿

✅ Hardy and fast-growing
✅ Perfect for shelter, weaving, or landscaping
✅ Ideal for restoration projects or lifestyle blocks

All of our harakeke is reduced to clear, so now's the perfect time to stock up and get planting! Visit us at 100 Pound Street during our opening hours and grab yourself a bargain.

Open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9am-3pm.

27/09/2025

Our huge clearance sale at Te Puāwai is wrapping up—this is your last chance to grab a bargain! 💥

All Harakeke and Tī Kōuka must go. Big savings on bulk buys—perfect for your garden or riparian planting.

Come down now and stock up before 3pm! Located behind the Coromandel Independent Living Trust at 150 Pound Street, Coromandel. 🌱

26/09/2025

Looking to spruce up the garden this spring? 🌿

Our big plant sale is happening now at 100 Pound Street—drop in today or tomorrow between 9am and 3pm to pick up some beautiful, eco-sourced natives, all locally grown and ready to go in the ground!

Payment by cash or bank transfer only.

24/09/2025

End-of-Season Plant Sale! 🌱

Looking to green up your space before the season turns? Come grab eco-sourced native trees at our big sale—happening Sept 26–27, 9AM to 3PM at Te Puāwai, 150 Pound Street, Coromandel.

Don’t miss out—come early for the best selection! ✨

11/09/2025

We’ve added some fresh produce from our māra to the pātaka kai—please come and help yourself. 🥬

Sharing shelves like ours help reduce food waste, with New Zealand throwing away over 157,000 tonnes of food annually. You can make a big impact by donating non-perishable items like canned goods, rice, and pasta, as well as fresh produce from your garden, such as veggies, fruits, and herbs. By contributing, you’re helping whānau in our community put food on their tables while making our world a kinder, more sustainable place. 💚

You can find our Pātaka Kai outside Te Mana Tangata's orange cottage at 100 Pound Street, Coromandel.

22/08/2025

We’re on the lookout for egg cartons! 🥚🌱

Our chickens at Te Puāwai are laying, and we’d love to take any unwanted egg cartons off your hands for packing the eggs into food parcels. If you’ve got a few spare at home, please drop them to us at 150 Pound Street, Coromandel.

Thanks for helping us support our community. 💚

08/08/2025

Take a look at these stunning ceramic labels created by Te Mana Tangata, nestled in the garden at Te Puāwai! 🌿

We'd like to say a huge thank you to Driving Creek Pottery for generously firing the labels in their kiln free of charge. Their incredible support means a lot to not only us, but the participants at Te Mana Tangata. 💛

17/06/2025

Kia ora,

We will be closed on Friday in observance of the Matariki public holiday. We look forward to seeing everyone in our garden when we reopen on Monday. 🌱

03/06/2025

Join us in celebrating National Volunteer Week with a special celebration for volunteers in the Coromandel-Colville Ward. 🌱

🌿 National Volunteer Week – Weaving the people together 🌿

National Volunteer Week is a time to honour the incredible energy, heart, and mahi of volunteers all over Aotearoa. You help grow our people, open minds and hearts, and bring joy to our communities.

This year’s theme is Whiria Te Tangata—weaving the people together – because it’s through connection that we build strong, resilient communities.

The Coromandel-Colville Ward event will be held on the 17th of June from 12pm at Te Pūtahi Whaiora, located at 150 Pound Street, Coromandel.

Come along and be celebrated—you deserve it! 💛