Tawatawa Reserve is a 64-hectare nature reserve in South Wellington.
Nestled between Kingston and Ōwhiro Bay, Tawatawa Reserve features regenerating native bush, wetlands, walking and biking tracks, a native tree nursery and an off-leash dog exercise area.
About SEA
Find out more about the passionate group of people working to restore Tawatawa alongside council.
Our Impact
50,000
trees and shrubs planted since 1992
1,900
volunteer hours given each year
320
rats, stoats and other predators trapped
Support Tawatawa Reserve
If you’d like to support the native forest restoration at Tawatawa Reserve, donate a few dollars to make it happen.
Te Pou
At the highest point in the Reserve stands Te Pouwhenua (a carved pillar or Pou) bearing the faces of Te Rauparaha and his nephew Te Rangihaeata.
Latest News
- Tawatawa history: Preston’s Gully becomes Tawatawa Reserve, and the Southern Environmental Association (SEA) spreads its wingsPart 1 of this history of Tawatawa Reserve and the SEA was published in our newsletter of March 2022. Following closure of Preston’s Gully tip in August 1976, the area was put to several uses including mini-bike riding, horse grazing,Continue reading “Tawatawa history: Preston’s Gully becomes Tawatawa Reserve, and the Southern Environmental Association (SEA) spreads its wings”
- Tawatawa Reserve Community Planting DayJoin us for a community planting day at Tawatawa Reserve on Saturday 11 June (rain date 18 June) 1.00pm to 3.30pm. We’ll be planting just around the corner from the Murchison Street car park, near the wetland. Children and dogsContinue reading “Tawatawa Reserve Community Planting Day”
- Tawatawa history: From forest to farmland to tipTawatawa has a varied history – once forest, then farmland, then a tip.
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