A wetland just south of Whangārei city has been further enhanced with the planting of 800 native trees.
On Saturday about 50 volunteers donned gumboots and jackets, picked up a spade and headed to the Otaika Sports Ground for the planting.
It was the second lot of 800 trees planted at the wetlands as part of the Honda TreeFund.
The first batch was planted last year, during the Covid lockdowns, without volunteers attending, Adele Van Velden, of Honda Store Whangārei, said.
The trees were provided by Trees that Count and Van Velden said it was great to have volunteers there to plant the trees this year. In 2019, the Honda TreeFund planted 800 trees along the Hātea River catchment.