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Free Tree Day 2025

Tauranga City Council’s Free Tree Day is back giving residents the chance to receive one free tree per household to plant on their property.

Register for a free tree

The aim of Free Tree Day is to increase tree canopy coverage across Tauranga, creating a greener, healthier city and improving community wellbeing. 

To claim your free tree, fill out the registration form and book into a timeslot for pick-up from Mercury Baypark on Saturday, 7 June. 

Booking a pick-up timeslot will help the day run smoothly and reduce queuing seen at last year’s event.

Register for a tree now

Free Tree Day is exclusively for Tauranga residents, who can choose from a variety of native tree species including Pōhutukawa, Tōtara, and Kōwhai plus fruit trees.

We have over 2000 free trees available, so there are plenty to go around. The trees are ready to plant and can easily fit in a car, so trailers won’t be needed.

Our Arborist team will be present at Baypark to provide educational materials and guidance on tree care.

Council staff will also record the intended planting locations to ensure all suburbs benefit from this initiative.

Free Tree Day details:

  • Date: Saturday 7 June
  • Time: 9am – 1pm
  • Location: Mercury Baypark, 81 Truman Lane, Mount Maunganui

We need your help to create a cooler, greener, healthier city.

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Key information

Project type
Community
Environment

Status
Underway

Neighbourhood
Citywide

Key dates

  • Registration form opens

    Monday, 12 May 2025
  • Registration form closes

    Friday, 6 June 2025
  • Pick up tree

    9:30 - 1:00 pm, Saturday 7 June 2025

Who's listening

Community Relations Team
Tauranga City Council

info@tauranga.govt.nz 
07 577 7000

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