The New Zealand Plant Conservation Network holds its biennial conference on 12–15 October 2026 at Te Wharewaka Function Centre on Wellington's waterfront, under the theme 'Mahia ngā here — Collaboration for better conservation'.
The New Zealand Plant Conservation Network (NZPCN) Conference 2026 runs from 12 to 15 October 2026 at Te Wharewaka Function Centre in Te Whanganui-a-Tara | Wellington. Its theme, *Mahia ngā here — Collaboration for better conservation*, reflects on past and present collaborations in plant conservation and how to strengthen those connections for the future.
The four-day programme opens on Monday 12 October with workshops and the 100-year anniversary of the Ōtari Native Botanic Garden and Wilton's Bush Reserve. Symposia sessions fill Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 October at Te Wharewaka, with a conference dinner and awards ceremony at the Mount Victoria Bowling Club on the Wednesday evening, before field trips to local conservation sites on Thursday 15 October. Confirmed keynote speakers are Aaria Ripeka Dobson-Waitere, Carlos Lehnebach, James Brock and Jason Arnold.
The conference is organised by the New Zealand Plant Conservation Network, established in April 2003 and now with more than 1,000 members worldwide. Its biennial conferences are described by the Network as the best place to meet people passionate about plant conservation and to network on shared challenges. The 2026 organising committee is led by Megan Ireland, and the event doubles as a fundraiser for the David Given Threatened Plant Scholarship and the John Sawyer Threatened Plant Endowment Fund.
The conference draws plant conservation practitioners, researchers, botanic-garden and restoration staff, iwi and community groups, and students from across Aotearoa. The mix of symposia, hands-on workshops, an awards dinner and post-conference field trips makes it both a knowledge-sharing forum and a networking occasion for the botanical and conservation sector.
Te Wharewaka Function Centre sits on the Wellington waterfront at the Taranaki Street Wharf, a central-city location beside the lagoon and within walking distance of Te Papa, the CBD and a large cluster of hotels. That compact, walkable geography suits a multi-day conference: delegates can move between the venue, the anniversary event, the Mount Victoria Bowling Club dinner and their accommodation largely on foot. The organiser notes that some Wellington hotels are offering discounts to conference delegates, and Wellington's CBD-to-airport corridor is a short drive, easing arrivals for out-of-town attendees.
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