A special way to celebrate life
The Celebrate Life Totara Grove in Kaitoke Regional Park is flourishing as people choose to plant a totara sapling to mark life’s important occasions.
“Recently a 30-strong group of people, along with quite a few bottles of champagne, planted a tree to celebrate a family reunion,” says Kaitoke Regional Park Ranger Steve Edwards. “We also have new parents planting a tree to celebrate the birth of a child, or friends and family marking the death of a loved one. Totara are also planted to celebrate weddings or important achievements, such as giving up smoking.”
The $30 cost includes a totara sapling, certificate and maintenance of the tree.
See www.gw.govt.nz/kaitoke or phone 04 802 0317.
[January 2011: The Celebrate Life Grove at Kaitoke's Te Marua entrance is now full and is closed for new tree planting. We are investigating other sites in the regional parks to see if we may offer a similar opportunity elsewhere.]