Events
Protect Our Winters regularly run events and fundraisers to support our educational, activism and advocacy programs. We also occasionally promote partner events that align with our goals. See below for upcoming and past events or sign up to our Facebook Page to be kept in the loop.
POW Day at Cardrona
It's POW day at Cardrona! Make sure you carpool with your friends so you can drive to the top (Cars with 4 or more people only will get to drive all the way up) or take the bus from the Pine Trees for only $5. All proceeds from the bus will be donated to Protect Our...
POW WOW
Come along an hang out with other members of the POW community. Meet other like minded passionate outdoors people. Have a drink and a chat. A casual social event, all welcome. No formal agenda. Meet upstairs at Kai Whakapai at 7pm.
Wanaka Volunteer Training Session
POW are hosting our first volunteer training event! Come along and learn how you can turn your passion into purpose and help talk about, promote and volunteer your time for POW at events. All welcome. Thursday July 18th, 6pm - 8pm, Wanaka Presbyterian Church
Wanaka Winter Gathering
Protect Our Winters has been up and running for a year in New Zealand! It's time for another get together with everyone from the Wanaka / Queenstown area. Come along and learn more about POW NZ, what we're up to, how you can get involved and meet some other...
Wanaka Tree Planting with Te Kakano
Come learn about your carbon footprint, ways to reduce it and other ways you can take climate action. We’ll be planting about 100 trees along the Millenium track, followed by morning tea and some time to socialise with other like minded passionate outdoors people....
Bush Bash
The Bush Bash, everyone's favourite alliterated mini festival, is back for another round. There will be 10+ music acts, comedy, poetry, film, art and more. Some from near, some from afar, all of it great. Set amongst beautiful flora and fauna a mere stone's throw from...
adventurExpo Auckland
Come visit the POW table at the adventurExpo in Auckland. Under one roof adventurExpo will showcase adventure, extreme and action sports equipment that requires Wind, Water, Wheels or Mountains to connect to the environment. We will showcase a huge range of...
This Is Why – Our Path to Carbon Zero – Wanaka
ONE Summit have three incredible speakers who will talk about not only ‘Why’ we need to get to Carbon Zero by 2050, but also, and perhaps more important, the ‘How To’. Catherine Leining, one of New Zealand’s expert of climate mitigation policy and who co-leads Motu’s...
ONE Summit Eco Fair – Wanaka
Come along to the Lake Wanaka Centre on Sunday morning to find out more about what solutions organisations in our community are already working on to get us on the path to the future. Get the kids to design Wanaka 2050, come ask advice from Dr. Compost, take part in...
This Is Why – Our Path to Carbon Zero – Queenstown
ONE Summit host three incredible speakers will talk about not only ‘Why’ we need to get to Carbon Zero by 2050, but also, and perhaps more important, the ‘How To’. Catherine Leining, one of New Zealand’s expert of climate mitigation policy and who co-leads Motu’s...