Te Whau Pathway
The newest sections of the Te Whau Pathway in Te Atatū South have received national recognition, winning a 2026 Outdoor Access Champion Award from Herenga ā Nuku Aotearoa, the Outdoor Access Commission.
The award celebrates the many organisations, community groups, and individuals who helped bring this innovative project to life. Wildlands is proud to have played a key role in the planning and implementation of the Te Whau Pathway, helping to deliver a project that creates valuable connections between people and the natural environment.
Westpac Rotorua Business Excellence Awards 2017
From small beginnings - Wildlands wins Supreme Business of the Year in the Rotorua Westpac Business Excellence Awards 2017.
Project Twin Streams, Waitakere
Wildlands is assisting with implementation of the field component of Project Twin Streams for the Auckland Council (previously Waitakere City Council), (restoration of the margins of the Opanuku and Oratia Streams), and the overall project won a ‘Green Ribbon’ award in 2010.
Tarawera River Restoration Project
SCA Hygiene Australasia, Kawerau, a company client, won a significant award in 2010 from the Sustainable Business Network, for a riparian project on the Tarawera River, which was planned and implemented by Wildlands.
Olympic Park, Auckland
Wildlands managed the streamside and riparian restoration of Olympic Park in Auckland, which won the “Outstanding Park Award for 2007” (awarded by the New Zealand Recreation Association).
Sustainable Business Network Award 2005
This award was “presented in recognition of an outstanding contribution to sustainability.” The judges commented that: “Wildlands has demonstrated outstanding performance across all three sustainability dimensions and has undertaken sustainability initiatives in the areas most relevant to its economic, social and environmental performance. It is likely that Wildlands is an industry leader in New Zealand.”
Wetlands Project Award
Ministry of Conservation & Environment Bay of Plenty
In 2001 this project was recognised under the RAMSAR Convention with a national award from the Minister of Conservation for the development and application of best practice in the conservation and wise use of wetlands.
The project also won the Industry/Business/Council section in the Environment Bay of Plenty Environmental Awards in 2000.
The New Zealand National Fieldays Society
For the 2002 Fieldays Wildlands won the Best Site Award - Best Small Indoor Site.
Other Awards
Other Wildlands projects have also won awards from Environment Bay of Plenty: Ohinemataroa (Whakatane) River restoration and a plant nursery project at the Taneatua School.