Christchurch Envirohub is a proud member of Environment Hubs Aotearoa, a charitable incorporated society led by 18 member organisations across Aotearoa New Zealand. Established in 2018, Christchurch Envirohub provides environmental and sustainability organisations in Greater Christchurch a welcoming hub to connect, support, educate and inspire.
An ecosystem of sustainability and environmental organisations in Greater Christchurch with sufficient capacity to pursue their missions.
Nuturing environmental and community wellbeing in Greater Christchurch while honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
The purpose of Christchurch Envirohub is to nurture and support sustainability and environmental organisations in Greater Christchurch.
Christchurch Envirohub engages with its network, partners and the wider community according to a set of principles and values. Te Tiriti o Waitangi is acknowledged as the founding document of Aotearoa New Zealand, and Māori as mana whenua. At Envirohub, we respect te ao Māori, tikanga, kawa, and whanonga pono. We look to develop relationships with iwi and hapū as partners, founded on respect, trust, and reciprocity. Kaitiakitanga and manaakitanga guide the way in which we operate.
At Christchurch Envirohub, we strive for the highest standard of professionalism and integrity. We respect the aspirations and opinions of the sustainability and environmental community and a set of principles guide the way in which we operate and prioritise the activities we undertake.
Facilitating and supporting the development of innovate ideas, initiatives and solutions
Strengthen the network of environmental and sustainability organisations by providing useful tools and services to them aswell as working collaboratively
Strive to connect with all the environmental and sustainability groups in Christchurch to establish a better understanding of projects and initiatives and share the positive outcomes from the mahi achieved.
Create positive and inviting spaces for people to enjoy working and gathering in.
Support our network through our services and spaces to enable them to achieve ‘on the ground’ work, including restoring and regenerating our environment.
Build the working relationships necessary that truly honour others and fosters a sense of belonging.
Jocelyn is a committed educator for sustainability. Currently, she works part-time as a Youth Engagement and Education Advisor at Environment Canterbury and runs her own educational consultancy, Sustain Ed, from her home in Christchurch. She was a Social Sciences teacher for 25 years and is most proud of creating, with a colleague, a Level 2 NCEA Sustainable Futures course at a Christchurch school. She is a community activist, involved with numerous environmental groups, and is currently Regional Branch Coordinator with the New Zealand Association for Environmental Education (NZAEE).
Sarah works in corporate sustainability, focusing on channeling climate transition funding from multinational companies to local farmers through the value chain. Her role helps farmers adopt more efficient and sustainable practices, which in turn has a significant impact on Canterbury’s ecosystem.
Outside of work, Sarah is an avid nature enthusiast. She spends as much time outdoors as possible, whether it’s hiking in the mountains or swimming at New Brighton beach. For Sarah, connecting with nature isn’t just a hobby—it’s a vital part of life.
Keen to make a difference in her community, Sarah joined Christchurch Envirohub. This involvement allows her to contribute her professional expertise to local environmental initiatives, further extending her impact on sustainability efforts close to home.
Abby is policy advisor in central government with a past life as a project and programme coordinator in local government, crown entities and private organisations. She completed a masters degree in Policy and Governance from the University of Canterbury with her dissertation exploring the potential impact of using citizens’ assemblies to increase public involvement in the creation of climate policies in Aotearoa. She is a committed environmentalist, advocate for enhanced democratic participation, biking enthusiast and passionate animal rights supporter. In her spare time you will find her baking up a vegan storm, getting stuck into her vege garden or trying her hand at a new craft.
Haojin has a background in conservation and has spent over a decade promoting
and facilitating the use of best practices within the sustainability and conservation
sector. A recent migrant from Malaysia, both her and her husband now calls Ōtautahi
home.
Haojin believes strongly that many of the issues we face in our society today have
interconnected, deep rooted causes, and has been working with teams to resolve
wicked issues in a systemic and holistic way.
She is still on a personal journey incorporating and upholding diversity, equity and
inclusivity in the work she does, drawing on the rich experience and life lessons from
the wonderful people she meets every day, and from her 3 year old toddler, who has
taught her so much since entering Haojin and her husband’s life.
Juliet is a passionate sustainability professional who is loving the opportunity to support Christchurch Envirohub in the role of secretary. She recently completed her Masters at UC, which focused on the consumers’ role within supply chains as part of a circular economy. Juliet now supports businesses through their carbon certification and reduction journey in her position at Toitū Envirocare.
Ben graduated from the University of Canterbury specialising in Management, Marketing and Business and Sustainability. Whilst studying Ben worked as a Community Project Activator for the Shirley Village Project alongside Steve Jones-Poole. Helping both create and activate the projects occurring within Shirley. Ben loves to fight for the environment as well as get involved with his community, you will often find him exploring the hills, mountains and forests or planting in his own back garden.
Sarah moved to Christchurch to expand on her passions for the environment through a degree in social and environmental sustainability at UC. She enjoys working outside in nature, amongst communities and thrives off of hands-on initiatives. Passionate about Te Ao Māori indigenous knowledge, she aspires for a place of equal opportunities for those of all abilities. You’ll often see her either biking across Ōtautahi, kitted up in her football gear or exploring the port hills on one of her long runs. A hard-worker with a love for community, Sarah enjoys an active lifestyle and is always up for a challenge.
Jenny brings over 20 years of experience working with tamariki, community, industry, and local government to facilitate behaviour change to improve waterway health. Her expertise includes engagement, facilitation, project & event management, working with rūnanga, stormwater and drainage infrastructure, waste management, freshwater ecology, water quality, river engineering, native plantings, communications, marketing, central and local government. She has experience in both rural and urban environments, namely Christchurch and Banks Peninsula. Jenny holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Victoria University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Resource Studies (Environmental Management) from Lincoln University. What she loves about her mahi is coaching ākonga to realise their action ideas. When not working she is ‘mum’ to two energetic wildings skiing, gardening, baking, boogie boarding and helping them to answer all their ‘why’ questions.