Each year the Horowhenua District Council supplies thousands of spinifex and pīngao plants which volunteers then plant to protect and advance the sand dunes. In 1.5 hours today ~40 volunteers planted 4,000 plants. 🙌🏼

Some drill holes while others tuck in the young plants.

A person drilling planting holes in the sand. People planting. Some people plant while others discuss strategy. An older man planting one pīngao. A view of planting from the top of a nearby sand dune.