4:02 pm today
Dozens of families from Auckland's Dawoodi Bohra community have traded a quiet weekend morning for spades and gumboots, joining efforts to restore a wetland in the Waitākere Ranges near Bethells Beach.
The Indian Muslim community has pledged to plant 4000 native trees each year as part of a three-year partnership with Matuku Link, a 37-hectare bush and wetland restoration project in West Auckland.
The Dawoodi Bohra community of New Zealand signed a memorandum of understanding with Matuku Link last year through its global Project Rise initiative, which brings together volunteers and local experts to support environmental conservation and protect native wildlife.
Children plant trees at Matuku Link Reserve as part of the Dawoodi Bohra community's commitment to restoring a wetland in the Waitākere Ranges.
