Porirua School creates treasured garden space for students
20/05/2013
More than 80 people from the Porirua community rallied together to support Porirua School with their Treemendous School Makeover on Saturday 18 May.
Halfway Bush creates blooming education space for students
16/04/2013
More than 130 people from the Dunedin community were out in force on Saturday to help out with Halfway Bush School’s Treemendous School Makeover.
Project Crimson visits Rotoroa Island
20/12/2012
Project Crimson Trustees enjoyed a night on Rotoroa Island in the Hauraki Gulf last week - following their final meeting of the year.
Richard Bowles makes it to the finish line!
15/12/2012
Adventure runner Richard Bowles has just become the first runner to complete the 3054km Te Araroa Trail, which spans the length of New Zealand from Cape Reinga to Bluff.
Rātā welcomes Te Araroa trail runner to Queenstown
10/12/2012
On Monday 10th December, ultra-marathon runner Richard Bowles ran into Queenstown and was a guest at Josh Emett’s restaurant Rātā as part of the Project Crimson fundraising efforts.
Green goals a reality for schools
28/11/2012
Four winning schools have been selected to receive a Treemendous School Makeover in 2013 – a joint initiative between the Mazda Foundation and Project Crimson Trust.
Mazda workhorses help native icons blossom
23/11/2012
Mazda New Zealand has reaffirmed its ongoing support of one of New Zealand’s most well known charities, donating two of its hard working new BT-50s to the Project Crimson Trust.
Te Araroa Trail runner plants ratas with Project Crimson
19/11/2012
When a man makes molehills out of mountains, runs daily marathons for weeks on end, and enjoys every minute of the rugged adventure, you might be tempted to call him crazy. Or you might just call him Richard Bowles.
Queenstown's Rata restaurant raises profile of Project Crimson
15/11/2012
Rata is more than just a name for the prominent new Queenstown restaurant owned by New Zealand Masterchef judge Josh Emett and business partner Fleur Caulton. The pair are passionate about the conservation of the rata tree which is reflected in their endorsement for the work of the Project Crimson Trust.
Running for red
18/10/2012
New Zealand’s Te Araroa Trail is about to be run for the first time, but it’s an Australian who is taking up the challenge! And it's all set to help raise funds for Project Crimson.
Dress with ‘Pride’ this summer - and keep New Zealand blooming Crimson
9/10/2012
Can fashion really help the environment? Project Crimson and fashion designer and eco-advocate Laurie Foon of Starfish believe it can and have created a line of unique and stylish eco friendly tshirts since their partnership began in 2008, the profits of which go back into putting more pohutukawa and rata into New Zealand soil.
Kiwis help plant over 100,000 trees as a legacy to Rugby World Cup
23/08/2012
Thousands of New Zealanders have now helped to plant over 100,000 native trees as part of the Living Legends project.
Project Crimson named a Conservation Champion
31/07/2012
Project Crimson was delighted to be named a Conservation Champion by the Department of Conservation in July of this year for our work in Reporua.
Kids create Treemendous Kakabeak nursery
2/07/2012
The Tutira community came out in force on Saturday 30 June to help transform many areas of Tutira school grounds as part of the Treemendous School Makeover project.
Otaua School creates a Treemendous space for students
30/05/2012
More than 140 people from the Otaua community were out in force on Saturday to help out with Otaua School’s Treemendous School Makeover.
Project Crimson a finalist in Green Ribbon Awards
18/05/2012
Project Crimson is excited to have been named one of three finalists in the 2012 Green Ribbon Awards, in the Biodiversity Category.
Nuhaka School plants a Treemendous walkway
9/05/2012
Over 150 students, teachers and members of the Nuhaka community were out in force on Saturday 28 April to turn an area of land adjacent to Nuhaka School into a native garden.
Omarama Makeover sets the bar for 2012
13/03/2012
The Omarama School makeover kicked the 2012 Treemendous makeovers off in special style - with almost 100 people turning up to help despite the school having only 26 students!
Treemendous School Makeover winners named
1/12/2011
Four New Zealand schools have been selected to receive a Treemendous School Makeover – a joint initiative by the Mazda Foundation and Project Crimson Trust.
Dress with ‘Pride’ this Summer
31/08/2011
Dress with ‘Pride’ this summer and keep New Zealand’s native trees blooming.
Ata Rangi and Project Crimson serve up a special course for Wellington on a Plate
5/08/2011
Project Crimson and Ata Rangi are set to show off their exceptional partnership in August when they swap cutlery for spades during New Zealand’s premier culinary festival
Rapaura School plants a Treemendous new garden
25/05/2011
Over 100 students, teachers and members of the Blenheim school community were out in force over the weekend to dig in for Rapaura School’s Treemendous School Makeover.
Westshore Primary School's Treemendous Makeover
12/04/2011
Over 120 students, teachers and members of the wider school community were out in force over the weekend to dig in for Westshore School’s Treemendous School Makeover.
Outdoor learning for Spotswood Primary
11/04/2011
Spotswood Primary’s 324 pupils can now reap the benefits of learning in their outdoor classroom following a Treemendous School Makeover.
Living Legends launch
15/02/2011
Living Legends, a community conservation initiative uniting rugby and conservation in 2011, was officially launched in Christchurch last week.
Orua and Wattle Bay Coastal Area Set to Return to Crimson
8/02/2011
The crimson flowers from 100 pohutukawa, supplied by the Project Crimson Trust, will soon be a welcome sight to visitors and members of the Orua Bay and Wattle Bay community...
Te Manutuketuke Walkway Signs
8/02/2011
Peter Gibson, from the Paikea - Whitireia Trust, applied for funding through Project Crimson in 2010 as he wanted signage to the "Te Manutuketuke Walkway"...
Spotswood Primary School wins Treemendous Makeover
2/12/2010
Spotswood Primary School is one of four schools selected nationwide to receive a Treemendous School Makeover – a joint initiative by the Mazda Foundation and Project Crimson Trust...
Westshore School wins Treemendous Makeover
2/12/2010
Westshore School is one of four schools selected nationwide to receive a Treemendous School Makeover – a joint initiative by the Mazda Foundation and Project Crimson Trust...
Rapaura School wins Treemendous Makeover
2/12/2010
Rapaura School is one of four schools selected nationwide to receive a Treemendous School Makeover – a joint initiative by the Mazda Foundation and Project Crimson Trust...
Epuni Primary School wins Treemendous Makeover
2/12/2010
Epuni Primary School is one of four schools selected nationwide to receive a Treemendous School Makeover – a joint initiative by the Mazda Foundation and Project Crimson Trust...
Treemendous School Makeover winners announced
2/12/2010
Three schools in the North Island and one in the South have been selected to receive a Treemendous School Makeover – a joint initiative by the Mazda Foundation and Project Crimson Trust...
Celebrating conservation and Rugby Legends in 2011
26/11/2010
In an effort to celebrate community conservation and rugby an exciting new project called Living Legends has been kicked off in preparation for Rugby World Cup 2011.
Kerry Fenton-Johns Art Exhibition
15/11/2010
Dunedin Airport will this month open a special solo art exhibition by leading Otago artist Kerry Fenton-Johns, featuring pohutukawa - the New Zealand Christmas tree.
Kiwi kids learn virtually everything about New Zealand's native Christmas tree
9/11/2010
Next week thousands of primary, intermediate and secondary school students from around the country will participate in a virtual field-trip to Whangarei to learn about New Zealand’s native Christmas tree, the pōhutukawa.
Vote for your favourite plant 2010
4/11/2010
Having picked their favourites in the local body elections, Kiwis can now vote for their favourite native plant in the Plant Conservation Network’s annual poll via the Network website...
St Mary’s add some red bloom to their school
19/10/2010
When Project Crimson sent out the word that extra pohutukawa were available in the Tamaki region, plenty of schools, community groups and local council groups put their hands up for some of our iconic species...
Seeing Red
9/09/2010
Visitors to the islands on Lake Wanaka will be seeing red in the coming years, as they will be ablaze with rata flowers, thanks to Project Crimson and volunteers from the local community....
Your ticket to Fashion Week could be in a pohutukawa tree
9/09/2010
In a brilliant mix of ecology and fashion, Project Crimson and Starfish designer Laurie Foon have teamed up to give fashion lovers the chance to be guests at New Zealand Fashion Week this year...
Onepoto is transformed
9/09/2010
Titahi Bay School Environment group swapped their school books for spades last Thursday to help plant 750 Northern Rata gifted by the Project Crimson Trust to the Porirua City Council...
Starfish Eco-Show at New Zealand Fashion Week
31/08/2010
Win 2 tickets to the Starfish Eco-Show at New Zealand Fashion Week in Auckland by purchasing a Project Crimson Bloomer tee...
Satellites Assist in Moturata Restoration
20/07/2010
A 20 year long environmental restoration project on Moturata Island 45km south of Dunedin, has not only seen the regeneration of rata trees....
Project Crimson plants at Hauraki Gulf Marine Park
22/06/2010
Visitors to the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park coastline will soon be enjoying the bloom from even more pohutukawa after Project Crimson recently provided another 50 pohutukawa to be planted on Te Kouma Farm...
New Zealanders to plant 13,000 pohutukawa and rata in 2010
1/06/2010
This year, volunteers in communities all around the country will plant 13,000 eco-sourced pohutukawa and rata following the 2010 Project Crimson annual funding round...
Native grove for Albany Primary School
26/05/2010
In a final Treemendous effort of 2010, Albany Primary School receivd a native garden makeover on 22 May...
Bucklands Beach Primary School transformed
28/04/2010
The Treemendous team along with teachers, parents, children and others from the community of Bucklands Beach in Auckland turned out in full force on Saturday 24 April to help transform an area on the edge of the school field into a native garden...
Treemendous Makeover for St Joseph’s School
29/03/2010
An area out the back of St Joseph’s School in Waitara has been transformed from an ‘out-of-bounds’ swamp to a native wetland area after the Treemendous team visited the school on Saturday 20 March to help complete a Treemendous School Makeover...
Bartlett's rata voted third favourite plant in New Zealand
18/03/2010
Kiwi’s love and concern for one of its most endangered species shone through after it was voted New Zealander’s third favourite plant in the Favourite Native Plant poll run by the New Zealand Native Plant Conservation Network...
Ata Rangi continues to support Project Crimson
12/01/2010
Conservationist, winemaker and Ata Rangi founder, Clive Paton chats to Hannah White from Project Crimson about his work with rata, the success of his Crimson label wine and his ongoing commitment to Project Crimson...
Winners announced for a Treemendous School Makeover
12/11/2009
Four New Zealand schools have been selected for the third round of the annual Treemendous School Makeovers, a joint initiative between Project Crimson and the Mazda Foundation...
Kiwi kids learn virtually everything about NZ
11/11/2009
In October 2,000 primary, intermediate, and secondary school students from around the country participated in a virtual field-trip to the North Island’s east coast to learn about New Zealand’s native Christmas tree, the pōhutukawa...
New Bloomers coming soon...
16/10/2009
In a brilliant mix of ecology and fashion, Project Crimson and designer and eco-advocate, Laurie Foon of Starfish have teamed up to...
School community gets stuck in for Papatoetoe North School Makeover
8/09/2009
Children, parents, teachers and keen locals worked all day on Saturday, 5th September for Papatoetoe North School’s Treemendous School Makeover, the final makeover for 2009...
Project Crimson and Meridian help plant 900 native trees in Redcliffs Valley
11/08/2009
Hundreds of native trees and shrubs were planted by Meridian staff, Project Crimson, Christchurch City Council and members of the community for a restoration project in the valley at the head of Barnett’s Park (Redcliffs, Christchurch) on Saturday 8 August...
Philip Simpson awarded Loder Cup
5/08/2009
The awards just keep on coming for botanist and Project Crimson Trustee, Philip Simpson...
Arbor Day makeover for Ian Galloway Park
5/06/2009
Project Crimson led the transformation of high profile sports park, Ian Galloway Park, on Friday 5 June, with the planting of 2,500 native plants
Philip Simpson awarded $100,000 Michael King Fellowship
2/06/2009
Botanist, Takaka resident and founding Project Crimson Trustee, Philip Simpson, has been awarded the $100,000 Creative New Zealand Michael King Writers’ Fellowship.
Hedgehope School Treemendous Makeover
8/03/2009
The Treemendous team visited Hedgehope School on Saturday 7 March to carry out their native garden makeover along with the school and members of the local community.