“The Green Lab showed a genuine interest in helping us visualise our end goal and clearly explained our options to us. The team showed kindness and compassion to everyone that helped out on site. You could see that our volunteers confidence improved after each volunteer session as some of them learnt new skills.”

Project: Riverlution Gathering Space

“Their practical, down-to-earth approach, the expertise they bring, mixed with their ability to work alongside the people, helping facilitate and transform the hopes and ideas of the community into reality, are some of The Green Lab’s very real strengths.”

Project: Linwood Tiny Shop Village

“Working with the Green Lab at the Riverbend Refuge project was really special for us – the young people we work with became more connected with the Ōtākaro awa as part of this project, and got to share their beautiful artwork with the wider community! Seeing the Riverbend Refuge come to life was absolutely fantastic, and a testament to the hard working and creative people at the Green Lab. We would absolutely love to work together again.”

Project: Riverbend Refuge, Christchurch

“The Green Lab is an astounding organisation: besides their unquestionable skills in landscaping and rejuvenating vacant spaces, The Green Lab has demonstrated a great community focus and a genuine community development attitude.”

Project: Kotahitanga, Christchurch

“Volunteering on the building [of Kotahitanga] was a very positive experience... the organisation of the building process was simplified so a novice like me could grasp it and achieve good quality work”

Project: Kotahitanga, Christchurch