After many years of discussion of what CYC can do to invest in the future and do our part to look after the place that God has given us, we have decided to start a 3 part project focusing on Sustainable Power, Sustainable Planting, & Sustainability Education.

The first part of our project starts with adding 198 solar panels to our site, creating a significant portion of our daily electricity through a great renewable resource at our disposal. We also are adding fixed charging stations for electric cars for guest groups.

The second part of our project focuses on replanting steep hill faces and waterways in native flora, to create further habitats for native fauna, and add to guest experience on site. 

Each part of our project feeds into the last and most important, Sustainability Education. We are creating a new interactive activity where groups will be able to learn about our environment and how to look after it, becoming good stewards of Aotearoa. As part of this they will be able to learn about sustainable energy, like solar, and how solar and other renewable resources help protect our whenua, first hand. They will be involved in looking after our sustainable planting projects, learning about different native flora and how replanting trees and other native plants can provide safe spaces for endangered species, especially our birds.