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WaiNot Natives
Nursery
Locally grown New Zealand Natives using sustainable Ellebags
Reducing plastic, improving root health and restoring our landscapes together.
Our Native Plants
Behind the Nursery
From Seedling to Ellebag innovation - here's how we grow healthy, sustainable native plants ready for your restoration projects
Trays of SeedlingsNZ native seeds grown for us in trays that are returned for reuse. We grow 34 different species
Testimonials
Working with WaiNot Native Nursery has been a game-changer for contractors like us, great communication, easy and super helpful to deal with.
We have been consistently impressed by the quality of their plants, which are always healthy and well-suited to our local environment. Their innovative use of the Ellebags promotes healthy root growth, ensuring transplant success and ultimately leading to thriving plants.
The ease of use when working with the Ellebag has meant we save time in our planting process and never need to worry anymore about disposing of plastic trays/pots/bags anymore.
We highly recommend contacting WaiNot Native Nursery for any large or small native planting projects you may have.
Alistair Hardy, Director
Working with WaiNot Native Nursery has been a game-changer for contractors like us, great communication, easy and super helpful to deal with.
We have been consistently impressed by the quality of their plants, which are always healthy and well-suited to our local environment. Their innovative use of the Ellebags promotes healthy root growth, ensuring transplant success and ultimately leading to thriving plants.
The ease of use when working with the Ellebag has meant we save time in our planting process and never need to worry anymore about disposing of plastic trays/pots/bags anymore.
We highly recommend contacting WaiNot Native Nursery for any large or small native planting projects you may have.
Alistair Hardy, Director
Over the past three years, I've planted 40,000 native trees and shrubs using plastic pots and bags, which were heavy, fragile, and produced waste. These methods also added 25% to plant costs due to high transport expenses, and removing the plants took time. Plastic disposal was another issue. In the last 15 months, the ELLEPOT system has improved our process. Used by WaiNot Native Nursery in Rotorua, it reduces freight costs by allowing more plants in a degradable box, ready for planting without handling. Its eco-friendly pots lower labour and environmental impact. We plant with a spade or a battery drill and auger, speeding up the process and cutting costs. Plants grow better and need less maintenance; some shrubs don't need care later. Fertiliser tablets boost growth without extra work. This system allows efficient planting, better plant survival, and cost savings.
Yellowview Trust
Partnering with WaiNot Native Nursery has transformed our planting operations.
The Ellebag system makes planting faster and easier, with minimal root disturbance and no soil loss — resulting in healthier, more resilient plants.
We’ve cut labour time, reduced plastic waste, and improved overall efficiency, all while meeting our sustainability goals.
WaiNot’s Ellebag-grown natives deliver real results for restoration projects across Aotearoa.
Aotearoa Restoration
Get in touch
Phone: 0274751612 (Steve)
Phone: 0272916064 (Steph)
Opening times
We're open by appointment, so please call.
Address
715 Waikite Valley Road, RD1, Rotorua