--- title: 'Fukuoka Friendship' url: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2026/fukuoka-friendship' markdown: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2026/fukuoka-friendship.md' date: '2026-05-25' description: 'Fukuoka Friendship Garden Spring Working Bee: This July marks the 40th anniversary of sister city relations between Auckland and Fukuoka, Japan. Fukuoka gifted a Japanese garden to Auckland in 1989. The original oasis was built by master gardeners from Japan and was located inside the Auckland Zoo…' --- Fukuoka Friendship Auckland's Sister-City ![fukuoka 2026](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/4/9/a/4/f/49a4f2edb903e90047cd2ccee4bfc65e6d4bc6fb-fukuoka2626.jpg "fukuoka 2026") # Fukuoka Friendship Monday, 25th May 2026 at 7:10am #### Fukuoka Friendship Garden Spring Working Bee: This July marks the 40th anniversary of sister city relations between Auckland and Fukuoka, Japan. Fukuoka gifted a Japanese garden to Auckland in 1989. The original oasis was built by master gardeners from Japan and was located inside the Auckland Zoo. It is now located on the corner of the Auckland Zoo car park, as you walk into Western Springs. To prepare the garden for upcoming celebrations, an Autumn working bee was held over the weekend with 34 volunteers, including GBHS students Lewis Robinson, Mizuki Yamaguchi and a group of international students from Japan. It's great to see our students volunteering their time in the community! Navigate - [ Home ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/) - [ About Us ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/about-us) - [ Enrolment ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/enrolment) - [ Learning ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/learning-areas) Contact Contact us: [https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact\_us](https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact_us)Green Bay High School 143 - 161 Godley Road, Green Bay Auckland 0643 New Zealand PO BOX 80002 | | | |---|---| | Tel | [+64 9 817 8173](tel:+6498178173) | | Absences | [Ext. 234 or press ‘1’ (one)](tel:+6498178173,234) | | Email | | | CONTACT US | [https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact\_us](https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact_us) | For contact details of individual staff, including Year level deans, please navigate to our [staff directory](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/about-us/staff) Kōtuitui Community Green Bay High School is proudly part of the Kōtuitui community of learning, a learning network of 12 West Auckland schools. To learn more about the Kōtuitui community please click [HERE](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/community/kotuitui). [![Kotuitui Community of Learning](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/user/themes/gbhs/images/kotuitui.svg)](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/community/kotuitui) --- ## Navigation - Parent: [Term 2 2026](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2026.md) - Previous: [From NZ to Vietnam](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2026/from-nz-to-vietnam.md) - Next: [Futsal Finale](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2026/futsal-finale.md)