Living Legends was an organization that managed 17 native tree planting projects throughout New Zealand from 2011–2015.
[1] Each planting took place in conjunction with provincial rugby unions and was dedicated to a regional "Rugby Legend" selected by the union.
[2][3] Living Legends planted over 170,000 native trees.
Plantings were scheduled to be held in Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Taupō, Taranaki, Hawke’s Bay, Manawatu, Horowhenua/Kapiti, Wellington, Tasman, Buller/West Coast, Mid Canterbury, Christchurch, Otago and Southland.
Living Legends was a joint venture of Project Crimson,[4] an environmental charity with 20 years experience in community-based native restoration projects and the Tindall Foundation.