We work alongside catchment and environmental groups across Aotearoa to support practical environmental action. To help you focus on this essential work, we offer a range of digital services and tools designed to make it easier to connect, organise your activities, and share your impact.
These resources help groups manage events, coordinate volunteers, track progress, and access useful information. By reducing administration time, our digital services give you more time to care for the land and water, while building knowledge and connections across the wider Landcare network.
Digital Services to Support Your Environmental Work
We have tailored our platforms to meet the day-to-day needs of catchment groups.
Landcare Buddy
Get the support you need with our AI-powered service agent. It answers your questions quickly and connects your group with relevant resources to keep your projects moving forward.
Interactive Catchments Map
View the growing catchment movement across Aotearoa. This national map highlights local groups and environmental initiatives. It provides a shared view of the movement and helps you connect with others working in your region.
LandcareLink Platform
Streamline your day-to-day operations. This practical platform allows you to manage upcoming events, coordinate local volunteers, and track your activities all in one convenient place.
e-Learning Platform
Build capability within your community. Our online learning platform provides practical resources designed to equip your group with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in your environmental goals.
Landcare Buddy AI Support
Need help but don’t know where to start? The LandcareBuddy AI Support Agent is here to help.
Trained on a secure, private database of New Zealand-specific resources, LandcareBuddy offers instant 24/7 assistance. Your data is never used for training and remains completely private, so there’s no risk of your information being shared. The AI draws its knowledge from NZ Landcare Trust’s website, a curated database of over 600 local resources, and transcripts from more than 250 of our YouTube videos.
By handling routine questions, LandcareBuddy helps our community find the right information quickly. Just a few things LandcareBuddy can help you with:
- Advice on sustainable land and water management in NZ
- Guidance for starting or supporting local catchment and community groups
- Guidance on riparian planting, wetland restoration, pest control, and nitrate management.
- Information on biodiversity-friendly farming practices
- Access to NZ-based videos, guides, toolkits, and action stories
Click the Ask LandcareBuddy blue button on the lower left-hand corner of your browser to give LandcareBuddy a go
Interactive Catchments Map
This map provides a national view of catchment collectives, catchment groups, and environmental community groups across Aotearoa. It is a shared, community-driven resource designed to support connection, coordination, and collaboration across the catchment sector.
By bringing information into one place, the map helps improve visibility of local action, supports partnerships, and reduces unnecessary duplication of effort.
LandcareLink – Event & Volunteer Management Platform
Event ManagementCreate, manage, and promote your events with ease using our integrated calendar and event registration tools . Comprehensive Activity TrackingTrack your performance with real-time dashboards and analytics. Easy to use CRM CapabilitiesMaintain a robust database of volunteers, contacts, and newsletter subscribers. Efficient Group CommunicationKeep everyone informed and connected with our group emailing and newsletter features. |
LandcareLink is designed to make it easier for catchment groups to manage their activities. This is a practical, all-in-one platform designed to help catchment group and collective coordinators spend less time on administration and more time on the ground. It brings together everything you need to run your group effectively — from planning and promoting events through a shared calendar, to managing registrations and tracking who attends your workshops, planting days, or any other event.
To request free access to this CRM for your group, please fill out the digital enquiry form below, and we will be in touch.
Please note: To be eligible, groups must be based in New Zealand, focus on biodiversity or freshwater, and be mapped on the NZLT catchments map.
Explore our e- learning platform
NZ Landcare Trust provides Catchment Groups and Collectives across Aotearoa with access to Moodle, a versatile online learning platform. Moodle enables groups to centralise their efforts by creating and sharing training resources, delivering online courses, fostering discussions, and tracking progress—all in one place.
This powerful tool helps groups build knowledge, enhance their capabilities, and exchange practical insights on sustainable land and water management. The Trust also provides tailored support to help groups establish and manage courses that align with their specific objectives.
NZLT is currently offering the ACE (Aotearoa Catchment Extension) training as a self-learning on our Moodle platform. We are committed to empowering catchment group leaders through a dynamic mix of online learning, live events, and community involvement. Our ACE curriculum covers crucial subjects like Freshwater Management, Strategic Leadership, Integrated Farm to Catchment Scale Planning, GMP and Mitigation Tools, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Engagement and Storytelling.
Other e-learning modules might be offered in the future.
What our staff say about our digital tools
“Thanks to LandcareLink our team has streamlined our operations and improved our impact reporting significantly.”
Bridget Jonker
National Catchments Manager
“The LandcareLink platform has been a game-changer for our organisation, revolutionising how we manage our communications.”
Shaila Workman
Communications Manager
“Our training sessions have become more effective and engaging since implementing the Learning Managment model facilitated by NZLT.”
Hannah Morris
National Capability Development Manager Aotearoa Extension Program (Catchment Toolkit)