NZ LANDCARE NEWS
Applications open for $10,000 grants to improve our waterways
Community groups around the country are being invited to apply for funding to boost the health of their local waterways. NZ Landcare Trust and Westpac NZ are awarding six grants of $10,000 every year through the Westpac Watercare Project, to support sustainable...
NZ Landcare Trust’s response to Cyclone Gabrielle clean-up in Te Tairāwhiti praised
NZ Landcare Trust has been praised by the rural community for its dynamic response to the Cyclone Gabrielle clean up in Te Tairāwhiti. Within days of the devastating cyclone that wreaked havoc on the East Coast and Hawke’s Bay regions, the independent non-government...
ACE programme gains funding
Nearly $3m of funding from the Essential Freshwater Fund (EFF) has been awarded to NZ Landcare Trust to run the Aotearoa Catchment Extension programme – known as ACE. ACE will deliver a nationwide capability development programme to 12 regions through four knowledge...
NZLT partners with EPA & Wilderlab to support catchment group eDNA testing
NZ Landcare Trust has partnered with the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) and Wilderlab to help 19 community catchment groups test a waterway in their region to discover the plants and animals living in it. The catchment groups will test for environmental DNA,...
NZLT-led Farming with Native Biodiversity project launched
14 February 2023 The Farming with Native Biodiversity pilot project is making its public launch this month. This innovative project supports farmers to learn about native biodiversity and find win-win approaches for biodiversity management. The project is being led by...
NZ Landcare Trust and Westpac join forces to improve water quality for Kiwi communities
8 November 2022 NZ Landcare Trust and Westpac NZ have announced a partnership that will help community groups improve waterways around the country. The Westpac Watercare Project will see six $10,000 grants handed out each year to conservation projects. Westpac will...
Reconnecting to the whenua – A journey with Pūniu River Care Inc.
Kerilyn Rangi is really proud of herself. Since January the Te Awamutu-based mum has been working hard with her crew at the Pūniu River Care nursey at Mangatoatoa Marae in Te Mawhai – a role that has given her more than just a job, she says. Through the Ministry of...
NZLT – Thriving Southland
In a short space of just a few years, Southland catchment groups now cover an amazing 90 percent of the region, thanks to the work of Thriving Southland and the NZ Landcare Trust. Thriving Southland Project Chair Richard Kyte recently spoke at the NZ Landcare Trust’s...
Pomahaka work continues strong
Nostalgia kick-started it all for Lloyd McCall of the Pomahaka Water Care Group. All he wanted was for his mokopuna (grandchildren) to be able to do as he and previous generations had done and swim and splash in the swimming hole on the family farm. But it wasn’t to...
Slow down, be patient and create a positive legacy
You can’t rush the work or hope for quicker results when it comes to sustainable land practices and improving our country’s waterways. Speakers at the NZ Landcare Trust’s National Catchments Forum held in Wellington this week, supported by the Ministry for Primary...