NZ LANDCARE TRUST NEWS
NZ Landcare Trust Spring newsletter 2023 released
Check out our latest newsletter featuring: An update from Dr Nick Edgar, CEO of NZ Landcare Trust Project updates including: Aotearoa Catchment Extension (ACE) Westpac Watercare Project Access to Experts Farming with Native Biodiversity Taiea te Taiao Managing...
NZ Landcare Trust receives net carbonzero certification
NZ Landcare Trust/Ngā Matapopori Whenua has been awarded Toitū net carbonzero certification in line with ISO 14064-1. The national organisation, focused on community-led sustainable land and water management, is one of just over 200 organisations in New Zealand that...
NZ Landcare Trust among recipients of boosted catchment group funding
NZ Landcare Trust has been selected by the government to receive additional funding for catchment projects around the country. This week the government released $9.1 million of funding towards catchment projects in the Waikato, Manawatū-Whanganui, Taranaki,...
Six groups awarded $10,000 each to improve our waterways
NZ Landcare Trust and Westpac New Zealand have awarded six grants of $10,000 through the Westpac Watercare Project to support sustainable initiatives for rivers, lakes, streams and wetlands. The successful grant recipients are: Oratia & Waiatarua Wildlife Project...
New research into sheep wintering released
Farmers around New Zealand now have access to robust research into improving water quality while while wintering sheep on their lands. NZ Landcare Trust’s project ‘Understanding the benefits of sheep winter grazing’ examined grazing practices to see the impact on...
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...