NORTH CANTERBURY SUSTAINABLE FARM SYSTEMS The North Canterbury Sustainable Farm Systems project assisted with and informed the work plan for the Hurunui-Waiau Zone Committee under the Canterbury Water Management Strategy. The NZ Landcare Trust project managed this...
RESTIAD WETLANDS Restiad wetlands are rare. Within New Zealand they are only present in the Waikato and even here only three natural populations remain. A special feature of restiad wetlands is that they form peat. Once extensive, most areas supporting this wetland...
PREDATOR FREE BOP Predator Free BOP was a community led, backyard trapping initiative that aimed to bring native birds back to suburbs and help make New Zealand predator free by 2050. The biggest threat to native birds are rats who have taken over native bush and...
ROTOMANUKA LAKES PROJECT The Rotomanuka Lakes are peat lakes situated in the Waipā Region of the Waikato. They are linked hydrologically to the Rotopiko Lakes complex and drain into the Waikato River via Mystery Creek, meaning that the water quality in these lakes has...
AORERE RIVER PROJECT - RIVERPRIZE WINNER Aorere Catchment Project; a community approach to improving catchment wellbeing The Aorere River Catchment lies within the Tasman District of New Zealand’s South Island and is home to over 13,000 cows and 35 dairy farms. The...
