MOUTERE CATCHMENT GROUP VISION From the ridgetops to the sea, nurturing the mana and mauri of the Moutere estuary, its connected waterways, its biodiversity, and its people is our collective responsibility. PURPOSE To support the coordination of projects and...
SUPPORTING FARMER-DRIVEN COMMUNITY CATCHMENT GROUPS IN SOUTHLAND his project was funded by the Ministry for Primary Industries Sustainable Farming Fund to support Southland’s farmer-driven community catchment groups with a part-time Project Coordinator. The aim of...
PARADISE VALLEY CATCHMENT GROUP The Paradise Valley Catchment Group was formed in February 2018 in response to landowner’s concerns ranging from flooding and stream bank erosion to water quality in the Upper Ngongotaha area. NZ Landcare Trust supported the group with...
STONEY CREEK CATCHMENT GROUP The project ran from 2014-2021 and brought in $111,560 worth of grants for plants, with landowner contributions and Horizons Grants paying for fencing. Resulting in 79 km (96%) of the tributaries in the catchment being fenced and planted,...
POMAHAKA CATCHMENT GROUP Through the Pomahaka Water Care Group (PWCG) farmers have lead the way in taking responsibility and ownership for the water quality in the catchment’s rivers and streams, and seek to improve land management throughout the catchment by...