News
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Echoes of Conservation
Date:Categories:NewsEver wonder about the amazing people behind Forest & Bird's Te Hoiere Bat Recovery Project? The latest issue of Marlborough Magazine chronicles the mahi of this awesome crew and volunteers.
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Project partner appointed to district-wide committee
Date:Categories:NewsRuihana Smith of Ngāti Kuia has been appointed as the iwi representative to Marlborough District Council’s Environment and Planning Committee.
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Sign up for free soil workshops
Date:Categories:NewsJoin us for an interactive event, exploring soil health by visual assessments. We'll be in Kaituna on the 6th of May and Rai Valley on the 7th.
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View from the awa
Date:Categories:NewsTen project partners across six organisations recently came together to enhance their catchment understanding from the river's perspective.
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Welcome Greg Smith
Date:Categories:NewsGreg is the new Ngā Awa Ranger for Department of Conservation, surveying freshwater fish and sampling for the presence of kanakana (lampreys) throughout the catchment.
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Sign up for our free native seed workshops
Date:Categories:NewsPartnering with local ecologist Dan Moore and NZ Landcare Trust, these family-friendly workshops are in Havelock and Rai in March.
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Inspired farmers take action to clean waterways
Date:Categories:NewsA catchment restoration project in the Marlborough Sounds is bringing a farming community together to tackle water quality issues and achieve wider conservation goals.
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Linkwater tamariki learn about kaitiakitanga
Date:Categories:NewsKaitiakitanga is just one programme under development as part of the Project’s education series. Get in touch with us if you’d like to learn more.
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Te Hoiere Project Newsletter February 2024
Date:Categories:NewslettersNewsFrom wasp control and bat monitoring with Forest and Bird to joint fish monitoring across the catchment--our February pānui is out now.
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Fonterra launches wetlands webpage
Date:Categories:NewsWetlands are a key nature-based solution for dairy farms and agricultural landscapes.
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23 March: Propagating your own native plants
Date:Categories:NewsJoin us for this free event, learning how to collect and process seeds from native plants for propagation.
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Scientists study water movement in Te Hoiere
Date:Categories:NewsA new study by Council’s environmental scientists is looking at groundwater quality and how water moves through parts of Te Hoiere/Pelorus catchment, where hydrology is little understood.
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Te Hoiere Project Newsletter December 2023
Date:Categories:NewslettersNewsOur final newsletter of 2023 is out now! Check out Ngāti Kuia's wetland restorations and cultural monitoring for freshwater; Forest & Bird at Ronga for this year's native planting; and much more.
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Join us as a Community Trustee
Date:Categories:NewsWe have a vacancy on our governance board for a resident of Te Hoiere/Pelorus to join us as a Community Trustee for a voluntary three-year term. Submit your expression of interest by 19 Jan 2024.
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Culverts and our native freshwater fish
Date:Categories:NewsJoin us on the working dairy farm of Tanya and Murray Frost in Linkwater! We'll supply the BBQ lunch, as we discuss culverts and their role in helping our native freshwater fish in the catchment.
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Flood spurs Pelorus couple to protect farm
Date:Categories:NewsMason and Becky Coleman-Cowie are developing a productive dairy farm, while managing flood risk. Read more about the family's fencing, planting and a little dung-beetling in Lower Pelorus.
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Metal bands to keep predators out of bat roosts
Date:Categories:NewsAluminium bands wrapped around tree trunks in Marlborough’s Ronga Reserve should stop possums and rats from climbing up into the roosts of endangered bats.
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Smallholdings Community Meeting
Date:Categories:NewsJoin us on 7 December in Havelock for an evening of free pizza, learning about dung beetles, and hearing from guest speaker Dr Shaun Forgie of Dung Beetle Innovations.
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Havelock community planting
Date:Categories:NewsHavelock Community Association held a planting day over the school holidays, with over 500 native species flanking a recently completed section of the Motuweka Havelock Community Pathway.
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Hira School visits the catchment for a bat-astic evening
Date:Categories:NewsPelorus Scenic Reserve recently had a visit from students at Hira School to learn about our catchment’s long-tailed bats.
