News
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Pelorus People: Wendy Sullivan
Date:Categories:NewsGrassroots conservation is the passion that drives NZ Landcare Trust Marlborough catchment coordinator, Wendy Sullivan.
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Te Hoiere community shows strength
Date:Categories:NewsThe Te Hoiere Project focus has shifted from building new fences and planting seedlings to supporting people and helping fix damage from the August floods.
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Te Hoiere Pelorus ecological restoration kicks into gear
Date:Categories:NewsWhile Forest & Bird have had a dedicated trapping network in the Pelorus Bridge Scenic Reserve for years, this is the first concerted effort to protect and restore the area's pekapeka habitats.
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Drone reveals wetland's human history
Date:Categories:NewsHuman influences included an urupā where Ngāti Kuia tūpuna are buried, a tramline embankment from the 1880s to a sawmill in Blackball, historic drainage channels, and commercial forests.
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Beetling up the valley
Date:Categories:NewsA scheme covering an environmentally sensitive valley in the Marlborough Sounds is using dung beetles to reduce the emissions impact of cow dung.
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Flyover confirms planting benefits for Te Hoiere/Pelorus catchments
Date:Categories:NewsAn aerial survey of Te Hoiere/Pelorus catchments after heavy rain in February has confirmed the benefits of planting and fencing.
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Trust creates stable base for Te Hoiere restoration
Date:Categories:NewsThis month’s signing of a trust deed represents a new era for Te Hoiere Restoration Project.
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Embracing a community approach to conservation
Date:Categories:NewsAubrey Tai talks about his new role as catchment care co-ordinator for Te Hoiere Project.
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Top of the south survey aids efforts to keep Pelorus waterways clean
Date:Categories:NewsResults of a catchment condition survey covering areas of Te Hoiere/The Pelorus Catchment Restoration Project are set to help keep waterways clean and clear.
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Report identifies sources of Te Hoiere/Pelorus sedimentation
Date:Categories:NewsMarlborough District Council recently commissioned NIWA to study sediment sources in Te Hoiere/Pelorus Sound using the latest scientific techniques.
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Government funds $7.5 million towards Te Hoiere/Pelorus Project
Date:Categories:NewsProject co-chairman Waihaere Mason said the Mahi mō te Taiao/Jobs for Nature funding will help restore the catchment from the mountains to the sea while supporting training and creating jobs.
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Teaming up to protect top of South
Date:Categories:NewsTe Hoiere/Pelorus Catchment Restoration Project is one of three top-of-the-South initiatives receiving new funding through the Government’s Jobs for Nature programme.
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Improved freshwater in at-risk catchments in Marlborough a step closer
Date:Categories:NewsCatchment Condition Surveys are now largely complete in Marlborough. The surveys cover close to 11,000ha, an area which includes seven Te Hoiere catchments.
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Ngāti Kuia and NMIT offer horticulture training
Date:Categories:NewsThe beginning of a partnership with Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Kuia to deliver a new Mātauranga Ahumāra – Certificate Horticulture & Primary Industry programme was formalised recently.
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Bringing new life to the Pelorus
Date:Categories:NewsAbout 400 farmers, a council & hi-tech analysis are aiming to improve catchment water quality.
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Crown funding kick-starts work on restoration
Date:Categories:NewsThis funding targets quick wins for water quality improvement and adds to the catchment investments previously announced by the Ministry for the Environment and Department of Conservation.
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Interested in finding out about the Te Hoiere/Pelorus project?
Date:Categories:NewsCome along to the Havelock Town Hall for a cup of tea and a slice and find out more. Learn what the project could mean for you, your family, your business and your community.
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Te Hoiere Pelorus Project - next steps
Date:Categories:NewsLast week’s public meeting in Havelock was a great success drawing in a passionate community that is committed to seeing positive improvements in their river catchments.
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Te Hoiere/Pelorus River project gets underway
Date:Categories:NewsAn ambitious, long-term project to improve the environment of the Te Hoiere/Pelorus River and Pelorus Sound is getting underway.
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Work begins on project to restore water quality in Sounds catchment
Date:Categories:NewsAn aspirational project that aims to clean up an at-risk Marlborough catchment could cost up to $75 million over 10 years. The scheme starts this month.
