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- The Pouto Catchment Working Group works to implement the Pouto Catchment Management Plan, which was written by the community in 2014. The group meets about 4 times a year and is made up of representatives from different sectors and industries that make up the community. The work is focused around protecting the significant dunes lakes on the Peninsula. … Pouto Peninsula … Pouto Catchment …
- This project will evaluate a range of catch crop species and establishment techniques to reduce sediment and surface flow losses following the winter grazing of forage crops. Trials will be carried out on hill country in the Hawkes Bay and Horizons regions, but the systems developed will provide spill-over benefits to all farming regions and terrains nationally. … This project will provide a detailed understanding of the value of catch-crops, both economically and environmentally, by …
- … profitability and performance. Your levy goes on targeted programmes that deliver real results – on the farm, in the market, and at the policy table. A key part of our strategic plan involves building a stronger presence in the regions to …
- Wai Kōkopu – working to restore the health of the Waihi Estuary The Waihī estuary, located in Maketū, is in a poor and declining ecological state and does not consistently meet guidelines for safe swimming and shellfish gathering. Our programme is on a mission to change this. Together, with the community, we are harnessing the power of catchment-wide collaboration and innovation to build healthy, more resilient waterways that will heal the Waihī estuary. Our measures for success are simple …
- Deforestation has occurred across New Zealand but has been particularly profound in the Matamata-Piako Region where less than 2% of original lowland forest remains. This region is nationally important as all the major rivers drain into the Hauraki Gulf, which is home to over one million people along its shores and on its islands. This is the context under which the Piako Catchment Forum (PCF) was founded. The forum began in 2016 with a few farmers, a planter, a teacher, and Waikato Regional …
- The Mangatarere Restoration Society (MRS) was established in 2012 as a stream care group working to enhance the water quality of the Mangatarere Stream. We are community members, farmers, industry and iwi. Since then and many successful projects, we are now working with our community to develop a catchment plan in collaboration with Greater Wellington Regional Council. … The Mangatarere catchment is in the Carterton district and is about 157 km2. The Mangatarere Stream originates in the Tararua …
- B+LNZ makes consultation submissions on behalf of farmers, informed by farmer feedback, and supports farmers to have their say. … Climate change consultations …