Monthly Archives: April 2019

Whangawehi planting week end

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Hi all,

Kirsty and Josh, new Managers on Taharoa Trust, welcome the wider community for a day out planting. The trees have arrived today and are looking exceptionally healthy and ready to be put in the ground. As usual, the Whangawehi team will dig the holes and lay the trees so that you just have to turn up and plant. There is a good variety of natives that will enhance the biodiversity of our catchment. A barbecue will be provided on site.

Please check for updates as the event may be postponed to the following Saturday if the weather is not suitable.

The site is at walking distance from the closer car park.

Site address : 1637 Mahia East Coast Road-

Date : Saturday 4th of May- 8.30 start, just turn up when you can. See you there.

Million Meter fundraiser

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The WCMG is working with the Sustainable Business Network to fundraise money for our restoration project on Taharoa Trust. Our fundraising goal is $60,000 dollars that will go towards trees, tree establishment and tree maintenance (3 years after establishment).

If you want to make a difference and be part of the solution for cleaner waters and more sustainable landscapes please donate : https://millionmetres.org.nz/open-project/te-mangatupae-stream-whangawehi

44% of New Zealand’s monitored lakes are so polluted virtually nothing can survive in them. 

62% of New Zealand’s lowland rivers are so polluted with pathogens we can’t safely swim in them.

74% of New Zealand’s freshwater fish species are now classified as ‘threatened’.

YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE, COME AND JOIN US

Red Meat Profit Partnership action network

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Beef and Lamb is supporting a farmers lead initiative whose focus is around branding and leveraging funding from the environmental work done in the Whangawehi catchment. A first meeting was held on Okepuha station. Beef and Lamb funds a coordinator whose role will be to assist farmers in developing a vision and a set of goals. He will also bring in experts to inspire and guide. Peter Andrew from AgFirst in Gisborne will be facilitating these meetings with support from Nic Caviale WCMG project coordinator and Beef and Lamb New Zealand.

Pongaroa Station restoration project update

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Pongaroa Station is undertaking a large scale restoration programme. This winter, 15 ha of land will be retired including two significant tributaries to the Whangawehi stream. These two retirement projects include native bush blocks that will be protected under a Queen Elizabeth covenant. The Top Wainui bush block will also be fenced off and protected. The level of protection around the Ormond bush block (by the woolshed) owned by George Ormond and Pongaroa Station will be improved with a deer fence being added on top of the existing fence. More work is planned in the Wai nui catchment so watch this space.

Flight over the Pongaroa Station Bush

Regenerative Hill Country research project

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On Tuesday the 23d and Wednesday the 24th of April 2019, Will McMillan and Henrik Moller came to visit the Whangawehi project and meet with members of our community. Beef and Lamb is leading a Research project on regenerative hill country landscapes and will work with our Whangawehi farming community in the near future.

A big thank you to all our landowners for making the time to meet with them.