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Rae Te Nahu our Local Hero

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Yesterday night, Rae Te Nahu was offered a Local Hero Award for her dedication, selflessness and commitment to the Mahia Community. Rae is involved in a wide range of community projects, always humble and hard working. Yesterday night was her night, she even had the privilege to be invited by Meng Foon, Mayor of Gisborne, to a restaurant. On behalf of the Whangawehi Catchment Management Group, we congratulate you for this well deserved award and hope that this is only the beginning. Thank you Rae for the impact you make in our Community.

 

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Te Mahia bugs are in the stream!

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It was a beautiful sunny day today and Te Mahia school students certainly made the most of it. With the help of Shane Gilmer from HBRC and Arthur Bowen our very own water monitoring expert, the kids got a closer look at the bugs that live in the Whangawehi Stream. It was a great opportunity for them to see Whitebait and eels whose populations are steadily increasing since the beginning of the restoration programme. A big thank you to Shane, Arthur, Jenny and all the whanau for their help during this exceptional workshop.

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Silver Enviroschool Recognition for Te Mahia School

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On the 5th of November, Te Mahia School students organised a Powhiri to celebrate their Silver Recognition as part of their Enviro school programme. Whanau and teachers were much impressed by the presentations given and the work achieved so far. It was quite inspiring to see the progress made in such a short period of time. Next years’ programme looks quite exciting with a lot of hands on activities and a focus on our Blue Penguin restoration programme. Congratulations to the students, teachers, whanau and Jenni Scothern our School Coordinator.

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Whangawehi AGM

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The Whangawehi Catchment Group gathered for their second AGM on Thursday 29th October 2015 at Kaiuku Marae.

Jamie Cox announced he is stepping down from the Chairman position and gave a speech acknowledging the progression and recognition that has been made by the community group in such a short period of time.  He encouraged the group to widen it’s engagement with local community group to strengthen it’s support over time.  The Whangawehi Catchment Management Group would like to thank Jamie for his strong leadership and support shown over the past three years.

Leon Symes  also announced his intentions to resign from his treasurer position due to other commitments.  Leon has been instrumental in the creation and set up of the Incorporated Society and will be dearly missed by all.  The group would like to acknowledge all the voluntary effort he put into the group when already committed to a number of other projects. The Group would like to wish him all the best with future endeavours.

Whangawehi Fundraising Campaign, 4 days to go

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Kia ora koutou, Hi all,

With less than 4 days to go, we need your support to reach our fundraising targets. Please follow the link and donate to :

http://millionmetres.org.nz/donate/

Check out our short video and support the project : FundraisingcampaignWhangawehi

Thank you

Water monitoring at Whangawehi

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Hi all,

Arthur Bowen, our water monitoring coordinator, did our spring assessment as part of our water monitoring programme. Water quality looked pretty good but the main highlight was the observation of large numbers of birds in the retired areas. Fish numbers are also on the increase especially White Baits and Eels. Mud snails and cockles were sampled in the estuary and sent to Hills Laboratory to be tested for heavy metals and hydrocarbons. Both planting sites on Grandy Lake/Taharoa and Pongaroa are looking magnificent which is quite encouraging.

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Rae Te Nahu honored with a Local Hero Medal

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Dear Rae Te Nahu,

CONGRATULATIONS

Our regional judges of the Kiwibank Local Hero’s Category, part of the New Zealander of the Year Awards are proud to recognise the contribution you are making to the lives of others by rewarding you with a Local Hero Medal.

The Kiwibank Local Hero award recognizes people whose selflessness and determination have made a difference in the community.

We have received over 460 nominations in the Local Hero category; of those nominations 292 worthy recipients such as yourself were identified and will be honoured with a Local Hero Medal at special public events held throughout the country in November and December of this year.

We hope you, and a few very special supporters such as family, friends and colleagues will be able to attend the Local Hero Ceremony below;

Date: Thursday 19th November

Time: 5:30pm

Venue: Bushmere Arms – Main Road, Waerenga-a-Hika

Light refreshments will be served from 5:30pm with the formal presentation commencing at 6:00pm.

5 days to go before the end of our fundraising campaign.

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Hi all,

The Whangawehi Catchment Management Group started a fundraising campaign in June 2015 to fund the establishment of native trees along the Whangawehi river. In 5 days, the fundraising campaign will be finished. We have already achieved a lot but we need your support to reach our target. You can support us by promoting the campaign to your friends and neighbours or by donating on : http://millionmetres.org.nz/donate/.

Thank you for your help in improving water quality and biodiversity in our region.

Na mihi nui

Nic