Category Archives: Conservation- Native bird specie- Indigenous project-Habitat restoration- Pest control

Mitre 10 New Zealander of the year

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The Whangawehi Catchment Management group have been confirmed a finalist in the Mitre 10 New Zealander of the year awards.  Three members of the group will be travelling up to Auckland on February 22nd to represent the group in the ‘New Zealand Community of the year’ category.  The two other finalists competing in this category are; Canterbury Charity Hospital Trust and ‘Pillars’ based in Auckland.   The winners of each category will be announced this evening and the group are eager to take away top honours in this section for all the hard work put in over the years.  This award ceremony honours inspiration kiwis who have performed with distinction in their respective communities.

Pongaroa Station conservation projects

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On  the 12 of December, Malcolm Rutherford from QE2 Trust came to Mahia to assess Pongaroa Station’s bush blocks. Bevan, Farm Manager, is interested in fencing off all significant bush blocks on the farm. In total 40 ha could be retired in covenanted in the next few years. It is encouraging to see the work done along the river extended in the tributaries and subcatchments.

 

Whangawehi on National TV

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Sean Hogan from TVNZ came to Whangawehi to illustrate via a short video clip how small rural communities can address water quality issues.  Enjoy the viewing and well done to you all.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ttxm4rjzx9ubex6/WHANGAWEHI.mp4?dl=0

https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/waste-water-solution-one-small-north-island-town-garners-national-attention

 

Species restoration plan

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The Whangawehi Community has initiated a significant conservation initiative and the community is now willing to know what kind of bird species could benefit from those protected habitats. The report attached is a brief overview of the native wildlife restoration possibilities for the catchment and the necessary steps to follow to achieve them.

A big thank you to Tamsin Ward Smith and Kay Griffiths .

Enjoy the reading : Species Restoration Plan for The Whangawehi Catchment Area (Oct 25)

 

Water monitoring run

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Our water monitoring programme has been upset this winter by a combination of heavy rain falls and a lot of Wind. Up to 190 km of Wind was recorded on Homestead and unfortunately a lot of windthrow occurred blocking site access. Graham Douglas did a fantastic work and reopened all the tracks for our pest control and water monitoring work, thank you for that.

This water monitoring site is incomplete as all the sites were not monitored at the same time due to access issues. This shouldn’t happen again as all tracks are cleared now.

WateranalysisSeptember2017

Presentation to the Rere Falls community

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Yesterday, the group was invited by Beef and Lamb to do a presentation to a group of landowners farming around the Rere falls area in Gisborne. This new initiative is looking at protecting the river and enhancing the biodiversity of this part of the Region. Consultants and MFE were attending the meeting with the idea of assisting this fledging group. It was a pleasure to be able to give advice and encourage this community.

Thank you to the Committee for taking the time to come and help with this presentation.