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.

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

Just to inform you that the community planting day planned for the 16th and 17th of May has been postponed to the following weekend (23d and 24th of May). The sausage sizzle and over night stay will take place at Kaiuku Marae, offering the volunteers an outstanding view on the sea.

We are looking forward to seeing you there.

Te Mahia students came along the Whangawehi stream to continue their restoration programme. They established 250 trees in a couple of hours. They were all happy to see that most of the trees planted last year had survived.

Very soon they will be placing amongst the native plants Blue Penguin boxes and traps to increase the biodiversity of the area.

A Totara was planted in remembrance of Edward Hammond, our carver. A carving will be done by the students during our carving workshop planned for the end of the month.

Rae Te Nahu (Secretary) and Oha Manuel (Community Engagement Officer) were invited to do a presentation for the Maori Standing Committee at the HBRC office in Napier. The group received a lot of positive feedback. Well done Rae and Oha for raising the profile of the organisation.