Available in a Paddock Near You.

NZ Landcare Trust proudly launched its latest national publication entitled 'Landcare: A Practical Guide' at the National Agricultural Fieldays this year. The Guide is aimed at farmers and landowners, so where better to distribute copies than farm based workshops and field events... more>

Welcome to a New Trustee.

NZ Landcare Trust welcomed Liz Evans to her new role as a trustee for the organisation at a recent board meeting in Wellington. Mrs. Evans is also the new National President of Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) and it is in this capacity that she has taken on the additional mantle with the Trust... more>

Community Water Resource Management Summary

A summary report has been released relating to a ‘Community Led Water Resource Management’ workshop hosted by The Upper Taieri Water Resource Management Group and the Sustainable Farming Fund in March 2010... more>

Fish Fact Sheets Available.

NZ Landcare Trust has developed a series of 6 Fish Fact Sheets. This new resource focuses on New Zealand's unique freshwater fish and highlights the factors that impact on their survival... more>

Landcare Groups Embrace Web Technology

Many new technologies are now within reach of community groups, a fact well illustrated by the Whangarei Heads Landcare Forum who recently launched an excellent website as part of their Backyard Kiwi campaign... more>

Water Quality Discussed at Te Pahu Farm Field day

Nearly 70 attendees gathered for the Te Pahu Farm field day, facilitated by NZ Landcare Trust and DairyNZ. The event provided an opportunity for farmers to discuss water quality issues with NIWA scientists and staff from Environment Waikato... more>

Success at National Agricultural Fieldays

NZ Landcare Trust had a broad involvement in this years National Agricultural Fieldays. A well attended breakfast book launch, a Premier Feature site helped promote the work of two central north island projects and increased support for the wearable art event Ag Art Wear... more>

Screening of New Film

Filmed in stunning locations around New Zealand, a new film ‘Water Whisperers Tangaroa’ explores the work carried out by 10 communities as they seek to repair waterways and protect them for future generations... more>

Positive Legacy for an Innovative Project

The Starborough Flaxbourne project may have come to an end but it has left a legacy of innovative thinking and a ‘can do’ attitude towards dry land farming, providing inspiration and opportunities for additional projects... more>

Green-Gold Award for Otama School

Children at Otama Primary School in Southland have achieved an Enviro Schools Programme Green-Gold Award after 5 years of dedicated work. They are the first school in Southland to gain this award... more>

New Website Provides Information on NZ Insects

The ‘Interesting Insects and other Invertebrates’ project is the first series produced as part of the Internet Factsheet Project funded by the Terrestrial and Freshwater Biodiversity Information Systems Programme... more>

Events.

NZ Landcare Trust Events

• September: Rai Management Team Meeting - Rai, Marlborough. Jodie Robertson
• October: Sustainable Land Management Workshop - promote a new guide for the Kaimai-Mamaku catchments. Tauranga, Bay of Plenty. Contact Kate Akers
• October: Lake Ngaroto Workshop  - Waikato. Contact Melinda Dresser 
• October: Lizards on Farms Workshop - Gore, Southland. Contact Janet Gregory
• November: Aorere Workshop - Nelson. Contact Jodie Robertson
• November: Farm Plannning Review/Workshop - Aorere, Marlborough. Contact Jodie Robertson
• November: Stream Planting Workshop - Waimate North, Northland. Contact Helen Moodie
• December: Farm Planning Workshop - Tauranga. Contact Kate Akers

Other Events

• 8 September: National Wetland Trust Event and AGM. 5pm at Waipa District Council Office in Te Awamutu... more>
• 10 September: New Zealand Dryland Forest Initiative Field day. Marlborough Research Centre, Blenheim. Contact Paul Millen
• 21-23 September: NZ Association of Resource Management Conference, Christchurch... more>
• 3 October: Screening Water Whisperers, Christchurch, Hollywood Cinema – 4pm and 6pm... more>
• 4 October: Screening Water Whisperers, Wellington, Paramount Cinema – 7.30pm... more>
• 5 October: Screening Water Whisperers, Hamilton, Lido – 8pm... more>
• 10 October: Screening Water Whisperers, Auckland, awaiting confirmation... more>