Roding River/Aniseed Valley Catchment Group
This group is working towards improving the health of the Roding River by monitoring water quality and ecosystem health and carrying out riparian planting and pest and weed control. The catchment boundary extends from Roding Dam to the Lee River confluence. Currently they are working with Tasman District Council to improve the river reserves for […]
Te Mamaku Native Corridor
An inspiring community initiative with a bold mission – to establish a thriving forest corridor connecting Moutere Inlet with Waimea Estuary. Extending along the picturesque coastal highway linking Tasman and Mapua wetlands, this project creates and connects indigenous habitats; a pathway for migrating birds, insects and people. Te Mamaku is creating a legacy to deliver […]
Friends of East Mohua
Restoring East Mohua: Community Action for a Thriving Coastal Ecosystem Imagine a coastal forest alive with birdsong, streams and wetlands nurturing native fish and bird species, and an ocean rich with marine life. This is the vision driving this dedicated community group known as Friends of East Mohua (FOEM). What began as a grassroots effort—locals […]
Kelly’s Conservation Forest
Kelly’s Conservation Forest is a biodiversity gem. Home to over a hundred different endemic species of plant, as well as native birds, lizards, insects and fish, this is truly a special place. Kelly’s Conservation Forest is also one of the few, easily accessible forest remnants in the Nelson region. It is not only classified as a […]
Friends of Beuke’s Bush
Friends of Beuke’s Bush are a group of locals who are working to create a unique public walkway in the Neudorf Valley, as well as protecting and enhancing the biodiversity of the area. At the heart of the walk is an 11 hectare remnant of mature primary native forest protected by a QEII covenant. The […]
Motueka Catchment Collective
Few valleys in Aotearoa summon the same awe as the Motueka. The folded ridgelines, mystical light and breath-taking scenery receive deserved accolades. Residents of the Motueka Valley and it’s many tributaries are rightly proud of their awa. The Motueka Catchment Collective was initiated in 2020 by concerned landowners in the Tapawera area with a strong […]
Friends of Snowden’s Bush
Working to protect precious ancient podocarp forest in Brightwater and associated predator control. Snowden’s Bush covers over five hectares off Waimea West Road in Brightwater. This DOC reserve is a rare example of the podocarp forest that once covered much of the area, and is one of the last surviving native lowland bush areas on […]
Stephens Bay
The Stephens Bay Wetland is considered by experts to represent the original vegetation of the region well, with a high proportion of rare species present. This wetland is an ecosystem that is nationally uncommon and retains functional indigenous components. The project goals are the restoration and protection of the wetland mauri, through removal of pest […]
Core & Restore Blue Carbon
Blue Carbon Blue carbon is the carbon stored in marine and coastal ecosystems. Plants in these ecosystems fix carbon from the atmosphere, through photosynthesis. When the plant tissues die, the organic matter becomes incorporated into marine and coastal sediments, locking up the carbon. The significance of these stores of carbon has only recently been recognised, […]
Wakapuaka Mouri
The Wakapuaka catchment, including the Wakapuaka River and Delaware Bay estuary, 15km north-east of Nelson City, is an important area for the Nelson community for swimming, picnicking, bird watching, kayaking, fishing and shellfish gathering. Original land clearance in the conversion to farms and forestry accelerated the loss of forest and wetland habitats, degrading their quality […]
Neimann Creek Restoration
Neimann Creek is a spring-fed creek rising west of the intersection of Lansdowne Road and Lower Queen Street in the Tasman district. It feeds into the nationally-significant Waimeha/Waimea Inlet. Regarded as a site of high ecological value, Neimann Creek should play an important role in nutrient cycling; filtering and breakdown of pollutants from terrestrial runoff. […]
Pearl Creek
Pearl Creek is a spring-fed stream that flows into the Waimeha/Waimea Inlet. The aim of this project is to restore healthy native habitats from the stream source to the tidal margin. Pearl Creek provides habitat for the native fish species including kōkopu, longfin eel/tuna kuwharuwharu, and īnanga. It is also important habitat for a number […]
Motupipi River Restoration
This project started in 2018 and has been a wonderful collaboration between Landowners, NZ Landcare Trust, Tasman District Council, Tasman Environmental Trust, Project Mohua, Manawhenua ki Mohua, Fonterra, Project De-Vine, Takaka Primary School and the community. The Motupipi River is a small, spring-fed river that flows beside the township of Takaka and out to the […]
Battle for the Banded Rail
Battle for the Banded Rail is working with local communities to restore thriving birdlife to the Waimeha/Waimea Inlet by trapping introduced predators and restoring habitat around the estuary margin. The Waimeha/Waimea Inlet is the largest enclosed inlet in the South Island and is a significant site for many coastal birds including the kuaka (bar-tailed godwit), […]
Moutere Catchment Group
Formed by the community for the community, this inspirational conservation project won a Cawthron Freshwater Champion Award 2024. Starting just five years ago with one landowner, this inspirational group now has over 200 community members – who together have planted over 500,000 native plants, constructed two major wetlands and established over 50km of riparian fencing! […]
Kina Bird Song
It’s all about the birds! Kina Bird Song is about enhancing what we have and expanding on the opportunities around the Moutere Inlet. Our area of interest is Motueka to Tasman and Kina to Jackett Island—all the land and area immediately around the Inlet. The potential for abundant native bird life and beautiful birdsong is […]
Stream Care – Golden Bay
Stream Care “Providing a subsidy for Riparian Plants in Golden Bay” Riparian margins to plant in Golden Bay? Project Mōhua’s Stream Care can help by providing subsidised native plants to landowners. Stream Care’s goal is to help create healthy streams and eco-corridors throughout Golden Bay by providing landowners with access to subsidised native riparian plants. […]
Kokorua Sandspit Restoration
Kokorua Sandspit is located at the mouth of the Whangamoa River on the exposed coastline of Eastern Tasman Bay between Delaware Bay and Cape Soucis. The site is approximately 6 hectares and comprises a bar between the open sea of Tasman Bay to the north and the Whangamoa River estuary to the south. It is […]