News
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Bat Boost
Date:Categories:NewsA colony of pekapeka has been discovered in the Rai Valley, Marlborough, bringing hope for this rarely seen species.
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Column: Volunteers give endangered bats a chance to thrive
Date:Categories:NewsMore than a decade of volunteer mahi by Marlborough and Nelson locals to protect and restore the Te Hoiere/Pelorus catchment is giving the critically endangered long-tailed bat a chance to thrive.
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Climate Action Week: Restoring the mauri to our special places
Date:Categories:NewsTe Hoiere Project Te Pou Hapai Taiao Ruihana Lewis (Ngāti Kuia) has shared what motivates him to protect his environment as part of Marlborough’s Climate Action Week.
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Scientists gain greater insight into rare bat populations
Date:Categories:NewsAfter five years, scientists have gained a better understanding of the population of long-tailed bats that live at the Pelorus River thanks to Te Hoiere Pelorus Bat Recovery Project.
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Searching for bats in Pelorus
Date:Categories:NewsFor the last month, a team has been tracking long-tailed bats at Te Hoiere / Pelorus between Nelson and Blenheim.
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Iwi returns weed-choked site to native wetland
Date:Categories:NewsWillows and pines are being drilled and injected with herbicide, as a Ngāti Kuia initiative focused on Ruapaka Wetland beside SH6 near Canvastown begins.
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Te Hoiere in the DNA for conservationist Waihaere Mason
Date:Categories:NewsTe Hoiere is in the DNA of Te Hoiere Kaitiaki Trust chairman, Waihaere Mason, raised by Ruapaka Stream near Canvastown. Read about his childhood in the region.
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Jobs for Nature | Cleaning up the Te Hoiere Catchment
Date:Categories:NewsRivers and native habitats are under restoration thanks to the $7.58 million Te Hoiere/Pelorus catchment Jobs for Nature project at the top of the South. A story by the Ministry for the Environment.
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Pelorus People: Wendy Sullivan
Date:Categories:NewsGrassroots conservation is the passion that drives NZ Landcare Trust Marlborough catchment coordinator, Wendy Sullivan.
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Te Hoiere community shows strength
Date:Categories:NewsThe Te Hoiere Project focus has shifted from building new fences and planting seedlings to supporting people and helping fix damage from the August floods.
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Te Hoiere Pelorus ecological restoration kicks into gear
Date:Categories:NewsWhile Forest & Bird have had a dedicated trapping network in the Pelorus Bridge Scenic Reserve for years, this is the first concerted effort to protect and restore the area's pekapeka habitats.
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Drone reveals wetland's human history
Date:Categories:NewsHuman influences included an urupā where Ngāti Kuia tūpuna are buried, a tramline embankment from the 1880s to a sawmill in Blackball, historic drainage channels, and commercial forests.
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Beetling up the valley
Date:Categories:NewsA scheme covering an environmentally sensitive valley in the Marlborough Sounds is using dung beetles to reduce the emissions impact of cow dung.
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Flyover confirms planting benefits for Te Hoiere/Pelorus catchments
Date:Categories:NewsAn aerial survey of Te Hoiere/Pelorus catchments after heavy rain in February has confirmed the benefits of planting and fencing.
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Trust creates stable base for Te Hoiere restoration
Date:Categories:NewsThis month’s signing of a trust deed represents a new era for Te Hoiere Restoration Project.
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Embracing a community approach to conservation
Date:Categories:NewsAubrey Tai talks about his new role as catchment care co-ordinator for Te Hoiere Project.
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Top of the south survey aids efforts to keep Pelorus waterways clean
Date:Categories:NewsResults of a catchment condition survey covering areas of Te Hoiere/The Pelorus Catchment Restoration Project are set to help keep waterways clean and clear.
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Report identifies sources of Te Hoiere/Pelorus sedimentation
Date:Categories:NewsMarlborough District Council recently commissioned NIWA to study sediment sources in Te Hoiere/Pelorus Sound using the latest scientific techniques.
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Government funds $7.5 million towards Te Hoiere/Pelorus Project
Date:Categories:NewsProject co-chairman Waihaere Mason said the Mahi mō te Taiao/Jobs for Nature funding will help restore the catchment from the mountains to the sea while supporting training and creating jobs.
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Teaming up to protect top of South
Date:Categories:NewsTe Hoiere/Pelorus Catchment Restoration Project is one of three top-of-the-South initiatives receiving new funding through the Government’s Jobs for Nature programme.