News
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Culverts and our native freshwater fish
Date:Categories:NewsJoin us on the working dairy farm of Tanya and Murray Frost in Linkwater! We'll supply the BBQ lunch, as we discuss culverts and their role in helping our native freshwater fish in the catchment.
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Flood spurs Pelorus couple to protect farm
Date:Categories:NewsMason and Becky Coleman-Cowie are developing a productive dairy farm, while managing flood risk. Read more about the family's fencing, planting and a little dung-beetling in Lower Pelorus.
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Metal bands to keep predators out of bat roosts
Date:Categories:NewsAluminium bands wrapped around tree trunks in Marlborough’s Ronga Reserve should stop possums and rats from climbing up into the roosts of endangered bats.
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Smallholdings Community Meeting
Date:Categories:NewsJoin us on 7 December in Havelock for an evening of free pizza, learning about dung beetles, and hearing from guest speaker Dr Shaun Forgie of Dung Beetle Innovations.
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Te Hoiere Project Newsletter October 2023
Date:Categories:NewslettersFrom freshwater improvements with the Linkwater catchment group to hosting schoolchildren at Pelorus Bridge, and much much more--our October newsletter is out now.
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Havelock community planting
Date:Categories:NewsHavelock Community Association held a planting day over the school holidays, with over 500 native species flanking a recently completed section of the Motuweka Havelock Community Pathway.
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Hira School visits the catchment for a bat-astic evening
Date:Categories:NewsPelorus Scenic Reserve recently had a visit from students at Hira School to learn about our catchment’s long-tailed bats.
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Project partners team up with electric fishing
Date:Categories:NewsAs part of Te Hoiere Project, the Department of Conservation and Marlborough District Council teamed up to learn about electric fishing, a research technique used around the world.
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Te Hoiere Project Newsletter August 2023
Date:Categories:NewslettersFrom restoring Ruapaka Wetland to searching for whio in the Whakamarino (Wakamarina) area and much much more--our newsletter is out now.
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The Seed Pod
Date:Categories:NewsCheck out this podcast, featuring Connor Wallace of Forest & Bird. This is a must-listen for any budding conservationist or anyone interested in the long-tailed bats of Te Hoiere.
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Te Hoiere Project protects Pelorus catchment
Date:Categories:NewsTe Hoiere Project is supporting the planting of native seedlings on 13 sites, totalling 7.2 hectares this planting season.
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Te Hoiere Project accelerates Pelorus planting
Date:Categories:NewsMore than 7.2 hectares of native seedlings are being planted throughout Te Hoiere/Pelorus catchment this autumn and winter as part of a project to improve freshwater quality from mountains to sea.
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Te Hoiere Project Newsletter June 2023
Date:Categories:NewslettersThe Project is hitting the headlines, with planting progressing at pace throughout the catchment. Thirteen sites totalling 7.2 hectares have been planted this autumn and early winter.
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BBC Earth showcases conservation efforts at the top of the south
Date:Categories:NewsConservation partnerships in the Marlborough Sounds have hit the international stage thanks to BBC Earth.
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Daria heads Pekapeka Project
Date:Categories:NewsWelcome to Daria Erastova who recently joined Forest & Bird’s Te Hoiere Pekapeka/Bat Recovery Project as manager.
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Te Hoiere Project Newsletter April 2023
Date:Categories:NewslettersTe Hoiere Project connections between tangata were celebrated at a wananga at Te Hora Marae and visit to significant Te Hoiere sites on March 23.
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Pelorus People: Don Pointon
Date:Categories:NewsDon Pointon brings a big picture perspective to the Te Hoiere Catchment Project.
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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.
