News
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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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Te Hoiere Project Newsletter January 2023
Date:Categories:NewslettersRachel Russell appointed Te Hoiere Project Programme Manager, Rai Valley stream side planting, Ruapaka Wetland transformation begins.
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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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Te Hoiere Project Newsletter December 2022
Date:Categories:NewslettersChristmas came early for Forest & Bird’s top of the South Bat Recovery Project with the appointment of Clare O’Rourke as new ecological field team lead.
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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 Project Newsletter October 2022
Date:Categories:NewslettersTe Hoiere Project focus has shifted from building new fences and planting seedlings to supporting people and helping fix damage, since 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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Te Hoiere Project Newsletter August 2022
Date:Categories:NewslettersFloods at Te Hoiere. From August 17 to 20, over 1000mm of rain fell at Tunakino, 744.4mm at Rai Falls, 415mm in the Wakamarina at Twin Falls and 258.9mm in the Kaituna at Higgins Bridge.
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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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Te Hoiere Project Newsletter June 2022
Date:Categories:NewslettersTe Hoiere Project has a new look. Stephanie Holt from RubyFive designed the logo around dominant colours in the Te Hoiere environment and Ngāti Kuia traditional imagery.
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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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Te Hoiere Project Newsletter April 2022
Date:Categories:NewslettersChildren are becoming the experts on water quality in Te Hoiere streams.
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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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Te Hoiere Project Newsletter February 2022
Date:Categories:NewslettersFunding for jobs restoring nature is starting to flow through into 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.
