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Thomsons Project – Spring Newsletter 2024

As we move into the final stretch of the year, we’ve had a reminder of how unpredictable spring can be. Mid September brought a sudden turn in weather, with hot sunny days giving way to snow and floods. Our thoughts are with our resilient farming community, who continue to adapt and respond to often challenging weather conditions. Despite these disruptions, it’s been a productive few months for the Thomsons Catchment Project. Our visits to farms upstream from the wetland have provided valuab...

Thomsons Project – Winter Newsletter 2024

As always with the Thomsons Catchment Project, and especially the wetland, there is a huge amount happening over a relatively short time. Since our Autumn newsletter in March, we’ve been focusing on engaging with the community, planting efforts, and protecting and enhancing the wetland area.As there is currently no public access to the wetland, We’ve also continued to look into funding opportunities for a boardwalk to access the wetland from the rail trail. We know this would be an amazing c...

MCG Winter Newsletter

Welcome to the winter edition of our newsletter! We're excited to bring you more stories, updates and insights, and to delve into topics that matter to you. The big news this winter is we’ve secured a whopping $1.9 million from the Ministry for the Environment's At-Risk Catchment Fund. This funding will help us improve water quality, boost biodiversity, and support our thriving community. Exciting projects are on the horizon and we’ll keep you updated on our website!We value your thoughts an...

Meet Ro McDiarmid - our MCG Treasurer

We're excited to introduce our committee members who make MCG possible and drive our mission forward. First up, meet our treasurer Ro McDiarmid....

Working together the key to resolving Manuherikia issues

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Unlock the Secrets of Your Soil

Thomsons Catchment Project is pleased to announce a practical learning day focused on soil management for local farmers. The event will take place on Wednesday 26 June 2024, from 11am to 2.30pm, starting at the Omakau Golf Club.Farmers in the Manuherekia Valley are invited to dig deep into the secrets of their soil at an engaging, hands-on field day designed to equip them with the knowledge and skills needed to manage the unique soils of the Manuherekia Valley effectively through winter and spri...

Manuherekia Catchment Group welcomes new General Manager, Clare Hadley

Starting 1 April, Clare Hadley will officially join the Manuherekia Catchment Group (MCG) in a newly created General Manager position....

MCG Autumn Newsletter

Welcome back to our newsletter's second edition! We're buzzing with excitement to share more stories, updates and insights with you. Following the positive response to our debut, we're diving deeper into topics that resonate with our community. Your thoughts and feedback continue to shape our journey, so please take a moment to read this edition and let us know what you think. Spread the word by inviting your friends and networks to join our newsletter community through our sign-up link: www.mcg...

Thomsons Project - Autumn Newsletter 2024

It’s incredible to reflect that it’s only been a year since we started building the wetland. At the end of 2022, we started removing willows and draining old duck ponds and we turned the first sod in February 2023 with the main construction completed by June. Although, to be fair, it was several years of hard work – and lots of paperwork – to get to that point.Thomson’s wetland is something for us all to be proud of. It’s a farmer-led project, with significant involvement from hundre...

Thomsons Project: Constructed Wetland Factsheet

Although years in the making, in just over a year we’ve built a functioning wetland to improve freshwater quality, exiting the Sluice channel tributary into Thomsons Creek and then into the Manuherekia River....

Thomsons Wetland Celebrates World Wetlands Day

Bring a picnic and join us for ice cream, guided wetland tours, plus wetland bingo and giveaways for the kids!Help us celebrate the completion of the first phase of the wetland; its construction and the successful establishment of 41,000 Carex secta plants.Guided wetland toursIce creamsBring a picnic and enjoy the bird lifeChat to an expert – learn something new!...

Merry Christmas from Thomsons Project 🎄

Kia ora, koutou katoaCan you believe it's the end of the year already? I'm thrilled to share a quick recap of the fantastic journey we've had with the Thomsons Catchment Project and to say a big thank you to all who have been a part of it. It's been quite a ride, and I couldn't be prouder of what we've achieved together!This time last year, we were just getting started on the wetland project. Fast forward twelve months, and we now have a thriving wetland with an astounding 41,000 carex secta tha...

MCG Summer Newsletter

This is one of the most exciting communications we’ve sent…because we have so much to share with you. It’s also our first ‘newsletter’ and marks a shift in our proactive communications.We want to better connect with you – our community – so please have a read and let us know what you think. And even better, pass on to your contacts to sign up to the newsletter....

Thomsons Project - Summer Newsletter 2023

It’s been such an incredible few months and we wanted to share the progress with you. We are pretty sure we did some of the work in record breaking times; 41,000 carex secta plants planted in just nine days.There are lots of shout outs in this newsletter because Thomsons Project really is, at heart, a community-led endeavour. On that note, thanks to Kate Wilson who donated a tray of carex secta seedlings to our project, which we potted in winter ready for planting next autumn. The best wa...

Manuherekia Catchment Group Management Plan Summary

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Managing Water in the Manuherekia

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About Manuherekia Catchment

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Semptember 2023 Workshop

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Fish Barrier

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Thomson's Project Flyer

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Manuherekia Community planting day exceeds expectations

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Galaxiid Factsheet

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ORC Media Release: Thomsons Project

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