Nau mai haere mai ki te Motueka Catchment Collective

We are a collective of community members who have deep connections, both past and present, with the Motueka awa and connected connected environment. The diversity of natural ecosystems ki uta ki tai (from mountains to sea) sustains our physical, social and cultural wellbeing, and economic prosperity.

We know there are challenges and pressures on the catchment’s health and wellbeing and we wish to look after the health of this special place we call home. We want to be good ancestors leaving a positive legacy to enable future generations to thrive.

Because of this we formed a collective to weave our communities together to build capability, knowledge, and positive actions for the wellbeing and prosperity of the Motueka awa and catchment community now and into the future.

Priority themes for action

We have drawn on community voice to identify what’s important to look after and target our effort in the catchment and we’ve formed groups (called thematic groups) to address these priorities.

The role of thematic groups is to build capacity, run workshops and events, create and share resources, create connections and source funding to support landowners, residents, farmers, growers and sub-catchment groups to take action.

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Upcoming Events

05 April 2025
9:30 am - 11:30 am

A pic from the BOMB squad's March working bee When:       Saturday 5th April, 9:30am - 11:30am Where:      Meet at meet at Blue Gum corner Our next Brooklyn Old […]

13 April 2025
9:30 am - 1:00 pm

The Pest Management Group invites you to the fourth BIG Motueka Valley April Community Weeding Bee to clear Old Man's Beard vines from native vines from a site near Haycocks […]

17 April 2025
9:30 am - 3:30 pm

This forum is open to all but is targeted at farmers and rural land managers wanting to know how to put more money in their back pockets while looking after […]

19 April 2025
10:00 am - 12:00 pm

It's time for another preparation session at our Brooklyn stream planting area.  We will continue scraping out a rough path and chopping down more of the skinny willow saplings.  The […]

09 May 2025
9:30 am - 12:30 pm

When:       Friday 9 May, 9.30 - 12.30pm Where:      Moutere Hills Community Centre This workshop will cover the basics of growing native forests, plant propagation and selection, […]

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Testimonial from a catchment resident
"Thank you for all the work you are doing! We are getting so much out of the events, I really look forward to each one. We always learn heaps and meet great people, being new to the area, and to owning a large property, those are really important things for us. Keep them coming!!