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.

Latest news

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 The group will spread […]

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

The Motueka Catchment Collective’s Pest Management Group are continuing their fight against Old Mans Beard which is taking over in the Motueka Valley & needs to be stopped! This is […]

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

Motueka Catchment Collective invites farmers and other rural landowners and residents to a forum about demonstrating new technologies that can be used by farmers to improve environmental outcomes, improve productivity […]

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!!