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

10 November 2024
10:00 am - 1:00 pm

MCC invites you to come along to our second BIG community weeding event to clear Old Man’s Beard vines climbing up the large native trees from a site in the […]

24 November 2024
9:00 am - 12:00 pm

To register your interest to become a backyard trapper, fill in this form - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GFKLVYV

26 November 2024
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

 Lower Motueka Catchment Includes the Lower Motueka, Riuwaka, Brooklyn and Moutere Rivers; Little Sydney, Hamiltons and Scotts Drains; Pauley Creek, and the Company Ditches   Tuesday 26 November 2024, 4:00 pm […]

28 November 2024
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Dove River    Thursday 28 November 2024, 7:00 pm – Dovedale Hall   See the following taken from the TDC website about their upcoming rivercare meetings. MCC would like to encourage catchment […]

02 December 2024
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Upper Motueka Catchment    Includes the Upper Motueka, Motupiko, Tadmor and Sherry Rivers   Monday 2 December 2024, 7:00 pm – Tapawera Community Rooms  See the following taken from the TDC website […]

07 December 2024
10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Next BOMB Squad working bee - Saturday 7th December from 10am - 12noon  (after that, we'll take a break until late February)   

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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!!