• Yarns & insights about trapping, trees and conservation with Sam the Trap Man

    Sam Gibson — aka Sam the Trap Man — was sent into Te Urewera at 12 to learn about trapping and came away with solid trapping skills, but also a deeper understanding of the forest, and what our responsibility is to it, which he’s carried through his life. A conservationist, hunter, author and social media […]

  • Willows, Floods and Room for the River — Hinetai Hops Field Trip

    Hinetai Hops, Tapawera

    Following community requests from MCC's Flood Risk Workshop in May, we're heading out to Hinetai Hops in the Motueka Valley for a practical look at willows in action. Dean Palmer will share how willows protected his hop farm in last year's floods — and how giving the river more room has been part of his […]