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Come to the Playhouse Theatre on February 20th from 6.30pm until 11pm to hear some awesome DJ’s and support the ongoing work of Tasman Bay Guardians in our catchment. The event is $30. Expect an electrifying lineup of funky breaks, garage, ragga vibes, jungle rhythms, and drum and bass bangers. Here’s the event link […]
When: Friday, 21 February, 10am – 1:30 pm Where: Tapawera Rugby Club Room, Main Road, Tapawera Do you have areas of your land that are prone to erosion? Would you like to discuss and learn practical techniques and methods to reduce soil loss from your farm, lifestyle property, or forestry block? Motueka Catchment Collective would […]
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 all the more urgent at the moment as there was a huge flowering this year leaving many seeds ready to fly. The MCC will be […]
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 Man's Beard working bee is scheduled for this Saturday. People are concerned at the way OMB is steadily spreading around the Blue Gum corner area […]
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 Bush. This is an iconic site next to the Motueka River and we need your help to restore it! MCC are continuing their fight against […]
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 their land for future generations. The forum is structured around a number of topics and there will be a mix of presentations, trade stands, and […]
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 area is looking good and it's easy to imagine how beautiful it will look in years to come! Dean (left), Nick, Petreah at the planting […]
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, and much more. This workshop is organised by Te Uru Rākau – New Zealand Forest Service to support sustainable native afforestation efforts. See this link […]
The Motueka OMB Group, led by Bruce Stare, who is also a member of the Pest Management group of MCC, are holding an OMB weeding event in a significant piece of QEII covenanted bush on private land on Saturday July 27th. Bruce is still finalising details for the event, including the time. Watch this space […]
Learn how to get fencing right from fencing guru John Knoakes. Also learn about new fencing technologies from Ken McMiken from Gallagher. The MCC would like to invite all rural landowners, residents, farmers and others interested in fencing to a guided tour around John Noakes’ farm to show you the various types of fencing to […]
Brooklyn Planting Project The BOMB Squad has taken on a small native planting project on the banks of the Brooklyn Stream just past the Linden Reserve, in conjunction with Vaila Orchard. We're currently preparing the site for planting in early spring and have a bit more work to do in removing willow saplings. If you […]
Brooklyn Old Man's Beard Group aka The BOMB Squad We're looking for new volunteers! We're a very informal group that runs monthly working bees in the hope that we can eventually push Old Man's Beard out of Brooklyn. We have a mailing list of 23 people, with anything between 3-10 people turning up to each […]
The Motueka Catchment Collective crew will be at the Motueka Sunday market on Sunday 15th June. We will have a stall with all sorts of things to talk to you about and show you. This will include: Traps - rat traps, DOC200s and possum traps to disseminate to those community members who've ordered them. If […]
Brooklyn Planting Project The BOMB Squad has taken on a small native planting project on the banks of the Brooklyn Stream just past the Linden Reserve, in conjunction with Vaila Orchard. We're currently preparing the site for planting in early spring and have a bit more work to do in removing willow saplings. If you […]
This Sunday 10 August from 2-5pm is another opportunity to collect the subsidised traps you ordered from MCC in May & June. You will need to pay for your traps in advance: DOC 200 (stoats) $50 Rat Trap $15 TASMAN ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST 03-1354-0519197-00 Use your SURNAME & the words MCC TRAP as your reference. Once paid, please […]
The Rapid Relief Team have their upcoming Farmers Community Connect event in Tapawera, on Thursday 28th August 2025 from 8am - 12pm. This event is to support flood affected farmers in the Tasman region, with donations of fencing materials. For more information about our past Farmers Community Connect events, visit: www.bit.ly/FCCnz. At the Tapawera event, farmers […]
Join us for a collaborative hui exploring the Motueka River system—iwi connections, historical protection and management, current dynamics and health, and the resilience we need for the future. We'll share insights on recent flood events, river behaviour, and begin the conversation around solutions for climate change and future flood resilience. This event brings together iwi, […]
With spring growth kicking off, it will be easy to identify the active vines. The more vines and seedlings destroyed before summer flowering, the easier our task will be in the long term. All welcome to join the effort! Meet at corner of Mickell Road then we'll tackle some tricky patches on West Bank Road. […]
A FREE Hands-on Native plant workshop in the Baton Valley This is a great place to visit in its own right. Thursday October 30th or Saturday November 1st 9.30am - 3pm. · How to ID our native species · Why are NZ native plants so special in world context? · Understanding NZ native plant taxonomy […]