What we’re up to

Awesome article on Waituna Living Water Fonterra farmers Reza and Silvia Abdul-Jabbar and their family. https://www.odt.co.nz/rural-life/focus-on-farming/muslim-family-loves-farming-values-belief-defines-them

One of Living Water's key focuses is working with iwi and hapu to build capability and weave Mātauranga Māori into our solutions, the Ararira Cultrual Health Assessment is a good example of this, learn about the project below 👇 https://www.livingwater.net.nz/our-progress/im:1432/ararira-cultural-health-assessment/

WATCH: Ararira-LII Site Lead Robin spent two days with Te Taumutu Runanga carrying out a Cultural Health Assessment of the area, see how we're working together to transform drains and streams in an agricultural landscape. https://www.livingwater.net.nz/our-progress/im:1432/ararira-cultural-health-assessment/

We’re focused on trialling solutions that can be taken to scale and that will create real change - it’s why Department of Conservation and Fonterra are working together and is the purpose of our work. Take a look at what we're trialling 👇 https://www.livingwater.net.nz/our-progress/national-projects/trialling-tools-and-solutions/

Last week our team hosted a field trip of approx 150 people during the NZARM annual conference, on farm in Northland to discuss Detention Bunds as catchment scale tool, they have the potential to: 1️⃣ slow water flows 2️⃣ remove sediment 3️⃣ improve overall catchment resilience. 👇Read about the project 👇 https://www.livingwater.net.nz/catchment/wairua-river/detention-bunds/

We're installing new water level monitors on the drains that run through the Okarika Pocket - we want to know what happens during large rain events and how it impacts on the rare wetland and put solutions in place to reduce further degradation. Read more 👇 https://www.livingwater.net.nz/catchment/wairua-river/okarika-pocket-transformation

One of Living Water's key focuses is working with iwi and hapu to build capability and weave Mātauranga Māori into our solutions. Here's our Northland Site Lead, Andrew working with Ngā Kaitiaki O Ngā Wai Māori, electrofishing to understand what species are present and gather a picture of their overall health. Learn more about our Maori Engagement Strategy 👇 https://www.livingwater.net.nz/our-progress/national-projects/maori-engagement-and-collaboration

LISTEN: Learn about Living Water, Spotless Crake and how you can get involved in conservation from our very own Hauraki & Waikato Living Water Biodiversity Ranger (and all round super star) Rose, on Raglan Radio https://archive.org/details/rosegrahamlivingwaterproject191001

Throwback to conservation week, when Waituna Ambassadors of Gorge Road School hosted nearby Glenham School to share conservation knowledge of their wetland, including identifying native fish, managing predators, what birds live in the wetland and where the introduced species came from. Thanks to Fonterra for providing the BBQ Department of Conservation for the surprise display of weed-detecting conservation dog! Read about what we're doing in the area: https://livingwater.net.nz/catchment/waituna-lagoon/

In the Pūkorokoro-Miranda catchment, our key focus is protecting and expanding the shorebird habitat, reducing sediment loads and connecting on-farm biodiversity via ‘mountains to sea’ blue corridors. See how we're doing this👇 https://youtu.be/TJoPm7qTJIU

Living Water recognises that working in partnership with mana whenua is critical for the success of the programme, our teams across New Zealand are working alongside Iwi to help build mana whenua capacity and capability to restore Kaitiakitanga. https://youtu.be/cuhZmfPIEso

Finding game-changing and scalable solutions that will allow farming, freshwater and healthy ecosystems to thrive side-by-side is what get us out of bed every morning. https://youtu.be/tgkp1xB0jk4

See the highlights from each of our catchments from our 6th year in partnership with Department of Conservation and Fonterra https://www.livingwater.net.nz/our-progress/im:1432/2019-progress-report/

Every year the Pūkorokoro-Miranda Naturalist Trust members take part in the annual shorebird survey, this year they were surprised to find the shorebirds in some unusual places. Watch the video to find out more 👇 https://www.livingwater.net.nz/im:1769/

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We're in Northland with Fonterra farmer Graeme Gillett, talking about the support he has had from Fonterra and Department of Conservation as part of the Living Water partnership to protect nature for future generations. https://youtu.be/w-Gu2BwBQ2c