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The Wairarapa Catchment Collective connects catchment communities with essential services, expert advice, and funding, supporting communities to enhance environmental and economic sustainability.

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Jim O'Malley: How rural landowners can help our local lizards

Jim O'Malley is a local conservationist supporting the development of the Wairarapa Lizard Strategy which includes a region-wide survey of our lizard populations. The strategy and survey is aRead more

Pest animal control project launched

Pest control is an integral part of our catchment groups’ action plans and visions. It supports a range of outcomes from improving biodiversity and preventing the spread of disease, to waterRead more

End of year highlights: growth, collaboration, and community action

It’s been an inspiring first six months for the Wairarapa Catchment Collective as we’ve hit the ground running since launching in June 2024. Despite a slow start due to funding delays, the energyRead more

Catchments Wānanga Recap: building resilient, engaged communities

Our recent Catchments Wānanga had a fantastic turnout, with representatives from catchment groups across the region coming together for an afternoon of learning and connecting. Thanks to those whoRead more

Small catchment with big aspirations

The Wakamoekau community catchment group has some awesome kaupapa underway with support from Greater Wellington and Mountains to Sea Wellington. The group might have a small catchment but they haveRead more

Catchments Wānanga

We’re excited to invite catchment group leaders and members to our Wairarapa Catchment Collective Wānanga! 21 November, 2-5pm | Greater Wellington, Masterton The Wānanga is an opportunity forRead more

Wairarapa post cyclone survey highlighting ongoing needs

Still feeling the effects of last year’s weather events? You’re not alone. A recent survey has found that 75 percent of people in affected areas in Wairarapa reporting ongoing property,Read more

Mangapakeha poplar workshop & bbq

We had an awesome day out at the recent Mangapakeha Poplar Workshop & BBQ with the Tinui Whareama Catchment Group recently. We dove into the art of harvesting and maintaining poplars, learntRead more

Farmers safegaurding our waterways

Wainuioru is a small rural community east of Masterton. The Wainuioru Community River Care Group (WCRCG) was set up after a community meeting at the Wainuioru Hall in September 2017, attended by moreRead more

Upper Waipoua Kaitiaki meets with Potangaroa Education

The Upper Waipoua Kaitiaki group came together in 2018. It is a small but enthusiastic group of farmers and small block owners who aim to work together to enhance the biodiversity and the community.Read more

Wairarapa Catchment Collective launches

We’re still buzzing from the turnout at our launch and inaugural AGM last night! Over 50 representatives from catchment groups, rural industries, and environmental organisations came together to heRead more

Whangaehu Bideford Catchment Community Group are shining a light on conservation

With a burger in one hand and torch in the other, Mountains to Sea Wellington and the Whangaehu Bideford Catchment Community Group (WBCCG) gathered around the Taueru River and got to know each otherRead more

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Upper Waipoua Kaitiaki catchment group members standing in a paddock listening to a history talk

Birds eye view of gumboots standing by a native plant surrounded by sheep dags

Whareama catchment group children looking at eels in a bucket

Two people from the Wainuioru catchment group sitting by the river checking water quality results

Two people holding a plant at the Mangapakeha Poplar Workshop