Conservation

Posted on 26 June 2023
Kūmānu takes to the air
Drone for Environmental MappingOur Kūmānu Environmental (Kūmānu) team are embracing innovative new technologies to secure its future ability to grow new business and continue to deliver high quality services within…
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Posted on 08 December 2022
Nelmac Kūmānu joined with Local businesses to talk EVs’ with Minister for Climate Change
A few members of the Nelmac Kūmānu Sustainability Committee had the pleasure to meet the Minister for Climate Change, James Shaw, last week, along with members of the Te Tau…
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Posted on 09 June 2022
Nelson City Council and Nelmac Kumanu celebrate World Environment Day!
Nelson City Council and Nelmac Kumanu celebrate World Environment Day! 1300 plants were planted on the rocky banks of Poorman Valley Stream, 100 plants were donated by the Nelmac Kūmānu Nursery.…
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Posted on 19 May 2022
Mahitahi Team Blog! - May Edition
The team have been busy!!! For this planting season we are hoping to plant 70,000 plants in the Sharlands Hill area.
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Posted on 13 January 2022
Team Mahitahi Blog - January Update
Our first focus for going into the new year is after care for our native plantings from 2021.
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Posted on 01 December 2021
Team Mahitahi Blog
Coming fresh from the sourceProject Mahitahi was launched almost one year ago now, and so much work has happened in the catchment already.
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Posted on 25 November 2021
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Our tracks team have been getting stuck into upgrading the Taranaki Crossing from Tahurangi Lodge through to Manganui Ski Field.
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Posted on 07 September 2021
Project Mahitahi Kaimahi for Nature
Rod and his team, as part of the Project Mahitahi Kaimahi for Nature (restoration of the Maitai Valley), planted 26,450 native plants in June and in July 2021.
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Posted on 22 April 2021
Realigning the Rob Roy
The Rob Roy track leads walkers to the Rob Roy Glacier. This is a very popular one day walk (20,00 visitors per year)

Posted on 22 April 2021
Remaking the Milford
In early February 2020 the Fiordland area received a rainfall event of “biblical proportions” in the vicinity of 800 mm in 24 hours.