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Kia ora koutou,


November has been a notable month for the Wairarapa Pūkaha to Kawakawa Alliance with the official launch of the Tonganui Corridors Project and the opening of the Kohunui Marae nursery. Both projects are a significant step towards our collective vision of thriving biodiversity and communities. Congratulations to the Aorangi Restoration Trust and Kohunui Marae for getting the projects off the ground, and thanks to the Project Crimson Trust for their funding. We look forward to continuing to support these projects and provide opportunities for collaboration.

The forum made good progress this month towards considering a new way of working. The new structure focuses on separating governance from operations, greater involvement from the wider Alliance, and strengthening our capacity to support groups and progress our workstreams. We will meet again next week to finalise the new structure and plan our next steps and will communicate the final plan with Alliance members before the end of the year.

Esther Dijkstra has been facilitating workshops for catchment groups in the Upper Waipoua and the Parkvale catchment areas. These workshops are funded by Greater Wellington Regional Council. Esther also continues to support Joe Potangaroa, Educator for Mokomoko. Mokomoko is an environmental education programme based around the Waipoua Stream in Masterton. Young people from these four Masterton schools are engaging in learning and action: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Wairarapa, Makoura College, Lakeview School, and Ko te Aroha Early Learning Centre. 

Rebeca Jamieson and Ali Mackisack continue to share the great work happening in the Alliance through our website, social media channels and newsletter. Rebecca will focus on collating group information and developing an interactive map for the website. We are very happy to advertise through our social media any upcoming events you are planning.

The forum will focus on finalising the new structure, filling roles in the forum, and planning a hui for early 2021 - keep an eye out for a date announcement soon. 


Ngā mihi nui,

Gill Murray
Acting Executive Chair
Tonganui Corridors project partners at Kohunui Marae

Tonganui Corridors Project underway

The Aorangi Restoration Trust's Tonganui Corridors and Kohunui Marae nursery projects were officially launched and Project Crimson funding annouced at Kohunui Marae recently.

The Tonganui Coordinators Project is a large-scale planting project that aims to establish native forest corridors across Tonganui, the 'Big South' between the Aorangi and Remutaka ranges. 

The Kohunui Nursery will become the main plant supplier for the Tonganui Corridors project and provide employment and learning opportunities for rangitahi.


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Clive Paton (ART Chair), Trevor Thompson (QEII National Trust) and Aaron Donges (ART Operations Manager) at a site visit

Aorangi Trust Ops Manager

The Aorangi Restoration Trust has appointed a Operations Manager for the Tonganui Corridors project and is pleased to welcome Pirinoa local, Aaron Donges to the team. 

Aaron has a background in horticulture and beekeeping. He is looking forward to working with landowners in the lower South Wairarapa valley to create diverse forest corridors of native trees to better the environment and the community.

Mayors Taskforce for Jobs

The South Wairarapa District Council and the Mayors Taskforce for Jobs are collating all planting and ecological projects planned for Wairarapa over the next five years that could be contracted to an initiative that trains young people to care for, and work on restoring our ecology.

If you have a project you think would be a good fit, please send details to esther.dijkstra@waip2k.org.nz.

Carterton Railway Station flooding 1924

Carterton Flooding

The Mangatarere Restoration Society is seeking information about past floods that can help to predict future flooding and make decisions about flood protection for the Carterton area. 

If you have any photos, records or memories of flooding or have any questions, please contact Esther Dijkstra at mangatarere.restoration@gmail.com.


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Rangatahi mō Papatūānuku

Rangatahi mō Papatūānuku

The Department of Conservation is running a new video competition Rangatahi mō Papatūānuku. All rangatahi aged 16 to 25 are invited to take part in the competition (Feb to end of March 2021) and create their own (2 minute) videos for rangatahi audiences, whānau and friends explaining their perspectives and aspirations for te taiao and how Papatūānuku can thrive.

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Ahiaruhe Eco Area Group at their first planting day

Ahiaruhe Eco Area Group

The Ahiaruhe Eco Area Catchment Group has had a successful first year with a community planting day and a new sign erected at the start of Ahiaruhe Road. 

The group’s vision is for a catchment that is rich in biodiversity and has a sustainable and diverse water environment that benefits people, the natural environment, and the economy of the local area.


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Wainuioru Community River Care Group Launch Party

Wainuioru Launch Party

The Wainuioru Community River Care Group is celebrating the launch of their restoration plan from 4pm on Sunday 29th at the Wainuioru Hall. All are welcome to come along and hear from Dave Cameron about their restoration plan and meet the new Operations Manager, Nick Pratt. BYO drinks, bbq food is provided.

RSVP to rachelg@perceptionplanning.co.nz

Parkvale Catchment Group

The Parkvale Catchment Group has recently been formed and has held its first workshop, where it was agreed that they would meet together in a series of facilitated workshops in February to develop a vision for the catchment and a plan for making it happen. 

Please contact Esther Dijkstra at estherdijkstra@waip2k.org.nz, if you would like to attend or receive further information.


Learn more

Our Land and Water invites you to their webinar: More diverse, resilient, healthy landscapes. Farmers, growers and all those who care for our land want to help build a resilient, healthy and thriving agri-food and fibre system. The role of Our Land and Water’s research is to connect and work with land stewards and people in the primary industries to design practical new options, incentives and pathways towards this future, and provide confidence that decisions on land use and management will lead to improvement in te Taiao.

Register for this webinar

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