Our
trustees
Richard Thompson (Chair) - Ecologic Foundation
Owen Cox - Federated Mountain Clubs of new Zealand
George Matthews - Federation of Maori Authorities
Liz Evans - Rural Women New Zealand
Hugh Stewart - Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society of New Zealand
Bruce McNab - Federated Farmers of New Zealand
Bryce Johnson - Fish & Game New Zealand
Our
staff
Janet Gregory . Nick Edgar . Melinda Dresser . Barbara Stuart . Arni Ore
Nardene Berry . Pauline Hickey . James Barnett . Alastair Cole . Phil Keene
Kate Akers . Jon Hampson . Abby Davidson . Ngaire Tyson . Trudy Rankin
Northland Office
Regional Coordinator – Jon Hampson
Project Coordinator – Ngaire Tyson
Waikato Head Office
Auckland Office
CEO – Nick Edgar
Comms Mgr. – James Barnett
Finance Mgr. – Pauline Hickey
Project Coordinator – Melinda Dresser
Project Coordinator – Nardene Berry
Graphic Design – Abby Davidson
IT Coordinator – Arni Ore
Project Coordinator - Trudy Rankin
Bay of Plenty Office
Regional Coordinator – Kate Akers
Manawatu/Whanganui
Regional Coordinator – Alastair Cole
Nelson Office
Regional Coordinator – Barbara Stuart
Christchurch Office
Regional Coordinator – Phil Keene
Gore Office
Regional Coordinator – Janet Gregory
Reconnecting Natural Northland
Waitangi Catchment
Biodiversity Northland
Volcano to Sea
Wetland Restoration
Bi-lingual Catchment Guide
Lake Ngaroto
Kaimai Catchments
Lake Rotomanuka
Whitebait Creek
Aorere/Rai
Biodiversity Southland
• Catchment Management Guide
A national resource aimed at providing advice and assistance to policy makers,
council staff and industry stakeholders undertaking catchment management
initiatives (launched 7 August 2012)
• Provide facilitation and skills training
The Trust will develop a training programme to support the promotion and
adoption of the guide. Two masterclasses will be delivered – Oct/Nov 2012
and March/April 2013
Communities will collaborate (within a national regulatory framework and assisted by national
guidance) to identify the specific issues in each catchment, set objectives and limits, and decide
on solutions to address those issues effectively and meet their aspirations. All activities in the
catchment which have an impact on water quality and flow will be accounted for and brought
into the management framework. This in turn will create a more transparent, secure and
enabling environment for business and investment decisions.
There are already a variety of methods, techniques and programmes that are being developed
throughout New Zealand to enhance the use and management of fresh water. They need to be
reinforced, improved, more widely disseminated and integrated at local level into catchment
planning. Sector good management practice (GMP) schemes, in particular, will play a key role in
helping users achieving freshwater objectives while maintaining and enhancing the profitability
of their businesses. Market-based instruments could also play an important part in the new
water management regime in some catchments.
The primary goal in managing water quality must be to integrate land and water
management within a catchment.
To achieve this, all discharges (diffuse and point source) need to be brought within the
management regime. Regional councils, with their communities, will need to identify the
total current catchment load for each contaminant, identify the specific sources, and
consider the most appropriate mix of methods and tools that will achieve the objectives
they have set. Different mixes of contaminants, different patterns of land-use (current and
historical), and the complexities of natural environments mean that management
approaches will need to be tailored to specific catchments. In many cases, there will be a
time-lag between interventions and effects – changes to the management regime often
won’t have an immediate effect on water quality.
In some catchments, the legacy effects of historical land practices have yet to materialise.
This means that it may be some time before we see improvements in water quality.
It is important that we start now.
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