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Sign up for the latest newsKylee Galbraith, Orari Temuka Opihi Pareora Water Zone Committee member discusses what it means to be part of local water management.
Art conservation is not a role you would usually associate with environmental planning but in South Canterbury this has become an important focus of the local water zone committee.
More than 4000 native plants have been planted along the Ohapi Creek waterway to help safeguard the water quality of the creek and improve the habitat for native species, as…
As part of the Healthy Catchment Project, the Orari-Temuka-Opihi-Pareora (OTOP) Water Zone Committee held a workshop for the public to engage in an early input into water management and healthy…
Timaru’s Saltwater Creek is well-known to locals as a great spot for a walk or a bike ride and is home to the local rowing club, as well as native…
There are not many left, so you are lucky if you have! Check out this short video to find out more. . .
Some of the smallest residents at the Orari Gorge got a helping hand thanks to a grant from the zone committee’s Immediate Steps biodiversity fund.