Hear from Kaikōura Water Zone Committee chair Ted Howard about the latest in Kaikōura’s water management.

Kia ora koutou. To start, on behalf of the committee I want to acknowledge that the last few months have been particularly hard on many in our rural community as they battle drought conditions, tough economic conditions and changing regulations.

With the outlook still looking fairly dry, it seems likely that these pressures will continue over summer and our thoughts are with farmers as they plan ahead for continuing challenges. We encourage farmers to reach out to services like their local Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) Farm Support worker or the Rural Support Trust to find out about the support available.

Apply for funding for your environmental project

The Kaikōura Water Zone Committee has continued to meet and plan for the next round of funding recommendations for environmental projects in our region, to keep up-to-date with regional policy changes affecting local water resources and to track progress with our ongoing biodiversity projects such as the Waiau Toa/Clarence River.

Canterbury’s water zone committees are allocated funds each year to recommend support for local environmental projects that help towards our region’s Canterbury Water Management Strategy.  This year, each committee has $50,000 to go towards projects in their zones. 

If you are working on a local environmental initiative that meets one or more of the goals in the zone committee’s Action Plan for 2021-24, you can apply for a portion of this funding. 

For more information email our committee facilitator Jodie Hoggard: jodie.hoggard@ecan.govt.nz

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