Catchment planning ramps up in Matakana

14:37 Mon, 25 May

A second catchment plan workshop on the future of the Awa Matakanakana catchment will be held at Matakana School on Sunday June 14. The focus...

Planting to protect people, places and the environment

10:14 Tue, 12 May

Volunteers are needed at a community planting day that will be held upstream from Matakana Village later this month. Organised by Friends of Awa Matakanakana...

Sandspit/Matakana workshop addresses catchment issues

09:39 Mon, 2 Mar

The water catchment that flows from the hills above the greater Matakana, Sandspit and Takatu regions, through residential, agricultural and commercial areas, and into Sandspit...

Landowners invited to free Matakana wetlands workshop

08:57 Mon, 13 Oct

Friends of Awa Matakanakana (FOAM) and Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust are bringing Dr Rebecca Eivers to Matakana for a free one-day workshop on Friday,...

Funds to fence off waterways

14:20 Tue, 24 Jun

Farmers and landowners keen to fence off and plant waterways to improve water quality and prevent flooding can apply for Auckland Council funding until the...

Paddocks replaced by plants to create Glen Eden wetland

08:48 Mon, 26 May

The fences are in, the stock have moved out and now half a hectare of retired farmland in Matakana is ready to be transformed into...