Friends of the Maitai representative Steven Gray presented on the impact of forestry to the Maitai river at the Nelson City Council public forum in December 2022. To read the article in stuff click here The video below is of Steven presenting to Council. … [Read more...]
Covid-19 Level Red, and Fire Season
Covid-19 Traffic Lights – Code Red With the change in Covid traffic light colour levels, I thought there may be some folk wondering whether their volunteer activity might be impacted. Thankfully with the region’s high vaccination status there is essentially no change for those groups with vaccine … [Read more...]
Plant care at Groom Creek officially resumes 14 th Jan 2022
Hi everyone, please put the above date into your diary so we can continue to work together taking care of nature while it takes care of us.And remember that Groom Creek and the adjacent wetland is very beautiful and would make a great place for a picnic, a walk with your dog/ kids along the Groom … [Read more...]
No Volunteering at Level 3
The NCC has been in contact with all volunteers doing work across the councils Parks and Reserves to advise the following: "it has been determined pest animal trapping and other volunteer activities across Nelson’s Parks and Reserves is not considered urgent priority work, and therefore will not … [Read more...]
To Pine or not to Pine
To Pine or not to Pine – that is the question! The Friends of the Maitai email inbox recently ran hot with debate over pine forestry, with some on our mailing list claiming we are too tough on forestry in the catchment: "The biggest threat to the Maitai River is erosion from the thousands of … [Read more...]
FoM comments on NCC FSC Management Plan
To download a pdf of this click here The Friends of the Maitai (FoM) is a group of residents who have been actively advocating for the health of the Maitai River for the past eight years. FoM has studied the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) National Standard for Certification of Plantation Forest … [Read more...]
Maitai Mahaitahi receives funding boost
Link to original media release 5 July 2020 Nelson City Council has been successful in its bid to the Jobs for Nature projects fund, receiving funding of $1.7 million to implement an Ecological Restoration Plan for the Maitai / Mahitahi River catchment ecosystem. Jobs for Nature is a … [Read more...]
Maitai Housing Development Concerns.
FOM press release in response to Maitai housing development. Friends of the Maitai (FOM) is very concerned that the Nelson City Council is pushing through infrastructure for a major housing development in the Maitai Valley without public consultation. It emerged at Wednesday’s Annual Plan … [Read more...]
Environmental questions raised over Maitai housing development
Article from Stuff by Tim Newman, for stuff website click here. Councillors have raised questions over the potential environmental effects of a new housing development in the Maitai Valley. The proposed development is a collaboration between local developers and iwi, and could result in a … [Read more...]
Forestry number one concern for river health
Steven Gray representing the Friends of the Maitai presented the following set of slides to the Nelson City Council's Environment Committee. The Nelson Mail covered the presentation in the article you can get to from this … [Read more...]
Friends of the Maitai encourage council-led forestry regulation
By Skara Bohny. Source Stuff, link to full article here Volunteers advocating for a healthier Maitai River are calling on the council to improve forestry regulation to help the river. Steven Gray spoke to the council on behalf of Friends of the Maitai (FoM), a group of residents who have … [Read more...]
FOM Presentation to NCC May 19
Steven Gray representing Friends of the Maitai at the Nelson City Council. Steven's presentation is below, to download a copy click here. The Friends of the Maitai (FoM) is a group of residents who have been actively advocating for the health of the Maitai River for the past five years. We’ve … [Read more...]
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