Janet Bathgate is looking for Home Videos taken at the Maitai River particularly Dennes and Black Hole that she could use inconjunction with the interpretation panel she is designing for Branford Park. Users would be able to access the home video footage combined with interviews with FOM members … [Read more...]
Changes to the fords across the Maitai
Michael Booker, Senior Engineering Officer at Nelson City Council is involved with the Maitai project this year and has been tasked with looking at the ford way sites and future gravel management strategies for the Maitai River. He emailed us with his plans and actions to date: Fish survey work … [Read more...]
2014 NZ River Awards
Earlier this year I was contacted by Andrew Garwaith from New Zealand River Awards, a project of the Morgan Foundation, and asked to share the Friends of the Maitai story and how our group is making a difference to the health of our local waterways. On behalf of the Friends of the Maitai, I will be … [Read more...]
Algae in Nelson river a danger to dogs
A deadly algae is presenting a danger to dogs in Nelson. The cyanobacteria algae is at around double normal levels in the Maitai River, because there's not been much rain recently. Nelson City Council's Paul Fisher says a person swimming in the water won't usually come into contact with the … [Read more...]
Lectures to cover science questions
Last updated 13:03 09/10/2014 Nelsonians will have a chance next week to learn more about issues ranging from restoring the city's river to what's in our food. Free evening lectures will be hosted at NMIT as part of a week-long Celebrate Science with Cawthron festival of science events and … [Read more...]
New home for Sanctuary sculpture
MARION VAN DIJK/FAIRFAX NZ LANDMARK: Fiona Sutherland with her sculpture Sanctuary, which has been relocated from Founders Heritage Park to the Maitai Walkway. A guardian of endangered species now sits peacefully in her new home next to the Maitai River. The sculpture Sanctuary by Fiona … [Read more...]
Send in winning Maitai/Mahitahi photo
Thursday, 25 September 2014, 2:13 pm Press Release: Nelson City CouncilNelson City Council P O Box 645, Nelson, New Zealand www.nelson.govt.nz Send in winning Maitai/Mahitahi photo Media Release: 25 September 2014 To mark World Rivers Day this Sunday (28 September), Nelson City Council is launching … [Read more...]
Maitai walkway formal opening
The upgrade features river terraces, a floating pontoon on the river ... especially around north Nelson, the central city, Maitai area, Tahunanui and Stoke. A three-step engagement process is planned, starting with preliminary consultation, feedback ... Article Source: … [Read more...]
Art along the riverside
ELIZABETH BEAN Last updated 11:56 09/09/2014 IN A SPIN: Sculptor Grant Palliser’s Reef Knot is among the artistic focal points near the Maitai River. Relevant offers Arts New home for Sanctuary sculpture Fruits of labour celebratedFrom water balloons to winning artActors - but with … [Read more...]
Tree Planting Day
I joined about 10 people working together for a couple of hours on the riverbank @ 170 Nile St (the Kennedys). Our task was to clear invasive weeds to allow the regeneration of native vegetation and to plant some flax. It could have been just hard work, it wasn't, it was fun and satisfying, as … [Read more...]
Eel Translocation
Recently, Friends of the Maitai had the opportunity to help with the translocation of eels from below the Maitai Dam to the reservoir above the dam. There has been concern that eels find it difficult to negotiate the spillway, especially in dry weather, so are unable to easily access the reservoir … [Read more...]
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