What are catchment groups
Farmers and landowners have formed catchment groups and collectives across New Zealand to address common issues.
They collectively tackle shared challenges – either on individual properties or across a local catchment in a specific geographic area.
Find a catchment group – NZ Landcare Trust
Purpose of catchment groups
Catchment groups help promote good on-farm practices, sustainable land management, and encourage positive environmental outcomes. They:
- enable farmers to share knowledge
- showcase innovation and success
- help farmers to access expertise, up-to-date research, and tools
- improve opportunities that support on-farm decision-making
- provide information about regulations, or other funding opportunities.
How catchment groups help
Farmer-led catchment groups have a track record of delivering results.
MPI provides on-the-ground support for rural catchment groups and collectives.
Our investment supports groups which are assisting farmers to:
- develop farm plans to understand environmental challenges and opportunities on their property
- produce nutrient budgets
- improve soil health
- manage agricultural greenhouse gas emissions
- improve farm utilisation, diversification, and productivity
- monitor macroinvertebrates and stream health
- undertake riparian plantings and wetland restoration
- understand farm and community biodiversity
- improve community resilience and wellbeing.
Government media releases
Creating certainty for Rural catchment groups – Beehive
Government backs rural led catchment projects – Beehive
$36 million commitment for local catchment groups – Beehive
Backing catchment groups to drive productivity & resilience – Beehive
Online resources and support
Catchment groups across the country have produced a range of free resources to help farmers.
Taranaki Catchment Communities – Good Farm Planning Hub
Resources – Manawatū River Catchment Collective