May 2021 Newsletter
Hello and welcome to our May newsletter!As we head towards colder winter months and the spotlight goes on winter grazing practices again. It’s really encouraging to see so many farmers already in a good place to manage whatever it delivers. One of the great benefits of joining a Catchment Group is being able to sit down with people from your local area in a non-judgmental and non-threatening environment to throw around ideas and suggestions for on-farm improvements. Make sure you check out&nbs...
May 3, 2021The Muster interview - Rachael Halder talks about the wintering plan drop-ins | Thriving Southland
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May 3, 2021Angus Kebbell talks with with Rachael Halder 24 April 2021
Angus Kebbell talks with with Rachael Halder of Thriving Southland on how they are energising a growing network of catchment groups to solve local issues locally, while drawing on the wider provincial base of skills Listen here....
April 24, 2021Muster Interview - Richard Kyte talking about the value of Catchment Groups
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April 23, 2021Richard Kyte talks to The Muster about wintering 8 April 2021
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April 13, 2021April 2021 Newsletter
Hello and welcome to our April newsletter!It was great to see hundreds of kids and ‘kids at heart’ flocked to the Aquavan during its visits to Gore and Invercargill, supported by the Gore Waimumu and the Waihopai Catchment Groups as well as the Hokonui Rūnanga. The theme around making connections between river catchments and our coastline has really resonated with people, with plenty of school kids coming back to public sessions to share the fun with family members. Making those vital conne...
April 1, 2021The Muster interview with Sarah Thorne, 3 March 2021
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March 3, 2021March 2021 Newsletter
Hello and welcome to our March newsletter! It’s really encouraging to see that Catchment Groups are becoming more aware of Thriving Southland, and know that we’re here to support and assist to develop your great ideas into awesome projects. Like the cheese ad says, good things take time, and we know people in rural communities are always busy, so we’re delighted at the buy-in we’re getting. There’s a lot of energy and leadership in our Catchment Groups, and it’s great seeing it ...
March 1, 2021Muster interview with Rachael Halder
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March 1, 2021Muster Interview with Richard Kyte, 4 February 2021
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February 4, 2021February 2021 Newsletter
Happy New Year! Welcome to our first Thriving Southland newsletter for 2021. We hope you have had time for a good break during the Christmas and New Year period, and are feeling recharged, ready for a great year ahead. Our first board meeting for the year was held on 18 January, where we were delighted to welcome our new Chairman Jeff Grant, and new independent director Bernadine Balle-Guilleux. Read on for a bit more about them. Huge thanks to Ewen Mathieson, our outgoing Chairman, wh...
February 3, 2021The Thriving Southland Science Report
3 December 2020Thriving Southland: Southland’s freshwater picture brought together in one reportThriving Southland today released a literature review, The Southland Science Report, detailing the water situation in Southland.The Southland Science report, written by Landpro Ltd, compiles all the science and data that has been publicly released about Southland’s land, soil and water into one report.Thriving Southland Chair and farmer, Ewen Mathieson, says “it’s the first time that anyone ha...
December 2, 2020December 2020 Newsletter
Catchment Groups busy as year winds down, or is that up?As we race towards Christmas, everyone is in ‘get it done’ mode - and that’s been very true of our Catchment Groups in Southland. It’s been great to see new faces coming to Catchment Group events, with a good cross- section of people from local communities. Recent events have been a fantastic for bringing people, often with different perspectives, together in a positive environment to discuss the challenges and opportunities in fron...
November 30, 2020An interview with Rachael Verhaegh
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November 16, 2020Roger Dalrymple to speak at ‘Strong Catchment Groups, Strong Communities’ events
Inspirational Rangitikei farmer and catchment group leader Roger Dalrymple is heading south next week to share his knowledge and experience at a series of events, Thriving Southland interim project lead Richard Kyte says. Roger was instrumental in helping establish the Rangitikei Regional Catchment Collective in 2017 to facilitate and promote on farm good practice and sustainable land management principles. The collective’s vision is resilient, thriving communities achieving positive environme...
November 11, 2020November 2020 Newsletter
Welcome to your November newsletter - wow there’s been a lot happening!Let’s not talk about the weather too much, but we hope everyone is drying out, getting some sun, and able to get on with all the jobs on their lists. Southland’s soils tend to be reasonably forgiving, but you’d be forgiven for feeling a bit irked after the latest down pour. Plenty of Catchment Groups across Southland have been revving up their activity and our Catchment team have been busy supporting and enabling them...
November 2, 2020Catchment team supporting community action
A passion for rural life, land and water, and agriculture binds Thriving Southland’s catchment coordination team. The team of four are out and about and getting stuck into conversations about how they can best support catchment groups.There are now 23 groups covering 80% of Southland, with more groups forming.Senior Catchment Coordinator Rachael Verhaegh says the team are excited to be up and running and getting to know more people in the catchment group communities.“We look forward to worki...
October 21, 2020October 2020 Newsletter
First of all, we hope everyone is coping with the very challenging Spring weather we’re being confronted with, and that the tough conditions ease as we head into October. Over the last month, the Thriving Southland catchment team have been meeting more people in the Catchment Groups across the region. For the ones we’ve met so far, it’s been great to see the plans and ideas the Groups have shared, and we’re excited about where these plans may end up and our role in supporting them....
October 7, 2020September 2020 Newsletter
A huge thanks to everyone who read our first newsletter last month - we were delighted with the number of people who took some time to find out what’s been happening. Over 61.5% of you opened the newsletter (normal open rates are 15-25%) and then we saw a fantastic upswing in the number of people going to our website and following us on social media. The Thriving Southland Facebook page hit over 100 likes in the last a couple of weeks, and we would love you to keep sp...
August 31, 2020August 2020 Newsletter
Getting to know each other For obvious reasons, after the initial launch of Thriving Southland in December, and a huge push through February and March – everything came to a grinding halt as the country responded to COVID-19. We hope you’re all well and that you had a good lock down. It was a unique time for every person in New Zealand, and really brought home the importance of communities and the support we give each other. For the Thriving Southland team based in Southland, we were humbled...
August 7, 2020Thriving Southland gearing up to support region’s catchment groups
A farmer-led programme to provide more support to Southland’s growing catchment group network is gearing up and is keen to hear ideas, Thriving Southland Chairman Ewen Mathieson says. Thriving Southland is a farmer-led programme to drive change in the primary sector in Southland by supporting catchment groups and wider communities as agents of change. Ten ‘Post-Covid-19 Lockdown’ get-togethers are being held in late June and throughout July around the region for people to hear more about t...
June 23, 2020Thriving Southland gearing up to support region’s catchment groups
MEDIA RELEASE Thriving Southland gearing up to support region’s catchment groups A farmer-led programme to provide more support to Southland’s growing catchment group network is gearing up and is keen to hear ideas, Thriving Southland Chairman Ewen Mathieson says. Thriving Southland is a farmer-led programme to drive change in the primary sector in Southland by supporting catchment groups and wider communities as agents of change. Ten ‘Post-Covid-19 Lockdown’ get-togethers are being held...
June 23, 2020Thriving Southland – update from chairman Ewen Mathieson and board member Lynden Prebble
A big hello to everyone around our Southland catchment group community. We hope you are managing to get through the Covid-19 situation and the other uncertainties around us all in reasonable shape. The global, national and local circumstances we all find ourselves in have changed markedly since Thriving Southland was launched in December. While we all recognise the damaging impact Covid-19 has had across many communities and industries, it has reasserted the importance of farming and food produc...
May 4, 2020Government Supports Southland Farmers Sustainability
Link to article below:https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/govt-supports-southland-farmers-sustainability...
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